Philadelphia Water Color Society

Events

Upcoming events

    • April 16, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
    • Greenback Mills & Philips Farms, 500 Greenbank Road, Wilmington, DE 19808
    Register

    Join us for plein air painting at the historic Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm in northern Delaware.

    sheep peering through a fence

    Photo courtesy of Greenbank Mills & Philip Farm

    This is a joint event with plein air group of the Delaware Valley Art League (DVAL). You do not have to be a member of either PWCS or DVAL to register.

    We will return to Greenback Mills on April 26 for another plein air session, when our hosts hold their Farm Shearing and Herb Sale. Participants who want to be in the plein air "show" during this popular event will need to have their paintings popped into a frame and ready to hang on this day.

    Meet at the parking lot next to the main building. Bring a bag lunch. Directions are available on the Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm website.

    • April 25, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM
    • Chadds Ford, PA
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    Join us for a day of painting at Kuerner Farm in Chadds Ford, the setting for many of Andrew Wyeth's iconic works.

    photograph of Kuerner Farm house and barnKuerner Farm in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, CC-BY-SA-4.0

    Because of anticipated popularity and group size limits, this is a member-only event. The registration fee includes access to Kuerner Farm and same-day admission to the Brandywine Museum of Art, which is open from 10 am to 4 pm. 

    Painting is allowed inside the barn and anywhere outside the house. Drawing with pencil is allowed inside the house.

    Meet at the farm at 9:30 am and bring a bag lunch. (Directions will be provided to all registrants.)

    • April 26, 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Greenback Mills & Philips Farms, 500 Greenbank Road, Wilmington, DE 19808
    Register

    Join us for a second day of plein air painting on the 20th Annual Shearing Day & Herb Sale at Greenback Mills & Philips Farm. 

    single sheep in a fenced enclosure

    Photo courtesy of Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm

    This is a joint event with plein air group of the Delaware Valley Art League (DVAL). You do not have to be a member of either PWCS or DVAL to register.

    Details about this year's Annual Shearing Day & Herb Sale has not yet ben published, but based on last year's listing, it will include demonstrations on sheep shearing and the process of converting raw wool to a finished item of clothing, live music and Amish-grown herbs. 

    Meet at the parking lot next to the main building. Bring a bag lunch or patronize one of the food trucks that will be participating in the festivities. Directions are available on the Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm website.

Past events

October 15, 2024 Splash Dynamic - Bold Watercolor Painting Workshop with Tim Saternow
October 07, 2024 October Plein Air - Valley Forge
October 01, 2024 Annual Members Meeting
September 25, 2024 September Plein Air - Keswick Ave., Glenside
September 17, 2024 Awards Reception and Gallery Talk with Tim Saternow
August 24, 2024 Summer Watercolor Landscape Demo with Christopher Leeper
July 26, 2024 (Rescheduled) July Plein Air - Philadelphia Navy Yard
July 16, 2024 Open Zoom - Meet the Board
June 22, 2024 Making a Splash with Tim Saternow
June 20, 2024 June Plein Air - Penn Woods Winery
May 16, 2024 May Plein Air - Brandywine River Museum
April 19, 2024 (Rescheduled) April Plein Air - Valley Forge
April 13, 2024 Figure Drawing for Watercolorists with Ken Goldman
February 22, 2024 Daniel Smith: The Art of Pigmentology and Watercolor Conversation by Brand Ambassador Scott Stevenson
October 19, 2023 October Plein Air - The Inn at Grace Winery
October 12, 2023 (Un)frame Your Watercolors - Modern Presentation for Watercolor
October 08, 2023 Annual Members Meeting
April 20, 2023 April Plein Air - John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove
April 15, 2023 Kathleen Dworak: My Reflections - Watercolor Technique and Process
November 02, 2022 Dynamic Watercolor Paint Pouring Techniques
October 20, 2022 October Plein Air - Brandywine Museum of Art
September 17, 2022 Annual Members Meeting
September 15, 2022 September Plein Air - Valley Forge
May 17, 2022 Jessica L Bryant Demo: Painting Challenging Subjects and Being an Artist-in-Residence

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