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Unusual Watercolor Techniques
Joe Cibere
Watercolor
Cost: $75.00

Workshop
All Skill Levels
Saturday–Saturday
Meets daily 9:00 AM–1:00 PM

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Sat, January 31, 2026


15 spaces available.

Watercolor can be influenced by a variety of unusual techniques that maybe you haven’t tried yet. We all know water and paint spatter, plastic wrap, salt, blooms, etc., but watercolor is so flexible, it’s surprising what a little experimenting can produce.

Please see the attached materials list. You'll need to bring standard watercolor materials and the alcohol (it does not have to be vodka, rubbing alcohol will also work). Joe will provide the rest of the unusual materials for you to try.


About Joe Cibere    
Joe Cibere is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, and his painting style demonstrates his love of nature and wilderness. His "abstract realism" paintings integrate strong design and balance with a sense of illusion, and have appeared in "Watercolor Artist Magazine," "Artists Magazine," "Best of Acrylic," "Splash 23," and in the International Artists book "The Watercolor Sky and Cloud Techniques of 23 International Artists." His work is also part of both corporate and private collections. His studio is at Studio Channel Islands, Room R5 in Old Town Camarillo, California.

He's been working on more impressionistic landscapes lately, using non-traditional water media methods for creating what he calls "imaginaries," landscapes that don't really exist and are more conceptual in nature.

To know when he's done with a painting, he has three guides. Does it look good in black and white/greyscale? Does it look good flipped, reversed, and rotated? And is there enough left for the viewer to finish the painting? All goes back to knowing how to start and when to finish your vision.


Instructor website: www.joeciberewatercolors.com
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