Calendar of Events
Monthly Meetings
- Unless otherwise noted, meetings are Second Sunday of the month (unless otherwise noted)
2025
- January 12, 2025, Lavonne Suwalski, COWS Member, Watercolor Painting Demonstration
- Program: Lavonne is a lifelong watercolorist and an excellent teacher of the medium. You will come away with a wonderful appreciation for the medium as well as some new nuggets to try!
- Location: 1:00-3:00 pm, Whetstone Library, 3909 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214
- Zoom: This meeting will be LiveStreamed via Zoom. Link to the meeting will be sent out 1-2 days before the meeting.
- February 9, 2025, Kevin Buckland (https://kevinbucklandart.com/), COWS Member, Watercolor Painting Demonstration
- Program: Kevin is a long-time watercolor painter. The techniques he uses varies, and may include, dry brush, wet on wet, and surface mixing. His goal is to create the illusion of a highly detailed colorful paintings. Composition, color and technique along with years of practice, is the formula for all his paintings.
- Location: 1:00-3:00 pm, Whetstone Library, 3909 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214
- March 9, 2025, Kristina Adams, Ohio Watercolorist
- Program: Kristina's paintings are an expression of how she sees the world. She paints with bright bold colors and shapes. She likes to combine various techniques and styles from controlled realism to loose suggested images. Her style is free flowing, unconstrained, ever-changing, and growing. She enjoys painting the same subject over and over achieving many different looks.
- Location: 1:00-3:00 pm, Hilliard Branch-Columbus Library, 4500 Hickory Chase Way, Hilliard, OH 43026
- April 13, 2025, Jeff Suntala (https://suntalawatercolors.com), OWS Member, Watercolor Painting Demonstration via Zoom
- Program: Jeff Suntala of the Cleveland, Ohio area will be with us via Zoom. He will be focusing on hard and soft edges and the different ways to achieve them and their role in an urban landscape.
- Members are encouraged to gather together at the Dublin Library to view together. A Zoom link for members will be sent out a day before the meeting.
- Location: 1:00-3:00 pm, Dublin Branch-Columbus Library, 75 North High Street Dublin, Ohio 43017
- May 3, 2025 (Saturday) - Practice plein air painting of homes in German Village with Kevin Buckland.
- Kevin will cover what supplies you need, how to think about your composition, etc. Artists are encouraged to bring their supplies and try it out!
- Starting Location: 8:30 am, Schiller Park Recreation Center Parking Lot -- Rain or Shine!
- May 10, 2025 (SATURDAY), Spring Show Reception
- Location: Westerville Community Center, 350 N Cleveland Ave, Westerville, OH 43082-9105
- Time: 2-4pm
- No Meetings - June, July, and August -- Happy Painting!
- September 14, 2025, Jim Gerkin (https://jim-gerkin.pixels.com/)
- Location: Jim Gerkin’s home in Lancaster, OH – Address and time to be provided
- October 12, 2025, Yuki Hall (https://www.yukihallfineart.com/)
- Location: TBD
- November 13, 2025 (Thursday Evening) - Opening reception for Fall Show
- Location: 6:00-8:00pm, McConnell Arts Center, 777 Evening St, Worthington, OH 43085
- December 14, 2025, Gift exchange and holiday celebration
- Location: TBD
- This is our annual gift exchange meeting.
- Gifts $25 or less will be exchanged in "white elephant" style.
- In general, gifts are art related, but be creative if you'd like.
- Lots of fun!
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COWS Competitions
- German Village Haus and Garten Tour Watercolor Competition
- Date: Sunday, June 29. 2025 - 8 am - 6 pm
- Chairperson: Kevin Buckland
- Rules and Registration: Click Here