Watercolor Resources

Here are resources for watercolor painters. This is just a start, and I'll be adding more stuff. I you have a good link, please let me know.

Supplies (my basic supply list is here)

• Shop for Great Savings in the Daniel Smith Outlet Store 
• Daniel Smith Online Store
• Artist and Craftsman Supply
• ASW Express
• Cheap Joe's
• Watercolor Frame Kits from West Charlton Frame
• Watercolor Frame Kits from Documounts  

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Organizations and Exhibits (Places to see awesome watercolors)

• Northwest Watercolor Society
• Plein Air Artists
• Northwest Painters, Puget Sound Chapter
• Women Painters of Washington
• Royal Watercolor Society 
• Winslow Homer, The Color of Light, Behind the Scenes 
• American Watercolor Society 
• National Watercolor Society

Watercolor Web Sites and Blogs

• 50 Best Blogs for Watercolor
• Watercolor Artist Blog
• Michele Cooper
• Tom Hoffman
• Kathy Collins
• Donald Fox (Writer, Painter, Philosopher)
• Karen Sioson Watercolors Amazing flowers and links to other cool art blogs.
• Ann Breckon Watercolors  
• Thomas Schaller
• J Hicks Fine Art

Other Resources Pages

• Artist Network Resources
• Watercolor Painting
• Susie Short's Resources Pages
• Wet Canvas
• Outdoor Painter Directories 
• Thomas Schaller's Links
• Famous Watercolor Artists 

Collaboration, Community, Support for Artists

• Paint and Draw Together
• Daily Painting Challenge
• Seattle Artists
• Seattle Watercolor Meetup Group
• Seattle Plein Air Meetup Group
• Artist's Trust
• Fine Art Studio Online 
• Seattle League of Arts 
• Seattle Co-Arts 
• Outdoor Painter
• Plein Air Artists

Classes, Workshops, and Events in Washington State

• Gage Academy of the Arts
• Pratt
• Kirkland Arts Center
• Buchanon Watercolors
• Ann Breckon
• Tom Hoffman classes and workshops
• Arts Umbrella
• La Conner Art Workshops
• Pacific Northwest Art School/
• Catherine Gill workshops
• Seattle Artist Listings
• Kathy Collins classes and workshops 
• Michelle Cooper classes and workshops
  
• Charlene Collins Freeman classes and workshops 
• Daniel Smith Seattle demos and workshops
• Daniel Smith Bellevue demos and workshops 

Please let me know about any others and I'll post them.

Teaching Books, Videos, and Tutorials

• Powerful Watercolor Landscapes by Catherine Gill
• Watercolor Painting Techniques Books from Northlight Publishing (Affiliate)
• A Review of My Watercolor Books
• http://artistsnetwork.tv/c-2-workshops.aspx?fcat=medium&medium=Watercolor&pagenum=5
• http://www.watercolorpainting.com/watercolor-tutorials.htm
• http://learningcenter.susieshort.net/wctips.html
• http://artistsnetwork.tv/c-2-workshops.aspx?fcat=medium&medium=Watercolor&pagenum=5
• http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/category/line-by-line/page/2/
• http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=watercolor+painting&aq=f
• http://www.annbreckon.com/paintingpages.htm  
• Thomas Schaller's Process album on Facebook 
• Alvaro Castegnet videos
• John Clapp's painting process
• How to Improve Your Art, a list by John Clapp
• Double Primary Palette by Mikki Senkarik - for oil painters, but applies equally to mixing watercolors
• Lori Simons' Tutorials

 On Making a Living From Your Art

•  How to Make a Living as an Artist
• Mystery of Making It by Jack White
  
• How to Write an Artist Statement by Molly Gordon