2025 Birds in Water and Glass Watercolor Workshop

Lorraine Watry earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She lives and works in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Lorraine teaches workshops and classes and gives demonstrations in person and online.

Lorraine is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society and the 2024/2025 NWS President. She is a Signature member of the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, American Women Artists, Rocky Mountain National Watercolor Society, Colorado Watercolor Society, Northwest Watercolor Society, Pikes Peak Watercolor Society, and others. Lorraine is a juried member of the International Guild of Realism and the Society of Animal Artists. Lorraine’s paintings have been juried into many national and international exhibitions.

Lorraine is an award-winning artist focusing on waterscapes, wildlife, and reflective objects. She has worked with watercolor for over 30 years and is in her 20th year of teaching watercolor classes and workshops. Lorraine’s watercolor YouTube channel has 30,000+ subscribers. Her “Watercolor Techniques for Beginners” video has over a million views. 

Lorraine’s paintings are a part of many private and corporate collections. Lorraine’s painting, “Some of My Favorite Things” juried into the 2025 American Watercolor Society International and juried into the 18th Annual International Guild of Realism at the Brennan Fine Art Gallery, AZ, in 2024. Lorraine’s painting, “Jewels”, was awarded the Nita Engle Award of Merit and she earned her Signature Membership with TWSA in 2024. Lorraine’s painting, “Looking Glass”, earned the Mildred Sands Kratz Award for Traditional Watercolor Painting at the Northwest Watercolor Societies 2023 International Exhibition. Lorraine has exhibited paintings at the Fabriano in Aquarello Exhibition in Fabriano, Italy from 2022 to 2025. Her painting, “Crystal Gazing”, won second place at the 2024 exchange exhibition between NWS and the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolor in Edinburgh, Scotland.  “Coral Chorus Line” was juried into the 155th American Watercolor Society 2022 Exhibition. Lorraine’s painting, “Spa Day” was awarded Best in Show at the 2021 Pikes Peak International Watermedia Exhibition. Her painting of flamingos, “Coral Chorus Line”, juried into the 2021 Birds in Art Exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum. Lorraine’s paintings are published in the Best of Watercolor series – Splash 14, 20, and 23. Lorraine was filmed as a featured artist by “Colour in Your Life”, an Australian art TV show, in 2018. In 2015, Lorraine’s painting, ‘Sonata for Horns’ was juried into the prestigious, international exhibition – the Shenzhen Biennial in China. 

Her paintings are winners of prestigious awards from the National Watercolor Society and other juried exhibitions including Rocky Mountain National, Watercolor West, San Diego Watercolor Society, and the Transparent Watercolor Society. Lorraine’s painting, “Tadpole Takeout”, won 2nd place in the International Artists Magazine, ‘Wildlife’ competition, and was published in the Oct/Nov 2018 issue. She has also received recognition from art publications including – International Artist Magazine, The Artist Magazine, & Pratique des Arts.