50th Annual Celebrate Watercolor Awards Dinner
Kenosha Public Museum
Saturday, June 6th, 2026
Please make your reservation as soon as possible to join us for an evening of celebrating watercolor.
This year’s festivities will include Exhibition Visitation (2nd floor) from 5 – 6 p.m. A “Meet and Greet” will be held simultaneously in the Daimler Chrysler Room. The “Awards and Dinner” will commence at 6 p.m.
Our menu this year includes 3 delicious entrees:
· melt-in-your-mouth-chicken
· braised short rib
· grilled vegetable lasagna
Accompanied by wine and beer service and dessert.
Registration for the dinner will close on May 27th so ensure you make your reservation soon!
2026 TWSA Celebrate Watercolor Workshops
June 8-10 Steeped in Light: Watercolor Techniques for Glass and Liquid
Carrie Waller is an internationally recognized watercolor artist known for her luminous, realistic paintings that often feature glass as a central subject, showcasing her mastery in capturing transparency, reflection, and light. With a background in interior design and a deep appreciation for light and composition, she creates richly detailed still lifes and atmospheric scenes that draw viewers into carefully constructed visual narratives. Carrie has earned numerous awards from prestigious organizations, such as the grand prize in American Women Artists and Best in Show in Women in Watercolor. Carrie is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, and the National Watercolor Society as well as many others. Her work has been featured in major art publications and exhibitions worldwide. Based in Arkansas, she balances her professional art career with teaching, mentoring, and raising a family, continually inspiring others with her passion for watercolor.
If you prefer to print off a paper registration click here.
Held at KPM.
If sold out, and you wish to be put on the waitlist, please email workshops@watercolors.org.
Cancellation Policy
Any cancellations will incur a $50 administrative fee. Cancellations made 7 to 30 days, prior to the start of the event, will be charged 50% of the workshop fee - the full fee if less than 7 days’ notice. If TWSA is able to fill the space, the workshop fee will be refunded less a $50 administrative fee.
June 8-10 Know the Law to Break the Rules
Stewart White is an artist from Easton, Maryland. He works as freelance illustrator specializing in architectural illustration. The flexible nature of watercolor painting can impart both precision and illusion, for that reason it is extremely useful in conveying, unrealized concepts with great efficiency. Besides illustration, Stewart is always out and about painting “en plein air” or in the studio. He is frequently leading workshops abroad.
Stewart studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and after serving 3 years in the US Army he received a BFA from UC Berkeley with a minor in Art History. As a carpenter of many years his interests found a perfect balance between Art and Architecture in a career in architectural illustration. His skill in both oil, egg tempera and watercolors have garnered many awards. He is a Grand Prize winner of several of the country’s most prestigious plein air competitions, Plein Air Easton, Olmsted Invitational, and the Plein Air Salon (2014) which in a field dominated by oil painters is a significant accomplishment.
Stewart is a past President of the Mid-Atlantic Plein-Air Painters Association (MAPAPA). He exhibits his paintings in juried and gallery exhibitions throughout the US. Stewart is a member of the American Impressionists Society (AIS), signature member of the American Watercolor Society (AWS) Executive Fellow for the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) and past President (2012) of The American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI). He has spent many years as a mural painter with commissions that include: the Smithsonian Institute’s Museum of American History, The US Naval Academy, The Texas Rangers Baseball Club.
Stewart White is represented by Folly Cove Gallery in Rockport MA. The Troika Gallery in Easton, MD.
If you prefer to print off a paper registration click here.
Held at KPM.
If sold out, and you wish to be put on the waitlist, please email workshops@watercolors.org.
Cancellation Policy
Any cancellations will incur a $50 administrative fee. Cancellations made 7 to 30 days, prior to the start of the event, will be charged 50% of the workshop fee - the full fee if less than 7 days’ notice. If TWSA is able to fill the space, the workshop fee will be refunded less a $50 administrative fee.
