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This workshop combines artistic expression with festive cheer to create treasured holiday greetings in watercolor. We will paint glistening berries and festive wreaths that you can share with friends and family. Break out your colors and brushes to bring winter magic to life.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Sonja is a Signature Member of the Minnesota and Red River Watercolor Society’s and has been painting in watercolor since 2001. Her interest was ignited through a class taught by a friend at the Linden Hills Community Center in Minneapolis that first winter. She has studied with many established local watercolor artists and those of international renown such as Alvaro Castagnet, Cheng-Khee Chee, Andy Evansen and John Salminen. She served as President of the Minneapolis Watercolor Society from 2016 – 2018 and served on the Board of Directors for 13 years from 2008 to 2021. Her watercolors have earned numerous awards in local and national juried exhibitions.
AWARDS
TEACHING
Adult Classes and Workshops – Minnetonka Center for the Arts, U of M Landscape Arboretum and Hopkins Center for the Arts, Trillium Woods and private sessions at the Northrup King Studio
ORGANIZATIONS
Signature Member – Minnesota Watercolor Society and Red River Watercolor Society
Minnesota Artists Association
Westside Artists Guild
Northeast Minneapolis Artists Association
COMMISSIONS
Numerous private commissions that celebrate engagements, happy moments, travel adventures, new family arrivals and to honor those departed. US Bank and Monarch Wealth Advisors corporate commissions to embody workspace values and brand reinforcement respectively.
MY MISSION
To empower compassion, self-acceptance and creative expression.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
For me, painting in watercolor is where spontaneity and intention collide. I find it stimulating to use processes that both challenge and celebrate the fluid nature of this medium. My most recent works are from my “HumanSpirit” series and express moments of joy, connection, personal growth and empowerment. They reinforce those instants that can fuel our wellbeing.
Sonja Hutchinson