Upcoming Beginners Workshop
Monthly Workshops
The Auckland Watercolour Society meets monthly, on the second Monday of
each month at 12.30pm at Glenfield Hall, Hall Road, Glenfield.
Please inquire by email to info@watercolour.org.nz concerning venue and
updates.
If you are interested in learning about the Society, please come along.
Monthly Challenge
A firm part of the workshops is the monthly challenge. For every workshop,
the subject is announced beforehand and members are encouraged to bring
a paintings on the subject. In each workshop, a senior member of the
Society will introduce the paintings to the meeting and present a
critique with the aim to encourage.
For current events and challenge topics you can also check the
facebook page.
Subjects of the Monthly Challenge
2023
June:
Telling a story
July:
Kite Sport
August:
Shades of Blue
September:
Fast and loose
October:
Blooming Beautiful
November:
Festive celebrations
December:
Splashing around
2022
- March
- Reflections on Beach
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April:
- Storm at sea
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May:
- Painting using 3 colours
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June:
- Seabirds in Hauraki Gulf
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July:
- Piece of jewellery on satin cloth
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August:
- Tall Ship
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September:
- People chatting
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October:
- Rainy Day
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November:
- Horses
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December:
- Christmas card
2021
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February:
- River scene with rolling hills
- March
- A Shop
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April:
- Autumn
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May:
- Opposites
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June:
- Stained glass window
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July:
- Flowers or foliage in a glass vase
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August:
- An urban scene
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September:
- Washing on the line
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October:
- Tropical Pacific Island scene
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November:
- Musicians
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December:
- An interior scene
2020
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February:
- Markets, Circus, Festivals
- March
- Flora
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April:
- The human body
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May:
- A painting with complementary colours
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June:
- Bugs
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July:
- Afloat
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August:
- Still life
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October:
- An iconic New Zealand building
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November:
- A negative space painting
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December:
- Active animals
2019
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February:
- Native Birds
- March
- Morning
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April:
- Stream
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May:
- City light reflections
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June:
- Sports
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July:
- Transport
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August:
- Water in motion
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September:
- Pen and wash
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October:
- Mountains
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November:
- Sea shore
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December:
- Urban spaces
2018
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February:
- Action
- March
- View from a window (frame included)
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April:
- Men and women at work
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May:
- A painting done with one brush
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June:
- Emotion
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July:
- A painting done in the style of J. M. W. Turner
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August:
- Glow
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September:
- Wild water (stream/ocean/sea/river)
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October:
- Street scene
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November:
- Rainy Day
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December:
- Native bird(s)
2017
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February:
- a composition in a square format
- March
- a painting using only Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Sienna
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April:
- a painting abstracted from a common object
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May:
- Industrial/machinery
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June:
- small boats at rest
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July:
- suggest vast distance
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August:
- a painting that expresses a mood
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September:
- a watercolour painted without using a brush
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October:
- city scene
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November:
- clouds
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December:
- a painting from bird's eye view
2016
- December:
- a celebration with family
- November:
- Old windows
- October:
- Boats/Sails
- September:
- Portraits
- August:
- An Auckland Landmark (manmade)
- July:
- At the Lake (no lake in particular)
- June:
- People in the park
- May:
- Pen and wash
- April:
- Grapes on the Vine/fruit on the tree
- March:
- Strong Darks
- February:
- Holiday impressions
2015
- December:
- Christmas cards
- November:
- Still life (fruit/veges/objet's d'art/)
- October:
- Three old women/men talking
- September:
- Goldfish
- August:
- Farm scene with animals - close up
- July:
- Domestic birds (chickens/geese/ducks/parrots etc )
- June:
- FA butcher's shop window
- May:
- Flight (either a bird or aeroplane or something suggesting flight)
- April:
- A storm
- March:
- A night time scene
- February:
- Camping by the water
2014
- November:
- Basket/cane weave, perhaps fruit or vegetables
- October:
- Window with broken glass and cobwebs
- September:
- Islands of the South Pacific - Fiji in particular
- August:
- “Our own front door”
- July:
- Misty Morning
- June:
- Fantasy bird using exotic colours
- May:
- Reflection of a girl/model in a mirror
- April:
- Tall ships
- March:
- Beach scene
- February:
- Tools of the trade
2013
- September:
- Landscape with snow
- August:
- Boats in a marina
- July:
- Trees
- June:
- Compose a painting around a numeral (or a letter of the alphabet).
- May:
- Distance, perspective.
- April:
- A pen and wash portrait.
- March:
- A derelict building, but with at least two animals.
- February:
- Rough Seascape with Weather Effects
2012
- November:
- Speed
- October:
- Hard Edges
- August:
- Realistic Abstracts
- July: (Meeting on the second Monday, July 9th)
- Waterfalls
- June: (Meeting on the second Monday, June 11th)
- A portrait
- May:
- Painting with only three pigments: Bismuth Yellow, Indanthrone Blue, Quinacridone Red (small variations allowed)
- April:
- Something a child would enjoy seeing on a bedroom wall
- March:
- Reflections
- February:
- Still Life with Flowers