Workshops

If you would like to take a class with one of our teaching members please click the link in the “Take a Class” section below. Future workshops will be posted here, on our Facebook page, and in the HWS Newsletter. If you would like to become a member and receive the newsletter and member benefits (including reduced tuition for workshops), please click here. If you are interested in teaching a class or workshop, fill out the Member-Teacher Application Form under the “Take a Class” section below.

Unless otherwise specified, workshop fees are non-refundable. Workshop reservations may be transferred to another person if you are unable to attend. If the workshop reaches capacity and HWS can re-sell your seat, we will refund your workshop fee less transaction costs.

Panoramic Landscape
A 2-day online watercolor workshop with Tom Lynch

The first class focus is on painting parts in several different ways, not on a finished painting. The lessons are comprehensive and will lay the groundwork for finished paintings later. You will see Tom demonstrate and then have plenty of time to practice under his watchful eye. You will learn how to paint, sunset skies, trees, patch-work fields, trees, hills, and much more. You will paint parts of the selected scene without the pressure of a finished painting. These practice paintings will lay the groundwork for the afternoon and last you a lifetime.

In the second class you will create a finished painting in a step by step process. In this session you will learn the lessons of, FOCAL POINT, UNITY, VALUE CHANGE, COLOR, DESIGN. more! You can follow the same example that Tom is painting, use one of the other examples he will send, OR use your own composition. Tom is a master teacher and is listed as one of AMERICA’S top 20 teachers by American Artist Magazine. The demos will be taped so you can watch again and again while you stop, fast forward, rewind, and screenshot your way to success. Enjoy his 3-camera set up for great close ups, watching the palette, and the finished sample painting for the day.

As an added bonus Tom will answer your questions and offer suggestions to your painting efforts up to 4 weeks after class!

Dates: Saturday, August 1st and August 8th
Time: 9 am-12 noon (Hawaii Time)
Location: Online, live Zoom sessions
Cost: $120 for both members and non-members

Click here for a pdf file of information.

Tom Lynch

Tom has been referred to as one of the nation's premier watercolorists. He has written 7 books and hosted several award winning PBS TV Art Series. He was recently listed as one of the nation's top 20 teachers by a leading Art magazine. He is represented by some of the nation's leading museums and art galleries. He has been the spokesperson for the entire National Art Materials Trade Association, and continues to be the international spokesperson for many leading art material manufacturers. Tom is currently featured on the new cable TV channel Visual Arts Network, and in 2007 he became the CMO and featured artist for Art Academy Live (the leading on-line education source).

Atmospheric Perspective -
A 4-day live Watercolor Workshop with Frank Eber!

Students will learn how to create luminous, lively, and expressive paintings, with a focus on color accuracy, mark making, and the interconnection of shapes. Frank stresses a solid foundation by teaching value, color mixing, edges, underpainting, principles of design and composition, as well as concepts of light and shadow. This class will reach beyond technique, observing the elusive balance of forces that create beauty in painting.

At the end of this workshop, students will leave with a thorough understanding of essential painting principles, including atmospheric effects and how to apply them in their own work.

Each day, Frank will demonstrate different subject matter and address the challenges that come with it. His demos are broken up into sections so students will be able to remember and follow along.

The workshop will be limited to 16 people.

Dates: Tuesday, September 29th - Friday, October 2nd, 2026
Time: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location: Downtown Art Center, Honolulu, HI
Cost: $575 fort Members; $675 for Non-Members (no refunds)
All levels welcome. Registration is open now!

Frank Eber - Fine Artist Profile

Frank grew up in Europe and apprenticed with Italian master painter Renato Casaro in the 90’s. In the 80’s and 90’s, Frank worked as a professional illustrator for video cover sleeves.

He strives to create timeless art in both oil and watermedia and works in a direct, loose style influenced by the Old World Masters and Impressionists.

Frank is an award-winning artist and Signature member of the American Impressionist Society (AIS) and the American Watercolor Society (AWS) in New York. He is a juried Artist member of the prestigious California Art Club. Frank conducts workshops and classes locally and at the national and international levels.

Interested in Joining our growing list of Watercolor Instructors?

Many of our HWS members are teachers, as well as artists. If you are an instructor and would like to be added to our roster, please fill out the Member-Teacher Application Form below.

Questions? Send them to workshops@hawaiiwatercolorsociety.org