#learntopaintwatercolor

Straddling Worlds

September 29, 2020 Artistic practice, Hawaii, Living Aloha, New Work, News, whattodoinoahu, Workshops

Many of you know I work in a variety of media, but watercolor is my passion. There is nothing else like it that responds so eloquently and honestly and lets light pass through the pigments and bounce back! Using my multicultural perspective, I listen for, and connect on an emotional level with mo’olelo (stories) of other times. These stories become paintings and projects that give gentle encouragement for alternate stories to be heard. Just as I switch between two homes,Read More

Color Bridges

March 19, 2020 Artistic practice, Community, Hawaii, Living Aloha, New Work, News, whattodoinoahu, Workshops

I got some positive feedback when I got to present my Color Bridges at the Community Main Stage at last year’s Honolulu Biennial and it gave me encouragement to continue to follow my instincts on not only creating them but also sharing them both as finished works of art and as a method to learn to use color. Color Bridges are my calligraphic abstracts I paint using harmonic color to express a prayer to the beholder. There is joy inRead More

Color Yourself Happy with a Color Bridge

November 10, 2018

Color enhances our moods and in this all-inclusive two-hour workshop Watercolorist Dawn Yoshimura will share her simple color theory for creating happy, bright, harmonious colors using watercolor. Using a basic rhythm to paint intuitively and fluidly using 3 basic strokes–you’ll soon be painting gorgeous color creating your own original Color Bridge painting to take home and enjoy! The design is based upon Dawn’s painting “Mikata: My Ally” from her calligraphic abstract series ‘Color Bridges’ but each painting is a resultRead More

Sharing my love of watercolor with teenagers

September 22, 2018 Commentary-Debate, Community, Hawaii, Living Aloha, Social Activism

A Day at Farrington High School Home of the Governors. I was lucky to be invited to be a guest at Farrington High School yesterday to present my story as a local girl who studied art and lives off my creativity and to give a few lessons on watercolor. I had 80 minutes and three classes in a day. The school has fostered no less than 3 Hawaii State Governors over the years. I prepared about 20 minutes of talkingRead More

Lär Dig Måla Med Mindfulness-Skapa en Color Bridge!

July 10, 2018

Skapa Dig en ColorBridge! I den här kursen går vi igenom grundläggande tekniker i akvarellmåleri. Vi undersöker även hur färg kan hjälpa oss mår bra. Allt ingår-du behöver bara ta med dig själv! unna dig ett par timmar! tisdag 10 juli kl 10-12.30 Inga förkunskaper krävs. Om du ville prova en ny media eller undrar varför dina akvarell blir smutsig, den här kursen är för dig. Jag har omfattande erfarenhet både inom mitt ämnesområde (utbildad på konstubildning från California CollegeRead More

5/6 Sessions Watercolor Class for Seniors at Palama Settlement

April 18, 2018

Palama Settlement offers classes for active kupuna such as sewing, line dance, hula, ukelele, etc. This spring we are offering clay and watercolor classes too! I will lead a 6 week coursse for beginners in watercolor. All materials are included–paint, brushes, paper, etc. All you have to do is show up and be prepared for fun! Sign up through the office at Palama Settlement, to register for the Spring session, it costs only $25 due to a grant to helpRead More

2 Hr all inclusive Color Bridge workshop

April 12, 2018

Sign up for the event and buy your ticket to reserve your place now. Ever been frustrated by ‘muddy’ watercolor” Wondered why some colors look better next to others? Done a beautiful watercolor painting only to see it dry and fade? Or admired watercolors in a musuem and wondered how they did it? Come for a fun filled and informative 2 hours where you will learn about how to paint in watercolor. Color Bridges(R) are calligraphic abstracts that I paintRead More

4/6 Sessions Watercolor Class for Seniors at Palama Settlement

April 11, 2018

Palama Settlement offers classes for active kupuna such as sewing, line dance, hula, ukelele, etc. This spring we are offering clay and watercolor classes too! I will lead a 6 week coursse for beginners in watercolor. All materials are included–paint, brushes, paper, etc. All you have to do is show up and be prepared for fun! Sign up through the office at Palama Settlement, to register for the Spring session, it costs only $25 due to a grant to helpRead More

3/6 Sessions Watercolor Class for Seniors at Palama Settlement

April 4, 2018

Palama Settlement offers classes for active kupuna such as sewing, line dance, hula, ukelele, etc. This spring we are offering clay and watercolor classes too! I will lead a 6 week coursse for beginners in watercolor. All materials are included–paint, brushes, paper, etc. All you have to do is show up and be prepared for fun! Sign up through the office at Palama Settlement, to register for the Spring session, it costs only $25 due to a grant to helpRead More

All inclusive Color Bridges Workshop April 12

March 8, 2018 Hawaii, Living Aloha, Uncategorized, whattodoinoahu, Workshops

I hear some of the same comments by some who think watercolor is hard and I wish I could erase from the vernacular. Like “watercolor is so hard, it’s the hardest medium” and “watercolor doesn’t last, it fades not like oils”. I created this workshop to help share my love for watercolor as well as educate aspiring artists or collectors about watercolor as a medium that brings joy when painting with it as well as to appreciate the creative powerRead More