SANTA
CLARA
WATERCOLOR
GROUP

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Nearby Watercolour Groups

Drawing Water: Expressive Sketching & Watercolor

Drawing Water: Expressive Sketching & Watercolor

Saturday 27 June
Morcom Rose Garden, Oakland - 12pm - 2 Hours
Oakland Watercolor Group
Scott
This hands-on outdoor workshop focuses on the relationship between drawing, movement, and watercolor. Using continuous line drawing and observational sketching as a starting point, participants will build expressive paintings through layered washes, texture, and intuitive mark-making.

The session encourages working loosely, simplifying forms, and allowing water and pigment to create natural variation and atmosphere within the painting. Designed for beginners and curious creatives alike, the workshop offers a supportive environment for exploring process, experimentation, and personal expression through watercolor.
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$49      
Urban Sketching with Watercolours

Urban Sketching with Watercolours

Sunday 09 August
Morcom Rose Garden, Oakland - 11am - 2.0 Hours
Oakland Watercolor Group
Scott
Join us for an Urban Sketching with Watercolours meetup at Morcom Rose Garden. We'll capture the beauty of urban landscapes with watercolours. All skill levels welcome. Participants bring their own materials.
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$49      
Still Life Watercolor Painting

Still Life Watercolor Painting

Sunday 23 August
Morcom Rose Garden, Oakland - 11am - 2.0 Hours
Oakland Watercolor Group
Scott
Join us for a Still Life Watercolor Painting meetup at Morcom Rose Garden. We will explore composition and color through everyday objects. All skill levels welcome. Participants bring their own materials.
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$49      

Other Nearby Groups

The Birds of Lake Merritt

The Birds of Lake Merritt

Sunday 28 June
Oakland, California - 8am - 2 Hours
Oakland Photography Group
Rocky Laber
In this workshop, we'll explore the bird species found near grounds of the Rotary Nature Center. We'll give considerations to camera settings, vantage points, and compositions. This workshop is suitable for beginning to intermediate photographers.
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$49      
Uptown Oakland at Night

Uptown Oakland at Night

Saturday 18 July
Uptown Oakland - 6:30pm - 2.0 Hours
Oakland Photography Group
Rocky Laber
Explore the vibrant evening cityscapes of Uptown Oakland with an abundance of neon light. This 2-hour meetup will focus on capturing urban night scenes, reflections, and the energy of the city after dark. Suitable for all skill levels.
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$49      
Daylight Motion and Street Photography

Daylight Motion and Street Photography

Sunday 26 July
San Francisco Waterfront - 9am - 2.0 Hours
Oakland Photography Group
Rocky Laber
Practice techniques for blurring and freezing moving objects including people, vehicles, scooters, and bikes along the San Francisco waterfront. Suitable for all skill levels.
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$49      

Night Motion on the Embarcadero

Night Motion on the Embarcadero

Saturday 15 August
San Francisco Waterfront - 6:30pm - 2.0 Hours
Oakland Photography Group
Rocky Laber
Capture long exposures on the San Francisco waterfront. Practice night motion techniques including light trails and reflections. Suitable for all skill levels.
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$49      
50mm Street Photography

50mm Street Photography

Sunday 13 September
Lake Merritt, Oakland - 9am - 2.0 Hours
Oakland Photography Group
Rocky Laber
Capture the lively area and vibrant activities at Lake Merritt with your 50mm lens. This 2-hour meetup is ideal for practicing street photography in a dynamic urban park setting. Suitable for all skill levels.
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$49      
Bayscapes at the Bulb

Bayscapes at the Bulb

Sunday 27 September
Albany Waterfront, Albany - 9am - 2.0 Hours
Oakland Photography Group
Rocky Laber
Explore the concrete remnants and abundant graffiti along the shores of the Bay at the Albany Bulb. This 2-hour meetup focuses on capturing coastal landscapes and urban textures. Suitable for all skill levels.
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$49      

ABOUT SANTA
CLARA
WATERCOLOR
GROUP
Come along to our meetups to improve your art in a relaxed and social atmosphere and under the guidance of a professional instructor. Complete beginners to experienced artists all welcome.

Our 2 hour meetups are held in a different location each time, usually outdoors.

Bring your own materials. If you are a complete beginner all you need to start is a set of watercolour paints, brushes, and water container.

Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from beginners to experienced artists. The instructor is there to help everyone.

The meeting point and full details for the day are sent in the booking confirmation email to the email address you provide at time of booking.

Join the Santa Clara Watercolor Group on Facebook to share your art and enjoy the art of other locals.
PHOTOS
Brisbane Watercolour Group
2026-06-15
Title or Location: Brisbane
After being a potter for many decades, arthritis has decided it?s time to do something less strenuous, so now I?ve fallen in love with watercolour and it?s special magic. I?ve spent many hours fiddling with granulating paints, mainly DS lunar black, trying to get it to make rivulets. These eerie trees and rocks are the closest I?ve managed so far,
Credit: Gillian Warry
Facebook: Gillian Warry
Instagram: @gillianwarry

Brisbane Watercolour Group
2026-06-08
Title or Location: Cultural aesthetics of a family portrait
This watercolor painting features a celebration of a father and daughter: the father is in a refined Western formalwear, and the daughter through a stylised Chinese-inspired dress, blending two cultural aesthetics into a single elegant family portrait.
Credit: Gary Zhai
Nottingham Watercolour Group
2026-06-07
Title or Location: Photo was taken by myself of a painting I created.
This is titled I?ll forget you not, Ron.Inspired by my late grandfather and the roses that are in his garden planted with his ashes.
Credit: Lorna Simpson
Facebook: Lorna Simpson
Instagram: Lorna_simpson88

Adelaide Watercolour Group
2026-06-07
Title or Location: Just for fun
Illustration is my favourite style of painting. I did this one just for fun. That?s why it?s the tile of the artwork. Would love to illustrate children?s books. I paint just as a hobby though.
Credit: SJ?s Artwork

Liverpool Watercolour Group
2026-06-03
Title or Location: Bromborough, Wirral, UK
A morning with the Wirral Urban Sketchers. A quick 2hr sketch of Victorian School building in pen and watercolour, in A3 sketch book.
Credit: Richard Oldfield
Facebook: richard.oldfield.752
Instagram: @richardmo55
Newcastle Watercolour Group
2026-06-02
Title or Location: Newcastle Thunder
This painting was created for a charity rugby event in Newcastle and will be featured on their warm up kit, it features landmarks of Newcastle/Northumberland and includes a stormy sky with lightning as a nod to the clubs name. It will be auctioned to raise funds for the Royal British Legion on the day of the charity match.
Credit: Shelley Johnson

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