June 3-5 Lightbulb Moments: Mastering Transparency in Watercolor
Carrie Waller is an internationally recognized watercolor artist known for her luminous, realistic paintings that often feature glass as a central subject, showcasing her mastery in capturing transparency, reflection, and light. With a background in interior design and a deep appreciation for light and composition, she creates richly detailed still lifes and atmospheric scenes that draw viewers into carefully constructed visual narratives. Carrie has earned numerous awards from prestigious organizations, such as the grand prize in American Women Artists and Best in Show in Women in Watercolor. Carrie is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, and the National Watercolor Society as well as many others. Her work has been featured in major art publications and exhibitions worldwide. Based in Arkansas, she balances her professional art career with teaching, mentoring, and raising a family, continually inspiring others with her passion for watercolor.
If you prefer to print off a paper registration click here.
Held at KPM.
If sold out, and you wish to be put on the waitlist, please email workshops@watercolors.org.
Cancellation Policy
Any cancellations will incur a $50 administrative fee. Cancellations made 7 to 30 days, prior to the start of the event, will be charged 50% of the workshop fee - the full fee if less than 7 days’ notice. If TWSA is able to fill the space, the workshop fee will be refunded less a $50 administrative fee.
June 3-5 White of the Paper: An in-depth examination of the power of using the paper effectively
Stewart White is an artist from Easton, Maryland. He works as freelance illustrator specializing in architectural illustration. The flexible nature of watercolor painting can impart both precision and illusion, for that reason it is extremely useful in conveying, unrealized concepts with great efficiency. Besides illustration, Stewart is always out and about painting “en plein air” or in the studio. He is frequently leading workshops abroad.
Stewart studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and after serving 3 years in the US Army he received a BFA from UC Berkeley with a minor in Art History. As a carpenter of many years his interests found a perfect balance between Art and Architecture in a career in architectural illustration. His skill in both oil, egg tempera and watercolors have garnered many awards. He is a Grand Prize winner of several of the country’s most prestigious plein air competitions, Plein Air Easton, Olmsted Invitational, and the Plein Air Salon (2014) which in a field dominated by oil painters is a significant accomplishment.
Stewart is a past President of the Mid-Atlantic Plein-Air Painters Association (MAPAPA). He exhibits his paintings in juried and gallery exhibitions throughout the US. Stewart is a member of the American Impressionists Society (AIS), signature member of the American Watercolor Society (AWS) Executive Fellow for the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) and past President (2012) of The American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI). He has spent many years as a mural painter with commissions that include: the Smithsonian Institute’s Museum of American History, The US Naval Academy, The Texas Rangers Baseball Club.
Stewart White is represented by Folly Cove Gallery in Rockport MA. The Troika Gallery in Easton, MD.
If you prefer to print off a paper registration click here.
Held at KPM.
If sold out, and you wish to be put on the waitlist, please email workshops@watercolors.org.
Cancellation Policy
Any cancellations will incur a $50 administrative fee. Cancellations made 7 to 30 days, prior to the start of the event, will be charged 50% of the workshop fee - the full fee if less than 7 days’ notice. If TWSA is able to fill the space, the workshop fee will be refunded less a $50 administrative fee.
2025 Transparent Watercolor Society of America’s 2nd Biennial Online Exhibition
Matthew Bird’s 2025 Watercolor Demo
2025 TWSA Exhibition Gallery Walk with Brienne Brown and Matthew Bird
TWSA on YouTube
2025 Transparent Watercolor Society of America’s Exhibition Paintings
Brienne Brown's 2025 Watercolor Demo
How can I support TWSA?
Our awards funds are supported by those who donate to our organization.
We would like to have some fun and give out vintage catalogs, or even this year’s if you’d prefer, as a thank you for your donation. Simply include your mailing address when you make your donation. If you have a preference on the year of the catalog, and we have it available, we will send it to you, just jot your preference in the notes field before the donation goes through. Otherwise, we will surprise you with a randomly chosen catalog.
Together our award funds will continue to expand so we can recognize and support those artists who inspire us all to the next level.
