Juicy Gems: Small Square Watercolors
Saturday Workshop 


Date: Saturday, May 30, 2026           
Time:   10 am - 4 pm. Pack a lunch.
Location: Shenandoah Valley Art Center, 416 Main St., Waynesboro VA
Level: Beginner to advanced.  
Cost: $170

Join us for a fun day of experimenting with familiar subjects in new ways. Our focus will be on the bounty of the season: fruits, vegetables, and flowers.  Inspired by their colors and shapes, we will learn how to compose three small (5.5 x 5.5) still lifes in a square shape.  We will start them with a wet-in-wet watercolor technique, We'll develop them so that some of the painting remains out of focus, and some is more detailed.  We will learn how to add highlights, shadows and cast shadows to give the subjects form.  We will add soft pastel, watercolor crayon, watercolor pencil or ink to give the painting more life.  Each student will leave with at least three colorful paintings (mostly complete, depending upon your pace) and a mat.  Each would make a perfect gift!  This workshop would also be good preparation if you are entering a 6X6 competition.   A materials list will be sent soon after you sign up.

Sign up with a friend, and have even more fun!  Space in this class is limited, so don’t wait to sign up. 

Register:  at www.svacart.com or call (540)949-7662. Note: please notify the art center if you are unable to go up a stairs or have any other special needs. 
  


Beginning Watercolors
Saturday Workshop 


Date: Saturday, June 6     
Time:   10 am - 4 pm. Pack a lunch.
Location: Workshop at Timber Ridge,  1178 Reid Rd., Lexington, VA  24450,
​www.theworkshopattimberridge.com
Level: Beginner or Out of Practice!   No experience necessary
Cost: $175 (supplies $15 extra or bring your own)

Have you tried painting in watercolors, only to get frustrated?  Or have you enjoyed them in the past but have been away from them too long?  Join Peg as she takes your through basic skills such as setting up your palette, working wet on dry paper, using a wet and dry brush, fixing mistakes, 3 ways of mixing colors, and planning a painting.  Then follow her in two simple step-by-step watercolor paintings, a water scene and a Blue Ridge landscape.  Peg provides three demonstrations, two color worksheets, and individual help.

Sign up with a friend, and have even more fun!  Space in this class is limited, so don’t wait to sign up. 

Register:  Register online at www.theworkshopattimberridge.com.


Highland County Plein Air Watercolor Workshop
Friday - Saturday Workshop 


Dates: Friday July 10 and Saturday July 11, 2026    
Time:   10 am - 4 pm each day. Pack a lunch.
Location: Scenic locations in Highland County, VA
Level: Beginner to advanced.  Basic watercolor skills are required.
Cost: $225 + 5.63 ticket service fee

Join Peg in beautiful Highland County for two days of plein air painting instruction.  You will learn how to choose a composition, depict light and shadow, use color to convey a mood, and paint loosely.  She will offer ideas for condensing a complicated scene into simple shapes.  Peg will also share tips for painting outdoors, under changing light and sometimes challenging conditions.  With over 45 years of watercolor painting experience, 25 years of plein air painting experience, and 35 years of teaching experience, Peg has a wealth of knowledge to share.  Peg provides demonstrations, color worksheets, and individual help. In case of inclement weather, we will be painted under cover with views. 

Watercolor painters are all welcome to this event.  Basic beginner watercolor skills are needed.  A materials list will be provided.  It will include the gear you will need to paint outdoors. 

Sign up with a friend, and have even more fun!  Space in this class is limited, so don’t wait to sign up. 

Third Space, who is sponsoring this workshop, can help you with accomodations if you need to find AirBnBs, etc. 

Register:  Register online at https://www.3rdspaceva.org/event-details/highland-county-watercolor-plein-air-workshop

Comments from a student in my last class: 

• "Peg Sheridan surpasses any expectations anyone could have.  She is very knowledgeable of all types of watercolor artists' styles and expressions.  Unlike most, she is able to share that with her students in a way that inspires.  Peg goes way behond what one would expect for prepping and delivering a wonderful lesson.  She is very kind and always offering a positive comment to help each individual improve. She is a talented artist, a great teacher, and a person anyone would benefit in knowing.  I am so happy I joined her classes."

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Don't have supplies?  You can buy a kit from me.  Contact me at least 2 weeks before the class.  The kits have everything you need, plus plenty of paint for several months of painting.  They are $85. 

Questions?  Contact Peg:   [email protected]  

To keep updated on my classes and see sample paintings for these workshops, follow me on Facebook at Peg Sheridan Art

Don't believe the myth that watercolor painting is too hard, and mistakes are forever! I will show you the techniques you need to paint, and how to fix mistakes.  You will be surprised how quickly you improve, with good instruction!
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