Nationally acclaimed watercolor artist, teacher, art show juror, and author, Barbara Nechis invites you to question traditional instruction, to be self-guiding, and to rely on your inner resources for a well-spring of artistic ideas. Nechis explains specific methods and watercolor techniques step-by-step, guiding students to discover their creative source and to achieve fresh new effects in the watercolor painting.

Barbara Nechis is the author of Watercolor From the Heart (Watson-Guptill Publications, 1993) and Watercolor the Creative Experience (North Light Books, 1979). Her work appears in many publications and collections, among them the Butler Institute of American Art, IBM and Citicorp.

A graduate of the University of Rochester with a B.A. in History and Fine Arts and an MS from Alfred University, Nechis was a faculty member of Parsons School of Design for many years and has taught seminars at Pratt Institute, throughout North America and abroad. She has served as a juror and director of the American Watercolor Society. Nechis maintained a studio in New Rochelle, NY for many years before relocating to the Napa Valley in northern California.

Barbara Nechis has one watercolor DVD workshop with Creative Catalyst Productions, Watercolor from Within: Transparent Layering.

For information about Barbara Nechis' awards, honors, features, jury experience, publications and more, see her Web Site.