Workshop Schedule for 2026  and beyond

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

“Nostalgic Memories in Watercolor”

• Mendocino County Art Association in Ukiah, Ca

• 1-Day Workshop

• Date:  June 20, 2026

• For more info contact:  kathleen@mendocinoartassn.org

• https://mendocinoartassn.org/

Class Description:  Lets take old black and white photos and create watercolors from them.
Photos of Mom and Dad, Grandpa and Grandma.  Pick some favorites that look like they would be fun to paint.  Or find charming old photos from a magazine/Pinterest/online source.  Look for photos with interesting clothing/costumes/poses.  Jeannie has some she can share if you can’t find one.
Jeannie will demonstrate how to take a black and white photo and translate it into color.  She’ll share color combinations that might work well.This will be great fun and can be any size you prefer, from miniature to 1/4 or 1/2 sheet.

Layered Translucence … Floral and Fantasy

A three day watercolor workshop in Pinole, Ca.
Dates:  June 24, 25 & 26, 2026 (Wednesday – Friday)
Times:  9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Location:  El Sobrante United Methodist Church “Kessler Hall”, 5151 Argyle Road, El Sobrante, CA
Open to all artists:  beginning through experienced
To Sign Up contact:  Penny Bledsoe @ bledsoestudios@sbcglobal.net or 510 333-4974

Cost:  $325.00

Pay by check to Pinole Artisans Foundation and mail to :  Pinole Artisan Foundation, P. O. Box 905, Pinole, CA 94564
Materials list sent upon enrollment

Jeannie will provide photos and drawings for those who want to follow along 
Students may also come up with their own photo inspirations if desire

In this class:   Learn about using a Limited Palette of 3 colors, Color Mixing and Layering, Watercolor Glazes, Creating Whimsical Content and more.  We will use this and a couple small spring type images as our subjects to learn more about this wonderful medium. 

“Layer upon Layer”

One Day Watercolor Workshop in Livermore, CA 
September 13, 2026
Location, Times and Subject Matter to be announced 

Three Day Watercolor Workshop – Learning The Basics!

Where: Double Dip Gallery in Lodi, CA
When:  September 23 – 25, 2026
Time:  9:00 am – 3:00 pm 
Class Fee:  $350

To Sign up contact me @  jeannie@jeannievodden.com

In this class we will focus on some basics in watercolor.
It’ll be a great class for beginners, but also good for artists interested in learning more about color theory, glazing and creating some helpful studies and charts.
Learn how to pick from too many colors to a precious few.  Learn how to mix your color on the paper and not the palette.  Practice basic skills like wet into wet, watercolor washes and more.  Come home with charts small painting studies for future inspiration.
Up your skill and understanding of watercolor.
Space is limited, so sign up early.

Watercolor Workshop in Sequim, Washington

3 Days near the beautiful Washington coast, painting watercolors!
October 7 – 9, 2026
We’ll be painting a floral with a bird, bee, or dragonfly … or all three!

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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