2025 Workshops
A NAWS workshop is a special opportunity to learn from top national instructors in a variety of water media. Our attendees enjoy an excellent facility, location, and resources.
Workshops take place 9:00am to 4:00pm at the Village Baptist Church, 55 Canyon Diablo Rd, Sedona, AZ. Participation is limited to 20 persons per workshop. Scroll down this page to view available workshops.
Workshop Registration Procedures
Sign-Up:
To sign up for 2025 workshops, members may email Bob Burke at bburkesf@gmail.com.
Deposits/Payments/Refunds:
A deposit of $50 is required within 10 days of signup to hold your place. You may pay either by credit card/PayPal using the link supplied to you or you may send a check to: NAWS. (PO Box 508, Sedona, AZ 86339.) Deposits are workshop specific and cannot be transferred to another workshop. Deposits are non-refundable.
Final payment is due on the 1st of the month prior to the workshop month. For example, if the workshop is in January 2025, the final payment is due on December 1, 2024. No refunds of the workshop final payment will be given unless a paying replacement, from the waitlist, is found.
Member vs Non-Member Registration:
Current members have first priority for registration. Non-members may be added to a wait list for each workshop and will be notified when non-member registration opens.
2025 Workshops
Mick McAndrews
Sophisticated Simplicity in Watercolor
February 4 – 6, 2025
During this watercolor workshop we will paint a variety of subjects using plenty of water and pigment to exploit the wonder and intrinsic beauty of the watercolor medium. We will focus on the importance of developing interesting shapes, values, edges, and more. Each day will begin with a discussion of important artistic concepts followed by at least one demonstration with Q&A. Participants will paint for the remainder of the day with guidance, critique and mini-demos as necessary from the instructor.
Additional areas of discussion will include:
• Simplifying the scene
• Working from reference material
• Use of artistic license
• Developing strong compositions
• Understanding perspective
• Visual language
• The sheer joy of painting
Day 1
• Welcome / Setting Expectations
• Composition and the design
• Shapes, values, edges and color
• Demonstration painting
Day 2
• Atmospheric, solar and linear perspective
• Simplifying the scene and use of reference material
• Demonstration painting
Day 3
• Visual language
• Painting loose and juicy
• Demonstration painting
Cost: Members: $350, Non-Members: $400
Website https://www.mickmcandrewsfineart.com
Mick’s bio: Click here
Supply List: Click here
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Gary Tucker
Mood and Atmosphere in Watercolor
April 8 – 10, 2025
Painting the warmth of autumn, or the quiet of a winter snowfall, going beyond the reference to find the essential qualities in a subject.
In this workshop I would like to show ways in which you may bring the intangibles of mood and atmosphere to your watercolor painting. I have prepared exercises and examples that will add to your watercolor vocabulary and allow you to grow your poetic side.
I will demonstrate at least once a day methods I use to bring about these qualities in my artwork.
This workshop is for experienced painters looking to go beyond representation.
If weather permits a day in the field will provide a means to see the connection of experience and my studio work
“Through the media of watercolor and my process of painting I find power through brushwork, and subtlety through transparency.”
“Watercolor differs from other media in that there is a performance aspect to it. The fine pieces come out in one sitting and very often like a classic performance, something happens, a fusion of mind and subject, an improvisation that cannot be duplicated.”
Cost: Members: $375, Non-Members: $425
Website https://www.garytuckerartist.com
Supply List: Click here
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Carl Purcell Workshop – October 14 – 16, 2025
Website https://carlpurcell.com