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Workshops
Discover the joy of watercolor through immersive workshops taught by world class professional artists.
Our studio provides several workshops each year that focus on technique, creative expression, and artistic development while providing students with personal attention and encouragement in a relaxed studio atmosphere.
Each workshop is created to encourage growth, confidence, and creative exploration and to expose our students to a variety of professional artists from around the world.
Workshops are held at Judy Patti’s Art Studio. 5849 S. Broadway Littleton, CO 80121
Supply lists for workshops will be emailed after registration is completed.
NOTE: NEW PRICING POLICY May 26, 2025
All multi-day workshops require a $50 deposit which holds a spot in the workshop. This deposit is nonrefundable, and the remainder of the workshop fee is due is due 30 days before the workshop begins.
Single day workshops are paid in full at time of registration.
Scheduled Watercolor Workshops:
Instructor: Randy Hale
October 10th, 11th and 12th, 2025 – Friday Saturday and Sunday
9am – 4pm
$275.00 3-day workshop
SOLD OUT – wait list available
October 14th, 15th and 16th, 2025 – Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday
9am – 4pm
$275.00 3-day workshop
SOLD OUT – wait list available
Let us know which session you prefer.
website: https://www.halegallery.com/
Instructor: J Michael Gatlin
May 3rd, 2025 – Saturday only
9am – 4pm
$80.00
website: https://www.jmichaelgatlin.com/
J Michael developed a life-long love of watercolor while studying with Irving Shapiro at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, and he’s now painted with watercolor for over forty-five years. His paintings have been exhibited throughout the US and are in many private and public collections. He made his living as a watercolor artist, illustrator, and designer before becoming a pastor in the late 1990s, but he never stopped painting, and he’s now returned to painting full time. When teaching watercolor, Michael shares the playful joy he experiences as he creates beautiful paintings with the simplest of mediums.
He will be teaching on 400 series 4 ply plate Bristol from Strathmore. Some of this will be available for sale at the workshop.
Instructor: Ryan Fox
February 20th, 21st and 22nd, 2026 – Friday, Saturday and Sunday
9am – 4pm
$350.00 3-day workshop
February 24th, 25th and 26th, 2026 – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
9am – 4pm
$350.00 3-day workshop
Let us know which session you prefer.
“Loose & Luminous: A Three-Day Watercolor Journey”
Come learn something new with watercolor!
Immerse yourself in three days of discovery, play, and pure creative freedom as we explore the expressive world of watercolor like never before. This workshop is designed for artists who crave movement, emotion, and atmosphere in their paintings—those ready to let go of control and let watercolor lead the way.
Over three magical days, you’ll loosen up your brushwork, embrace spontaneity, and see the beauty in imperfection. We’ll dive into fast, impressionistic cityscapes that capture energy and light without overworking the details. You’ll experiment with dreamy bokeh effects, mysterious super-granulating blacks, and non-traditional watercolor techniques that add depth and emotion to your art.
Learn how to suggest details rather than describe them—to hint at life, movement, and story through color, value, and gesture. This is about painting what you feel, not just what you see.
Expect laughter, inspiration, and those rare “aha!” moments when the paint seems to dance on its own. By the end of our time together, you’ll walk away with new techniques, renewed confidence, and a fresh, fearless approach to watercolor that will transform your practice.
Ryan Fox is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society as well as numerous state and regional societies. Ryan has won awards in The American Watercolor Society (AWS), Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors, Missouri Watercolor Society, Georgia Watercolor Society (GWS), and Watercolor Society of North Carolina juried shows. His work has been featured in Watercolor Artist Magazine, Art of Watercolour, and Splash 15, 16, 19 & 20 hardcover books published by F+W Media.
website: https://rfoxphoto.com/
Instructor: Tom Jones
August 15th, 16th and 17th, 2025
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
9am – 4pm
$325 3-day workshop
August 19th, 20th and 21st, 2025
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
9am – 4pm
$325 3-day workshop
Let us know which session you prefer.
“I am a story teller. I tell stories with my paintings of places I have been and things I have seen. I believe that a painting should not only tell a story but should have a story behind it. All my paintings do.”
Tom began painting at an early age and has had many years of study, some with well known artist. Two of Tom’s favorite western artists are Thomas Moran and Charles M. Russell. Tom is a guest teacher at Savannah College of Arts and Design (SCAD) twice annually. Tom is a resident of Central Florida, Tom has been commissioned by government agencies, corporations, environmental groups, clubs and private collectors. In answer to popular demand, he typically produces his watercolor landscapes in a series of three or five paintings around a specific theme. Tom’s art can be found internationally in many private and corporate collections, including commissioned paintings displayed in the Florida State Capitol Building, Walt Disney World Corporation, the Omni Corporation and Museums. Tom’s work has been featured in many books, magazine articles, posters and brochures. Tom shares his passion for art and love of nature with students of varying skill levels through international workshops, demonstrations, instructional watercolor books and DVDs.
“Tom Jones is a painter who possesses such power that by dipping his brushes in colored water only he gives us the feeling of being before nature itself. Master of his craft, he obtains extremely difficult effects such as moving our soul at the sight of a beam of sunlight piercing through the foliage of the forest.”
“That is magic; That is a great painter.” Pablo Sansegundo-Castaneda
website: www.tomjonesartist.com
THIS WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT
Instructor: Judy Patti
July 26, 2025
9am – 4pm
$80.00 1-day workshop
due at registration
Instructor: Frank Francese
September 13, 2025
9am – 4pm
$90.00 1-day workshop
due at registration
22 seats available in studio
5 available on Zoom
Instructor: Cynthia Mahnken
September 27 & 28, 2025 – Two days
9am – 4pm
$180.00 includes some supplies (supply list will be provided)
“Creating a Mixed Media Paper Bag Art Journal”
Only 14 spots available for this workshop!
