Half-Day Watercolor Painting Workshops

Use new mediums and techniques to take your watercolor painting to the next level in these fun and engaging half-day workshops with Jo Anne Iwasaki. Check back in 2025 for new half-day watercolor workshop dates or check out our fall 2024 watercolor classes.

  • Gouache & Ink Wash Off
  • Matting & Framing Basics
  • Painting on Masa Paper
  • Painting with Coffee
  • Pouring
  • Watercolor and What?

Register now at a venue near you.

Covington City Hall

600 E Smith St, Kent, WA 98030

Watercolor and What

Supply List

Monday June 17, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
To Register, call: 253-856-5150

Introduce other mediums to your watercolor painting to create interesting water media effects. Learn how to apply and experiment with BRUSHO, a crystal powder ink dye used on wet or dry. Enhance with watercolor pencils, sticks, crayons, and pastels. Try adding alcohol ink.

Bring regular watercolor supplies and enough paper. At least qtr. sheet size or 11×14.

Other mediums will be provided, but bring anything you have that you want to try.

Pouring

Monday, June 24, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
To Register, call: 253-856-5150

Learn to apply various pouring techniques with liquid watercolor. Incorporate spraying, masking, glazing, and stenciling to create beautiful original paintings.

Bring regular watercolor supplies and paper. (Supply list available.)

Other materials will be provided.

Watercolor and What

Supply List

Monday June 17, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
To Register, call: 253-856-5150

Introduce other mediums to your watercolor painting to create interesting water media effects. Learn how to apply and experiment with BRUSHO, a crystal powder ink dye used on wet or dry. Enhance with watercolor pencils, sticks, crayons, and pastels. Try adding alcohol ink.

Bring regular watercolor supplies and enough paper. At least qtr. sheet size or 11×14.

Other mediums will be provided, but bring anything you have that you want to try.

Pouring

Monday, June 24, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
To Register, call: 253-856-5150

Learn to apply various pouring techniques with liquid watercolor. Incorporate spraying, masking, glazing, and stenciling to create beautiful original paintings.

Bring regular watercolor supplies and paper. (Supply list available.)

Other materials will be provided.

Painting with Coffee

Supply List

Thursday, June 20, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
To Register call: 253-856-5100

Come experience coffee painting. Experiment and explore different techniques with coffee to create interesting results. Come away with unique coffee paintings.

Bring regular watercolor supplies and paper. (Supply list available.)

Coffee and other supplies will be provided.

Watercolor On Masa Paper

Supply List

Tuesday, June 25, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
To Register call: 253-856-5100

Apply watercolor techniques on thin rice paper. Create different effects with various textures and interesting results that enhance your unique original watercolor painting. Learn how to prep and mount your masterpiece for framing.

Bring your regular watercolor supplies. MASA paper.

Other finishing materials will be provided. (Supply list available.)

Painting with Coffee

Supply List

Thursday, June 20, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
To Register call: 253-856-5100

Come experience coffee painting. Experiment and explore different techniques with coffee to create interesting results. Come away with unique coffee paintings.

Bring regular watercolor supplies and paper. (Supply list available.)

Coffee and other supplies will be provided.

Watercolor On Masa Paper

Supply List

Tuesday, June 25, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
To Register call: 253-856-5100

Apply watercolor techniques on thin rice paper. Create different effects with various textures and interesting results that enhance your unique original watercolor painting. Learn how to prep and mount your masterpiece for framing.

Bring your regular watercolor supplies. MASA paper.

Other finishing materials will be provided. (Supply list available.)

Auburn Senior Center

808 9th St SE, Auburn, WA 98002

Painting with Coffee

Supply List

Wednesday, June 26, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
To Register call: 253-931-3016

Come experience coffee painting. Experiment and explore different techniques with coffee to create interesting results. Come away with unique coffee paintings.

Bring regular watercolor supplies and paper. (Supply list available.)

Coffee and other supplies will be provided.

Gouache and Ink Wash Off

Friday, June 21, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
To Register call: 253-931-3016

A technique that combines gouache and waterproof ink to create dramatic results.

Bring gouache if you want to use your own. Gouache and ink will be provided.

