February
19

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Live Demo with Randy Hale – Zoom

February
19

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Live Demo with Randy Hale – Zoom

Welcome to NorthStar Watermedia Society

NorthStar Watermedia Society is the oldest watermedia society in Minnesota. The group promotes the artistic use of water-based media and is well-known for lively and informative monthly meetings, art shows, and demonstrations that feature local, national, and internationally known watermedia artists.
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Mission

NorthStar Watermedia Society

NorthStar Watermedia Society is committed to working toward a more inclusive, just, and equitable community.

To support watermedia artists through education, events, and networking.

All are welcome here. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, ability, political affiliation or beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age” to the brown box under the first sentence. Thank you!
About Us

"Awakening" - NSWS National Online Exhibition

Awakening is the NorthStar Watermedia Society’s spring online juried exhibition celebrating renewal, transformation, and creative emergence through watermedia. Artists are invited to explore moments of growth, clarity, and quiet revelation inspired by changing seasons and shifting inner landscapes.

Featuring a diverse range of watercolor, acrylic, ink, and mixed watermedia works, Awakening highlights both artistic technical skills and personal voice. Entries should represent a turning point—where light breaks through, ideas take root, and new perspectives begin to form. Together, the works will create a shared visual experience that honors resilience, hope, and the power of artistic renewal.

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NorthStar Watermedia Society is a community that supports and promotes watermedia artists through education, exhibitions, and painting events. They offer regular group sessions, artist opportunities, and online showcases to inspire and connect creatives working with water-based media.
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Artist Highlight

NSWS Welcomes Robert Jeffery as our Member Artist Highlight!

Robert feels that painting in watercolor presents an interesting dichotomy. On the one hand, it is often dismissed as a leisurely outdoor activity for anyone with a pad of paper and a box of watercolors. On the other hand, it is now recognized as a beautiful and responsive art form and one of the most difficult to master.

His subject matter and style of painting include architectural details and historical references. Robert and his wife started traveling to Europe over 30 years ago, and he has observed and photographed some amazing stonework, handcrafted tile, mosaics, and old-world artistry that would be difficult to reproduce today. He is constantly overwhelmed by the ingenuity, passion, and creativity of the artists and artisans who have come before us.

Robert graduated from college with a Fine Arts Degree and worked in the art field as a retail designer, an illustrator, a commercial graphics design studio owner, and a watercolorist.

He is honored to be a Signature Member of the NorthStar Watermedia Society, the Minnesota Watercolor Society, the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, and, most recently, a newly admitted Signature Member of the National Watercolor Society with a painting now hanging in the 2025 exhibition gallery in California. In 2017, he received a first-place watercolor award from the Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Competition.

To learn more about Robert or see more of his art, visit him at: https://www.rjefferystudio.com/

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