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SCVWS provide members & non-members with exciting workshops by world class art instructors. We also provide a community service by providing free demonstrations by these same artists that are open to the public. We offer multiple venues for our "in person" workshops, so check closely for the listed workshop location.
 
We also offer "online" workshops via Zoom, which may be recorded for the participants. Many of our online demonstrations have been recorded and are available to view. By providing this benefit to our members, we can offer these workshops at a good price and members can save the time and expense of having to travel to gain access to these fabulous instructors. All of the workshop descriptions  have all the details needed for your information.

To view any of our past demonstrations located on our Youtube channel, click View 

2027 Workshops & Demos

New venue: Prospect Center, Grace Room, 19848 Prospect Rd, Saratoga

 


2027 - Ratindra Das
"Watercolor with an eye for Design"
IN PERSON WORKSHOP

 

Workshop Dates:
February 8-10, 2027
(9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)

Member Fee: $350
Non-Member Fee: $410

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The focus of this workshop is “design”- not a “how to” do a watercolor. Those who are ready to step out beyond their standard way of working will benefit most. Design is deliberate. It’s more than just painting a pretty picture; it’s a “thinking process”.


The design process will explore:

• Shapes and their relationships and placement on paper. Learn how to use drawings and photographs in a creative way.


• Explore lights and darks (values). Know the difference between “nature’s light” and “artist’s light”. Learn to use conceptual and ambiguous lights and value relationship with colors.


• Explore color in design. Learn how color dominance (warm or cool) can achieve unity in a painting. Explore tertiary colors and their effects in painting.


• Add verve to your painting by movement, flatness, calligraphy and bold colors.


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Pat Moseuk Demo

June 7th, 2:15 - 4:00 p.m.
New Location:  Prospect Center, Grace Room
19848 Prospect Rd, Saratoga
Demo's are free and open to the public

Pat is a lifelong artist as she started painting at the age of five and had a solo art show at the age of 17.  She studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland and San Francisco’s Academy of Art University, receiving a B.F.A in Illustration with distinction.

Working as a freelance designer and illustrator for several years, she always found herself gravitating towards abstract art. Abstract art gave her this unexplainable freedom of expression to visually create something without any constraints. She credits her intuition which guides her hands through this exploration of a new adventure, spilling out of her soul with no commitment. She is always experimenting with new materials and surfaces in water media, mixed media and collage on paper, wood panel or canvas.


She is inspired by some of the greatest abstract artists such as: Richard Deibenkorn and Wayne Thiebaud with their use of color, design and geometrical shapes. Robert Motherwell’s use of negative and positive space and Robert Rauschenberg's collage.
She is a Nationally Award winning artist, juror, educator and a Signature Member of several water media societies; AWS, NWS, CWA, WHS, SDWS, RMNW and ISAP.
For more information about the Artist, visit their website:  Artist website



Robert Semans Demo

October 4th, 2:15 - 4:00 p.m.
New Location:  Prospect Center, Grace Room
19848 Prospect Rd, Saratoga
Demo's are free and open to the public



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Robert Semans is a classically trained painter who is a versatile artist, painting still lifes, landscapes, formal portraits, genre scenes and murals. Semans received his B.A. from Gonzaga University in Washington State and his M.F.A. from San Jose State University, but his major artistic influence and mentor was the Italian painter Nera Simi, with whom he studied in Florence, Italy. The aging artist's strength was her ability to teach students classical drawing concepts that dated back to the Renaissance.


He is the winner of multiple awards for his work, including the "Best in Show" from the esteemed Washington Society of Portrait Artists but it his keen ability to bring a second life to his subjects which intrigues collectors. Semans has painted many well know people and his portraits can be seen on his website. Artist website


Guy Magallanes Demo

April 19th, 2:15 - 4:00 p.m.
New Location:  Prospect Center, Grace Room
19848 Prospect Rd, Saratoga
Demo's are free and open to the public


Guy Magallanes will be demonstrating how to paint a landscape using
watercolor and ink to create a vibrant painting.   

Guy is going to show how to block in your image with waterproof ink, full strength and with thinned washes to set in your tonal values. After the ink has dried he shows how to load the paper with wet-on-wet watercolors making the image pop.


For more information and to learn more about guy visit his website:  Artist Website


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Mark Dobrin Demo

February 15th, 2:15 - 4:00 p.m.
New Location:  Prospect Center, Grace Room
19848 Prospect Rd, Saratoga
Demo's are free and open to the public


Mark Dobrin’s painting is a passion that has taken him on a journey of discovery, where contemplation and imagination have led the way. In the midst of our anxious world, his hope is to convey some small portion of the peace and serenity that he experiences while he ponders and paints the beauty that is all around us.


He will be demonstrating his fast and loose watercolor landscape approach, utilizing traditional and non-traditional techniques with a few uncommon tools. He seeks to let the medium do its thing while hopefully applying the right amount of direction and imagination. It is a fun way to loosen up your painting without stressing over details. 

For more information and to learn more about Mark visit his website:  Artist website, 


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