Hawai`i Watercolor Society

 

The Hawai`i Watercolor Society was founded in 1962 by Hawai`i Artist Hon Chew Hee. Our aim as an organization is to nurture and stimulate interest in water media through education, exhibits, and collaboration with other organizations, associations and individuals.

The Hawai`i Watercolor Society sponsors two juried exhibits every year as well as a biennial curated show highlighting the work of our signature members. In addition, we host periodic sales, themed shows and community events.

In conjunction with our exhibits we offer two week long workshops each year featuring nationally recognized teaching artists. On an intermittent basis we sponsor shorter duration workshops on a variety of art-related topics.

 

Sharon Billingsley

Sharon Billingsley is a relatively recent latecomer to the world of putting paint on paper. As one who was baffled by the process of drawing, she took classes at the Honolulu Art Museum School where she was introduced to observing line, value, and composition. When she found watercolor and acrylic, she was hooked on playing with color as amusement and a never-ending learning experience.

Most of her work is done as part of a class or studio group. She is most at home with landscapes that call to her sense of place, flowers (who doesn’t love flowers?), and -oddly enough – dogs that speak to her.

Her work is on view on Facebook, Instagram (sb96734) and her kitchen wall.