SPLENDID SURROUNDINGS AWARDS

Community Outreach Art Supplies Sale

at GREAT SAVINGS to our CWA Members!

We Need You

Now is your chance to be a CWA board member! The list of open positions is on the About page. Please contact former CWA President Carol Husslein for more information and say you want to volunteer. You can read the description of the positions in the CWA bylaws.

CWA Store

Next General Meeting - ZOOM

Wednesday, January 15, 2025
7:00 to 9:00 pm PST

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Member Show - Happy Memories

John Muir Health, Auxiliary Gallery at Aspen Center

January 11 to February 21, 2025

Congratulations to those artists selected for the show!

View the Accepted Artists Here

Plein Air News

Saturday, January 25, 2025
USS Hornet Museum, Alameda

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Other Plein Air Opportunities

Contra Costa Plein Air is a friendly group of artists who get together to paint at scenic locations around the Bay Area and beyond. The paint-out schedule is random, usually weekdays, with dates and locations inspired by the weather and members' suggestions. New artists are always welcome! There is no fee to participate.

Click here for posts of upcoming paint-outs on their blog, or click here to visit Contra Costa Plein Air on Facebook.

First 2025 Workshop

Mike Hernandez - Painting the Landscape in Gouache - Zoom
January 11-12, 2025, All Skill Levels

Learn to paint the beautiful cool and worm hues of California using gouache or acryla gouache. Painting from photo reference in this two-day workshop, Mike will demonstrate the unique properties and techniques of using this water based medium. Learn to achieve the velvet like qualities of color that is unique to gouache and acryla gouache. Mike will also cover all of the other important fundamentals of landscape painting such as composition, shape design, value and lighting, color theory, grouping and simplification, texturizing.