SPRING 2026 Watercolor classes
With Ronna Fujisawa
(REGISTRATION IS DIRECTLY ON WEBSITE OF VENUE)
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The Bird Alliance of Oregon
If you are a birder or someone who just loves birds, learning how to paint birds in watercolor is a wonderful way to understand more about these lovely little creatures. These classes are meant to enhance your experience as a naturalist or an artist. Ronna offers a warm welcome to anyone open to learning the basics of watercolor and the details of birds.
Classes are offered both in person at the Portland Bird Alliance of Oregon and online. All online classes are recorded and will be available after the live class.
Ronna Fujisawa has been teaching bird watercolor at The Bird Alliance since 2022. She strives to build an atmosphere of learning by encouraging students to take risks, showing support and encouragement, and working alongside the class to assist in the understanding of watercolor painting.
Open to all ages (mature children as well)
2026 Schedule
PAST:
1/13 SNOWY EGRET online
1/24 DARK EYED JUNCO in-person
2/14 MOURNING DOVE in-person
2/24 CEDAR WAXWING BIRD ANATOMY online
3/14 TRUMPETER SWAN in-person
4/11 WESTERN SANDPIPER in-person
4/16 BOBOLINK online
5/9 Ferruginous Hawk
5/14 Burrowing Owl
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Durant at Red Ridge Farm
Dayton Oregon
5/2 Saturday Landscape painting
6/6 Saturday Landscape Painting
Watercolor Painting at Durant Winery with Ronna Fujisawa
12:00-2:00PM IN-PERSON CLASS Limited seats
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Catlin Gabel Community Arts Program
Portland Oregon
The Landscape and Beyond: Basic watercolor workshop:
8 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor:Ronna Fujisawa
Dates: March 30-May 18
Days and Time: Mondays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Beginning and Intermediate
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Tuition: $370 ($360+ $10)
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Vollum Building, 2nd Floor, room 205/206
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon
Course Description: During this eight-week course, students will be painting in the studio from photographs of landscapes, learning basic watercolor techniques, and how to plan a painting. We will explore various techniques of painting in a loose and expressive style of watercolor, both realistically and leaning towards abstraction. During this spring course the focus will be on mountains and oceanscapes.
Materials List: Will be provided after registration. Recommended supplies for this class are fine watercolor and some gouache paints, good quality watercolor paper such as Arches, and a variety of watercolor brushes.
Ronna Fujisawa is a long-time watercolor/mixed media painter, educator, and MFA graduate in Applied Craft and Design/OCAC and PNCA.
Questions? Please contact: ronnafujisawa@me.com.
Location: Catlin Gabel Community Arts Program, Portland Oregon
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Northern Virgina Bird Alliance
Piliated Woodpecker Zoom Watercolor class
March 17, 2026 4:00-5:30pm PST
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CLASS REGULATIONS for all in-person and online CLASSES
-All students will receive a recording of the online class if you attend the class.
If you can not attend the live class and just want the recording of the class, requested recording of the class will be sent out shortly after scheduled time of the class.
-Class purchases are good for any upcoming class or recording of upcoming class.
-Recordings of past classes are available, and are the same price as a live class.
-Please note that there will no refunds if student has registered for a class and does not show up.
-There is no refund if student has registered for a course of multiple classes and the course has started.
-Cancelations made 7 days in advance will receive 100%refund
-Cancellations made within 48 hours may receive credit used towards a future class. No refund.
-Multiple class purchase can be used for the current year on any upcoming classes in that category.