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
1/13 SNOWY EGRET online REGISTER
1/24 DARK EYED JUNCO in-person REGISTER
2/14 MOURNING DOVE in-person REGISTER
2/24 CEDAR WAXWING BIRD ANATOMY online REGISTER
The following classes are focused on spring migrating birds and common birds that can be seen
at Malheur Wildlife Refuge in SE Oregon
3/14 TRUMPETER SWAN in-person
4/11 WESTERN SANDPIPER in-person
4/16 BOBOLINK online
5/9 Ferruginous Hawk
5/14 Burrowing Owl
ZOOM CLASS Fee: $25 members / $35 non-members
IN-PERSON CLASS Fee: $55 members / $75 non-members per session
Where: This is an online zoom class. Recordings will be sent after the class and are available for you to watch for up to two weeks.
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
1/13 SNOWY EGRET online REGISTER
1/24 DARK EYED JUNCO in-person REGISTER
2/14 MOURNING DOVE in-person REGISTER
2/24 CEDAR WAXWING BIRD ANATOMY online REGISTER
The following classes are focused on spring migrating birds and common birds that can be seen
at Malheur Wildlife Refuge in SE Oregon
3/14 TRUMPETER SWAN in-person
4/11 WESTERN SANDPIPER in-person
4/16 BOBOLINK online
5/9 Ferruginous Hawk
5/14 Burrowing Owl
ZOOM CLASS Fee: $25 members / $35 non-members
IN-PERSON CLASS Fee: $55 members / $75 non-members per session
Where: This is an online zoom class. Recordings will be sent after the class and are available for you to watch for up to two weeks.
