SWA Demonstrations - Youtube links

Each chapter of SWA holds monthly artist lecture/painting demonstrations by local and nationally recognized artists. These demonstrations are FREE and open to anyone to attend.

The San Francisco chapter holds demos in the San Bruno Art Gallery. If you are unable to attend the in-person demo, you can watch the demo on SWA's Youtube channel. See the selection of demos available below:

2025 Demos


William Dunne - Cityscape in Watercolor	Aug 2025	View Now
Alan Tarbell - Abstract Painting Process	June 2025	View Now
Biz Rasam - Drawing a Portrait in Red Charcoal from Life	April 2025	View Now
J. V. Magoon - Landscape Painting in Pastel	Feb 2025	View Now
Michael Rodman - Painting a SF Cityscape in Oils!	Jan 2025	View Now

2024 Demos


Will Maller - Value Bracketing .... Magic or Myth, Oil	Oct 2024	View Now
Dmitry Grudsky - Mixed Media Techniques	Sep 2024	View Now
James Torlakson - Everything You Wanted to Know About	Aug 2024	View Now
Lillian Wu - Fusing Artistic Forms on Fabric and Fiber	Jul 2024	View Now
Deborah Shea - Blossoms in Pastels	Jun 2024	View Now
Dale Laitinen - New Mexico Landscape in Watercolor	May 2024	View Now
Kathleen Alexander - Painting Vibrant Florals in Watercolor	Apr 2024	View Now
Jim Gleeson - Painting a San Francisco Scene in Oil	Mar 2024	View Now
Ellen Howard - Curious about Gouache?	Feb 2024	View Now
Kim Lordier - Let's Make Snow Glow in Pastels	Jan 2024	View Now

2023 Demos


Eric Jacobsen - Expressive Landscape Painting	Nov 2023	View Now
Trowzers Akimbo - Multiple Viewpoint Perspective Abstraction	Oct 2023	View Now
Paul Kratter - Painting the Eastern Sierras in Oil	Sep 2023	View Now
Rafael DeSoto Jr.- Painting the California Coastline in Watercolor	Aug 2023	View Now
Julia Munger Seelos - Animals Alla Prima! Oil	Jul 2023	View Now
Martha Diaz - Create Drama in Your Still Life Painting	Jun 2023	View Now
Teresa Ruzzo - Creating the Illusion of Distance with Pastel	May 2023	View Now
Sue Tyler - Make it Wild: Acrylic on Wood Block	Apr 2023	View Now
John Barrows - Plein Air Painting the Simple Way	Mar 2023	View Now
Michael Holter - Painting a Loose and Free Forest in Watercolor	Feb 2023	View Now
Jan Prisco - Seascapes in Pastel	Jan 2023	View Now

2022 Demos


Clark Mitchell - The Vibrancy and Versatility of Pastels	Nov 2022	View Now
Joyce Barron Leopardo - Abstract Watercolor	Oct 2022	View Now
David Lobenberg - California Vibe Watercolor Portraiture	Sep 2022	View Now
Guy Magallanes – Can this Painting be saved?	Jul 2022	View Now
Inna Cherneykina - Oil Painting - Still Life	Jun 2022	View Now
Denise McGill - Collage	May 2022	View Now
Nancy Crookston - Portrait in Oil	Apr 2022	View Now
Michael Reardon - Watercolor Landscape	Mar 2022	View Now
Jim Stinger - Fish Printing on Rice Paper (Gyotaku)	Feb 2022	View Now
Lillian Wu - Chinese brush painting on rice paper	Jan 2022	View Now

2021 Demos


Steve Curl - Painting a Landscape in Watercolor	Nov 2021	View Now
Jerry Boyd - Painting a Portrait in Pastel	Oct 2021	View Now
Amy Rattner - Painting Pets in Watercolor	Sep 2021	View Now
Yvette Head - Abstract Botanicals in Acrylic	Jun 2021	View Now
Aina Clotas - Portrait in Charcoal	May 2021	View Now
Joseph Altwer - Still Life in Oil	Apr 2021	View Now
Karen White - California Landscape in Oil	Mar 2021	View Now
Guy Magallanes - Painting Peahens in Watercolor	Feb 2021	View Now