a non-profit organization dedicated to creativity + water + color

elcome to the California Watercolor Association’s new website.

We hope that you will share our excitement in finding this new site both functional and beautiful, featuring many of our members’ inspiring artworks. Take some time to look around and acquaint yourself with the new format.

We would like to thank Adrienne Heftner, our webmaster, Sheila Cain, the design volunteer, and Jessica de Jesus, for proofing and all-around trouble shooter another volunteer for the many hours of work transforming the CWA website to what you see here today. We also want to thank the artists whose work on these pages show the beauty of watercolor paintings.

My Vision

CWA Member Show
1st Place
Nutan Singh
Fair Fever II, 18 x 24

Happy Memories

CWA Member Show
1st Place
Kirsten Theurer
A Day at Filoli, 20 x 16

CWA 55th International Exhibition

CWA Gold Award
QoR Artist Watercolors, St. Louis Art Supply Award
Marilyn Wear 
Beeline to the Blossoms, 15 x 20

Upcoming events:

Next Workshop

November 10-12, 2025
9:00 am to 4:00 pm PST

Next General Meeting

Wednesday, November 19th
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm PST