DEMOS

AWS Watercolor Evenings are a highlight of each International Exhibition. Typically held in the Salmagundi Club’s Upper Gallery, each event consists of a live presentation by an AWS Signature member.

2026  Stephen Quiller, AWS, D.F. April 30, 6-8 pm EST

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In this demonstration, AWS Signature member Stephen Quiller will share a painting approach informed by the endless possibilities of color. The demo will be BOTH in-person and on Zoom. Zoom tickets are $15. In-person regular tickets are $15, and student tickets are $5. Student IDs will be checked at the door for any $5 ticket. The in-person version is held at the Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Ave, New York, NY, 10003.

Stephen describes the painting process he will share in the demo:
“Color is the most expressive and emotional of all the elements of design, and I have spent the last 40 years focusing on how it can best be used by painters. Based on 200 years of color theory used by the PreRaphaelites, Impressionists and Post Impressionists, the Ashcan School, as well as Op Art, I will spend the first 30 minutes doing small studies. These studies convey how to create beautiful, harmonious color and many different ways to create neutrals and semi neutrals, bringing color to life. Neutrals make the pure few sing!

My primary demo will be the use of color with water media. Because I live in the mountains of Colorado, I will choose a theme and subject matter that relates to my region.”

Stephen is an internationally known painter and is a Dolphin Fellow and signature member of the American Watercolor Society, the National Watercolor Society, National Society for Painters in Acrylic and Casein, Rocky Mountain National Watermedia, and Watercolor West. He has received the 2018 Silver Medal and the 2014 Gold Medal of Honor at the American Watercolor Society’s International Exhibitions as well as many other honors.

He has served as a juror for most of the regional and international watermedia exhibitions and conducts a limited number of national and international seminars annually. However, he continues to spend most of his time painting on-location or at his studio in Creede, located near the headwaters of the Rio Grande in southern Colorado.

2025 “Nocturne-Central Park ” with Thomas W. Schaller, AWS. View here.

2024 “Painting Beyond Technique” with Antonio Masi, AWS, DF. View here.

2023 “Reflections on Urban Landscapes” with John Salminen, AWS, DF. View here.

2022 “Watercolor from Within” with Barbara Nechis, AWS. View here.

2021 “Creating Drama” with Tim Saternow, AWS. View here

2019 “Finding Beauty in Places Often Overlooked” with James Maria, AWS. View here.

2018 Evening I “In a Fog – Capturing the Elusive Feeling of Misty Weather” with Joel Popadics, AWS. View here. 

2018 Evening II “Loosen Up! – Breaking Away from Seeing and Painting Too Many Details” with Andy Evansen, AWS. View here.