Workshops and Classes
2025 Ohio Watercolor Society Workshop
Dynamic Light in Watercolor
Paul Jackson
Tuesday, July 29 — Friday, August 1, 2025
Paul’s workshop will help you reach the next level of artistic confidence and ability. Paul will lead you step-by-step with demonstrations of the painting process, illustrating the principles of design, color, value, composition and the mechanics of watercolor. Emphasis will be on what makes a good painting, planning the entire picture area, the importance of thinking through the composition, good division of shapes, value planning, what to communicate about the subject, and how to correct mistakes.

If watercolor painting is your passion, then this highly energized workshop is for you! Paul has a stress-free, positive approach toward the act of painting that will inspire you to loosen up and have fun. Expect an intense, concentrated and lively workshop where you will elevate your understanding of watercolor art. Come prepared to be entertained, make new artist friends and find logical and creative answers to your watercolor problems. Informal lectures, discussions, demonstrations and critiques will help you refine your personal painting style. Beginners are always welcome!
Paul Jackson Bio
Paul spent his adventurous childhood in Starkville Mississippi. He discovered his passion for watercolor at Mississippi State University in 1985. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Missouri in 1992, and has since been relentless in pursuit of his creative dreams, receiving top honors in national and international competitions, contributing his art to a vast library of magazines and books and sharing his creative influence in all corners of the earth.
Paul was honored by the American Watercolor Society with signature membership at the age of 30, and more recently with the Dolphin Fellowship, the highest honor in watercolor painting. Paul is also a Signature member of the National Watercolor Society and an Honor Member of the Missouri Watercolor Society.
Paul was the Grand Prize winner in the Paint Your Way to Paris competition and has been featured as one of the Master Painters of the World in International Artists Magazine. Much of Paul's portfolio of watercolors hangs in private collections, but some examples are on display in museums and public buildings: the Missouri State Capitol, Governor's Mansion and Supreme Court all prominently feature Jackson watercolors.
In 2008, Jackson was the featured speaker at the International Watercolor Masters Invitational in Lushan, China. Paul was also the only American artist invited to the International Art Meet in Kolkata, India in 2011. Jackson frequently serves as a judge for national and international art competitions.
A prolific artist and ambitious world traveler, Paul Jackson is one of today's most versatile and visible contemporary watercolorists. Whether his subject is landscape, cityscape, portrait, architecture, still life or abstract, Paul captivates his audience with genuine emotion, intensity and finesse that energize each of his creations.





The 2025 OWS workshop will take place in July at the Springfield Museum of Art in Springfield, Ohio. The total cost for members is $350 ($375 for non-members) for the four-day workshop.
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