Lorraine Watry Watercolor Workshop
“Reflective, Shiny Objects in Watercolor”
3-Day Workshop February 25-27, 2025 Las Cruces, New Mexico
Member cost $375 Non-Member $425 (includes NMWS membership)
Sponsored by New Mexico Watercolor Society, Southern Chapter
Registration Opens Saturday, October 19, 2024
WORKSHOP INFORMATION
February 25th - 27th 2025 9AM-4PM
Purchase lunch at onsite cafeteria or bring your own food and eat with us.
Location: Arts Room, Administration Building, Good Samaritan Society Village
3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces, NM 88011
Contact: Karin Hayes: hayes.karin@gmail.com 610-462-6366
Cancellations: Workshop is limited to 14-18 students, first come, first serve. Cancellations with full refund ONLY if your space is filled from the wait list.
Download Flyer: SC Lorraine Watry 2025 Watercolor Workshop.pdf
Lorraine Watry is an award-winning watercolor artist. She is a signature member and the current president of the National Watercolor Society, and a signature member of Transparent Watercolor Society of America and American Women Artists among others. Lorraine’s watercolor paintings of wildlife, landscapes, glass, and metal, depict quiet moments full of light and color. Lorraine’s preferred medium is watercolor and she enjoys the challenge of creating realistic subjects with water and color. While she paints a variety of subjects, a theme of reflective, shiny objects runs throughout her watercolors. She is fascinated in capturing reflective objects like water, birds’ feathers, glass and metal. She is drawn to the unusual, abstract shapes that are often found in realistic subjects. These abstract shapes are a nice counterpoint to a bird, band instrument, or waterlily.
WORKSHOP FORMAT
In this workshop, we will be looking at two studies. One study will capture an amazing hummingbird and challenge us to capture the shiny, transparent and fast, moving wings. The second study will look at metal reflections. Reflections can be fascinating...metal, glass, and even water can reflect an almost perfect image or it may be distorted due to surface profiles or movement. This workshop is designed for intermediate and above watercolorists.
After working with watercolor for over 30 years, Lorraine believes watercolor students learn best when they can see a demonstration, therefore, she demonstrates often. Lorraine teaches her students the important fundamentals of the watercolor including composition, color mixing, and perspective to achieve a finished work of art.
Lorraine will supply the students with photos of the hummingbird and metal studies. Students will need to come to the workshop with the drawing on watercolor paper already masked and ready to paint. She will send detailed information for the preparation steps.
She will demo the different parts of the painting (2 or 3 times each day) and give students lots of time to paint and ask questions. Lorraine will share her method of painting reflections, as well as how to create a realistic likeness of the subject of that reflection. The fundamentals of watercolor, color theory, and the application of design principles will be discussed and demonstrated, so that each student will have the tools to complete their own successful painting. She will bring relevant handouts and include lots of tips and techniques throughout the workshop.
See her work at https://lorrainewatrystudio.com
Registration opens October 19th at: REGISTER for SC Watry Workshop
About Lorraine Watry
A native of Colorado, Lorraine is a signature member and the current president of the National Watercolor Society; she is also a signature member of American Women Artists, Rocky Mountain National Watercolor Society, and Colorado Watercolor Society. In addition, she is a juried member of the International Guild of Realism and the Society of Animal Artists. She is well known for her paintings of birds, still lifes and waterscapes, often including beautiful renderings of reflections and refractions.
A watercolor instructor since 1999, teaching both across the US and online, as well as a Master Artist mentor with Mastrius, Lorraine has written articles for the International Artist Magazine and appeared in The Artist Magazine and Pratique des Arts. Her multi award-winning paintings have been recognized on both the national and international stage, as well as published in the “Best of Watercolor: Splash 14, 20, 23, 24”. Her watercolors are represented by Hunter Wolff Gallery in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Artisans on Main in La Veta, Colorado.
Lorraine’s paintings are in permanent private, corporate, and educational collections nationally and internationally. She has received numerous awards and been juried into numerous national and international exhibitions.
YouTube watercolor channel: @lorrainewatry_watercolors
Email: lwatry@lorrainewatrystudio.com
Website: www.LorraineWatryStudio.com
Instagram: Lorrainewatry
