October Meeting 2019

Stan Fellows enjoys teaching how to combine watercolor with journaling to make a unique and beautiful record of everyday life. He teaches tips on how to make journaling fun, interesting, and memorable. Stan says, “By practicing daily in unremarkable circumstances,

Member’s Day 2019

Save the Date! MnWS Members’ Day is back! Get inspired for a summer of painting. Members’ Day returns on Saturday, June 22 at Fish Lake Park Pavilion in Maple Grove. DEMO ARTIST LINEUP 9:30 – 11:00 Demo Sonja Hutchinson demonstrates

May Meeting 2019

Suz Galloway is a member of the Transparent Watercolor Society, American Society of Botanical Artists, and Southwestern Watercolor Society and has served in several capacities on the board of the Minnesota Watercolor Society. Her work has been included in multiple

April Meeting 2019

Brief Bio from the Artist. “My personal work is informed and inspired by forms found in nature. I consider and experience the foundations of the earth as symbolic of the ‘grounding’ of spirit. Representation is distilled to form, movement, essence.

February Meeting 2019

As a landscape painter, the emphasis of Catherine’s watercolors is on the elements of color, form and light, inviting the viewer to see the subject from a unique perspective. To accomplish this goal, she focuses on more intimate views of

January Meeting 2019

Terri WentkaMinnesota Terri Wentzka was recognized as an artist to watch in Minnesota Monthly magazine’s, “Best Art of 2016.” Her artistic practice combines her desire to spotlight things that others might not notice while also incorporating a strong sense of

December Meeting 2018

Gail SpeckmannPlymouth, Minnesota Gail Speckmann of Plymouth, Minnesota is an international award-winning watercolor artist, instructor, judge, and author.  Her book, Wet-into-Wet Watercolor(Watson-Guptill), is considered one of most definitive instructions of this challenging technique. She had conducted classes throughout North America and

November Meeting 2018

Tara SweeneySt Paul, Minnesota Following Watercolor’s Lead Watercolor’s spontaneity inspires me whether I am painting intuitively and abstractly or observationally. Following watercolor’s playful lead reliably jump starts my creativity, wakes up my senses and strengthens my technique—all of which contributes