2025 Workshop Schedule

I’m happy to announce my new workshops for this year (See below) 

Workshops are in order of date.  I hope you’ll find one that works for you. 

If you are interested in booking classes or workshops, or need further information, you may contact me @ jeannie@jeannievodden.com 

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Next Up:

In March: Floral Watercolor Workshop, Double Dip Gallery

• When:  March 11, 12 & 13, 9am – 3pm

• Where:  Double Dip Gallery, 222 W Pine St Lodi, CA
  

  To Sign Up:  Mail a check to me:  Jeannie Vodden, P.O. Box 512, Jackson, CA 95642, or contact me via email jeannie@jeannievodden.com for other payment options and more info

• Class Fee:  $350

• I will be teaching my watercolor techniques, getting the most from a limited palette on a floral painting… I’ll demo glass, lace and flowers.

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 Off to New Mexico at the end of April!

New Mexico Watercolor Society Watercolor Workshop

• When:  April 30 – May 2, 2025

• Where:  Albuquerque, NM

• More Information, class fee, etc:  Contact the New Mexico Watercolor Society @ https://nmwatercolorsociety.org/

• This class will focus on how to use watercolor to create the illusion of a variety of surfaces (glass, metal, fabric, translucence and transparency) using a still life painting.  It will be a fun and challenging study which will level up your skills in watercolor.  We’ll be using a limited palette and my favorite glazing techniques.

 Manhattan Arts Center in Manhattan, Kansas in August

MAC will host my watercolor workshop in August!

• When: August 11 – 13, 2025

• Where:  Manhattan Arts Center  |  1520 Poyntz Ave.  |  Manhattan, KS 66502  |  Ph: 785-537-4420

• For More information:  https://www.manhattanarts.org/

• Our Focus in this workshop will be the thrills of working with a limited palette, painting a whimsical watercolor

September, 2025 a return to the Mendocino County Art Association

in Ukiah, CA

When:  September 19 & 20, 2025 10 am – 4 pm

Where:  The Ukiah Garden Club, 1203 W. Clay Street, Ukiah

Workshop Theme:  Watercolor Hydrangeas in Layers

We will focus on working with glazing layers of color, using a limited palette and beautiful hydrangea colors.

Contact:  https://mendocinoartassn.org/current/newsletter/ for more information

 In October I will return to Double Dip Gallery in Lodi

• When:  October 14 – 16, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

• Where:  Double Dip Gallery, 222 W Pine St Lodi, CA
  

• To Sign Up:  Mail a check to me:  Jeannie Vodden, P.O. Box 512, Jackson, CA 95642, or contact me via email jeannie@jeannievodden.com for other payment options and more info

• Class Fee:  $350

• Our Theme:  Whimsical Watercolor… I will be teaching some of my techniques for my steampunk/fantasy drawings and how I turn them into watercolors.
  

• The gallery will be featuring my artwork for my new little book, the second in a series on The Unseen Folk in the Forest of Gnarl

• Contact:  https://doubledipgallery.com

To Round out the year I will be teaching in Cottonwood, CA

When:  November 7-9

Where:  Sandi Palmer’s Art Studio in Cottonwood … one of my very favorite places to teach! 

Workshop Theme: TBA

Contact:

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About Jeannie’s workshops:

• Students will be guided in exploring unique techniques used to create translucent imagery.
• Learn how to use a limited palette of only 3 transparent staining hues to achieve beautiful rainbow-colored layers of color.
• By mingling color on dry paper, and on wet, you will create amazing mixes of color through glazing.
• See and learn how to lift and move color while paper is still damp making beautiful fresh textures and surface illusions.
• This process takes some patience, practice and understanding, but the visual effects reveal an unusual depth of color which is well worth the effort.
• Jeannie demonstrates each day.
  Each student will start with practice and exploration of techniques. 
  Beginners may work with Jeannie’s images, while more advanced students may choose the subject matter of their own choice.

Materials List for Watercolor Classes and Workshops

Paper:   

• Artist-grade cold-press paper, 140 lb. (Stretched preferred) or 300 lb. Clipped, stapled or taped on gatorboard or other hard surface.
• Use ¼ sheet, ½ sheet or full sheet, depending on following along in class project or independent painting
  

• Watercolor pads, 140 lb., 11 x 14 or larger, are okay

• I recommend Arches brand paper.

• Be prepared with extra paper for practice studies.

Brushes: 

• Round synthetic or sable:  #2, #6, #10, #14, #16, #26 (or larger)
• I like Robert Simmons White Sable brushes, and Princeton brushes but any good synthetic, synthetic/sable blend will be fine.  

Palette:

• Large Professional palette with areas for mixing colors.

Essential palette colors:

Winsor Yellow, or another transparent yellow
Permanent Rose
Thalo Blue or Winsor Blue (green shade)

Also on Jeannie’s palette are:

Winsor Orange
Cobalt Blue
Winsor Dioxazine Violet
Thalo Turquoise
Perelyne Green
Green Gold

Water containers:

• Two – quart or larger plastic containers

Miscellaneous:

• 2B pencil and sharpener or automatic pencil
• Graphite transfer paper (no wax) I prefer homemade and will show you how I make it in class.
  
• Kneaded eraser
• Household sponge
• Ruler
• Cloth towel, Paper towels and/or Kleenex
• Masking Tape or blue tape 
• Spray Bottle
• Notebook
• Sketchbook
• *I work on a slanted surface, so bring something sturdy to prop up your work ie: pencil box, 2×4  piece of wood 

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