(Supply list available)

Painting with Coffee

Supply List

Wednesday, June 26, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
To Register call: 253-931-3016

Come experience coffee painting. Experiment and explore different techniques with coffee to create interesting results. Come away with unique coffee paintings.

Bring regular watercolor supplies and paper. (Supply list available.)

Coffee and other supplies will be provided.

Gouache and Ink Wash Off

Friday, June 21, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
To Register call: 253-931-3016

A technique that combines gouache and waterproof ink to create dramatic results.

Bring gouache if you want to use your own. Gouache and ink will be provided.

(Supply list available)

Postmark Center for the Arts, Auburn

20 Auburn Avenue, Auburn, WA, 98002

Painting with Coffee

Supply List

Friday, April 5, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Details and Registration

Wednesday, June 26, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
To Register call: 253-931-3016

Come experience coffee painting. Experiment and explore different techniques with coffee to create interesting results. Come away with unique coffee paintings.

Bring regular watercolor supplies and paper. (Supply list available.)

Coffee and other supplies will be provided.

Watercolor On Masa Paper

Supply List

Friday, April 19, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Details and Registration

Tuesday, June 25, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
To Register call: 253-856-5100

Apply watercolor techniques on thin rice paper. Create different effects with various textures and interesting results that enhance your unique original watercolor painting. Learn how to prep and mount your masterpiece for framing.

Bring your regular watercolor supplies. MASA paper.

Other finishing materials will be provided. (Supply list available.)

Painting with Coffee

Supply List

Friday, April 5, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Details and Registration

Wednesday, June 26, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
To Register call: 253-931-3016

Come experience coffee painting. Experiment and explore different techniques with coffee to create interesting results. Come away with unique coffee paintings.

Bring regular watercolor supplies and paper. (Supply list available.)

Coffee and other supplies will be provided.

Watercolor On Masa Paper

Supply List

Friday, April 19, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Details and Registration

Tuesday, June 25, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
To Register call: 253-856-5100

Apply watercolor techniques on thin rice paper. Create different effects with various textures and interesting results that enhance your unique original watercolor painting. Learn how to prep and mount your masterpiece for framing.

Bring your regular watercolor supplies. MASA paper.

Other finishing materials will be provided. (Supply list available.)

Watercolor and What

Supply List

Friday May 3, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Details and Registration

Monday June 17, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
To Register, call: 253-856-5150

Introduce other mediums to your watercolor painting to create interesting water media effects. Learn how to apply and experiment with BRUSHO, a crystal powder ink dye used on wet or dry. Enhance with watercolor pencils, sticks, crayons, and pastels. Try adding alcohol ink.

Bring regular watercolor supplies and enough paper. At least qtr. sheet size or 11×14.

Other mediums will be provided, but bring anything you have that you want to try.

Matting and Framing Basics

Supply List

Friday, May 17, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Details and Registration

Professional matting and framing can set off any piece of art or photography but can be expensive when outsourced.  Learn how to do your own. In this hands-on-class you will learn proper measuring techniques for cutting single and double mats, how to prep and mount your artwork, clean glass, enclose in frame, complete with dust cover and proper attached hanging hardware.  End result will be a professionally matted and framed piece of work, ready for show or sale.  Limit 6 students  (supply list available)

Watercolor and What

Supply List

Friday May 3, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Details and Registration

Monday June 17, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
To Register, call: 253-856-5150

Introduce other mediums to your watercolor painting to create interesting water media effects. Learn how to apply and experiment with BRUSHO, a crystal powder ink dye used on wet or dry. Enhance with watercolor pencils, sticks, crayons, and pastels. Try adding alcohol ink.

Bring regular watercolor supplies and enough paper. At least qtr. sheet size or 11×14.

Other mediums will be provided, but bring anything you have that you want to try.

Matting and Framing Basics

Supply List

Friday, May 17, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Details and Registration

Professional matting and framing can set off any piece of art or photography but can be expensive when outsourced.  Learn how to do your own. In this hands-on-class you will learn proper measuring techniques for cutting single and double mats, how to prep and mount your artwork, clean glass, enclose in frame, complete with dust cover and proper attached hanging hardware.  End result will be a professionally matted and framed piece of work, ready for show or sale.  Limit 6 students  (supply list available)