Jacksonville Watercolor Society September Meeting featuring guest artist Debby Bird

Name: Jacksonville Watercolor Society September Meeting featuring guest artist Debby Bird
Start: 2025-09-23T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-23T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Cypress Village

Schedule

Tue Sep 23 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Cypress Village | Jacksonville Beach, FL

Join our first meeting of the new season with award winning JWS member, Debby Bird as our guest artist!
Debby Bird will be doing a demonstration of her watercolor portrait techniques. After being intimidated by watercolor portraits for years, Debby started working with watercolor portraits two years ago when she painted a portrait of each of the children in her daughter's homeschool co-op. She was surprised to find that her Atelier Studies and years of oil painting experience translated to painting in watercolors far more than she had ever thought possible. She has not had a lesson in watercolor since middle school but finds the medium a delightful addition to her portrait commission options.
Debby's paintings focus on capturing the extraordinary moments of ordinary life. Debby has won awards in National Competitions through the Portrait Society of America's Members Only Competition and Gamblin's Torrit Grey Competition. Her paintings are held in private and public collections across the country.
Debby currently lives in Palm Coast, Florida where she balances being an architect, a professional portrait painter and a mother of three. Debby grew up in the Appalachian region of Kentucky in an artistic family. She majored in Architecture and Minored in Art Studio at the University of Kentucy and later studied classical realism at Agile Arts Atelier and through various classes and workshops. Debby is pursuing a Master of Sacred Arts from Pontifex University.
You may have seen her wonderful paintings in JWS and other local shows.
Check out the JWS website for upcoming activities. https://www.jacksonvillewatercolorsociety.org