Birds are the theme!
B.Y.O.B. (Bring your own birds)
Instructor: Dylan Pierce
April 7th, 8th & 9th, – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
9am -4pm
$350 3-day workshop
SOLD OUT – wait list available
April 11th, 12th & 13th, – Saturday, Sunday and Monday
9am -4pm
$350 3-day workshop
SOLD OUT – wait list available
Let us know which session you prefer.
website: www.dylanpierce.com
Instructor: David Smith
July 28th, 29th and 30th, 2026 – Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday
9am – 4pm
$375.00 3-day workshop
Sign up and or pay for the July 28-30 workshop here
SOLD OUT – wait list available
August 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 2026 – Saturday Sunday and Monday
9am – 4pm
$375.00 3-day workshop
Sign up and or pay for the August 1-3 workshop here
SOLD OUT – wait list available
Visit David Smith’s website: https://www.dsmithfineart.com/
Let us know which session you prefer.
Instructor: Jeff Stahler
September 19th, 2026 – Saturday only
9am – 4pm
$90.00
Sign up and or pay for this workshop here
Jeff Stahler’s website is at: https://jeffstahler.com/
Instructor: Daniel Marshall
October 16th, 17th and 18th, 2026 – Friday Saturday and Sunday
9am – 4pm
$300.00 3-day workshop
Sign up and or pay for the October 16-18 workshop here
October 20th, 21st and 22nd, 2026 – Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday
9am – 4pm
$300.00 3-day workshop
Sign up and or pay for this workshop here
Only a few spots left, please sign up now
Let us know which session you prefer.
website: www.danmarshallart.com
Instructor: Randy Hale
$300
website: halegallery.com
February 5th 6th and 7th Friday, Saturday and Sunday…9am-4pm
February 9th, 10th & 11th Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday…9am-4pm
Instructor: Rehann (Irshad Rehann) goes by Rehann
Workshop $395
website: seasaltstudio.com
He is from Australia
March 19th, 20th & 21st Friday, Saturday and Sunday…9-4pm
March 23rd, 24th & 25th Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday…9-4pm
Instructor: Keiko Tanbe
Workshop $395
website: ktanabefineart.com
July 23rd 24th & 25th Friday, Saturday & Sunday…9-4pm
July 27th 28th & 29th Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday…9-4pm
Instructor: Graham Booth
Workshop $395
website: grahamebooth.com
September 10th, 11th & 12th Friday, Saturday and Sunday …9-4pm
September 14th, 15th & 16th Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday …9-4pm
Instructor: Ken Hobson
March 24th, 25th and 26th, 2023 – Friday, Saturday and Sunday
9am – 4pm
$275.00 3-day workshop
March 27th, 28th and 29th, 2023 – Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
9am – 4pm
$275.00 3-day workshop
Let us know which session you prefer.
website: https://www.kenhobson.com/
Watercolor Workshops
Instructor: Stan Miller
August 4th 5th and 6th, 2023 – Friday Saturday and Sunday
9am – 4pm
$275.00 3-day workshop
August 8th 9th and 10th, 2023 Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday
9am – 4pm
$275.00 3-day workshop
Let us know which session you prefer.
Call Colleen to reserve an opening ASAP.
website: https://stanmiller.net/
Watercolor Workshop
Instructor: Susan Blackwood
February 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 2024
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
9am – 4pm
$325 3-day workshop
February 6th, 7th, and 8th, 2024
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
9am – 4pm
$325 3-day workshop
Artist website: https://www.susanblackwood.com/
Let us know which session you prefer.
Download the supply list for this workshop here
Watercolor Workshop – Trees
Instructor: Judy Patti
Saturday, March 23, 2024
9am – 4pm
$80.00 1-day workshop
Watercolor Workshops
Sterling Edwards, TWSA, CSPWC, WPA, NWS
Painting Loose and Expressive Watercolors
This will be a watercolor workshop for all skill levels that will focus on painting a wide variety of subjects using loose watercolor techniques. Sterling will demonstrate how to use large stiff bristle brushes for washes of color and creating expressive textures as he paints a landscape, a floral, and a stylized painting. Who knows, he might even show how to paint an abstract one afternoon.
Each morning of the class, he will paint something different so that everyone can see how his techniques can be employed in any painting. There will be plenty of creative watercolor techniques explained and demonstrated in this class including negative painting, building a strong composition, sgraffito, saving areas of unpainted white paper and building rich dark values, charging and glazing colors, overlapping shapes to create depth and dimension, creative color mixing, working wet into wet to achieve soft edges, and much more.
Students will have plenty of painting time throughout the workshop as they work on their own paintings. Sterling will be available to assist and answer questions throughout each day. It is also not required to paint what Sterling painted each day. He encourages everyone to paint what they want but to try and incorporate some of his techniques to expand their skill level.
Sterling Edwards is very well known for his informative watermedia workshops and his laid back and sometimes humorous style of teaching. Come prepared to learn, laugh, and paint.
April 12th, 13th and 14th, 2024 – Friday, Saturday and Sunday
9am – 4pm
$325.00 3-day workshop
April 16th, 17th and 18th, 2024 – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
9am – 4pm
$325.00 3-day workshop
Let us know which session you prefer.
website: https://www.sterlingedwards.com/