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A 15 Year Journey In Watercolor, Kathy Simon-McDonald

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Until 2011, I had never painted or had taken any lessons in watercolor. After retiring from 35 years of teaching special education at the middle school level, I started attending local watercolor workshops in 2011 and was encouraged to compete. Since that time, my work has been juried into Splash 21, 22, and 26-The Best of Watercolor, the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and the 14th National Biennial Art Shows held in Punta Gorda, Florida, National Watercolor Society International Show, San Diego Watercolor Society International Show, Annual Signature American International Watermedia Exhibition, and has received awards in Southern Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition, Watercolor Society of Houston International Show, Georgia Watercolor Society International Show, Philadelphia Watercolor Society International Works on Paper, Louisiana Watercolor Society International Show, International Watercolor Society, and the American Watercolor Society International Show.

Some of my awards include the Susan Lattner Lloyd Gold Award for best in show in the Florida Watercolor Society 2015 annual show and the Winslow Homer Award in 2025, 2019 American Watercolor Society Best-in-Show Award, 2020 Transparent Watercolor Society of America Dorothy Dreihaus Mellin Watercolor Award, and the International Works on Paper (Philadelphia Watercolor Society) vonDuyke Award for Transparent Watercolor in addition to over 100 awards in local, regional, national and international juried competitions. I have earned signature or master signature status in ten watercolor society. My work has also been featured several times in ‘Watercolor Artist’ and ‘The Art of Watercolour’ magazines.

Title Medium  Price
A Better Use Of Cannonballs Watercolor  $         1,000
A Door Into The Past Watercolor  $            990
Acropolis Watercolor  $            800
Anticipation Watercolor  $            900
Are You My Lawyer? Watercolor  $            750
Back Allen In Marrakesh Watercolor  $            750
Bee-autiful Watercolor  $         1,500
Before The Omelet Watercolor  $            900
Bloom For A Day Watercolor  $            750
Blue Shutter Bistro Watercolor  $            750
Bradenton Church Watercolor  $            700
Bubbles In Abstract Watercolor  $            600
Channeling Van Gogh Watercolor  $            800
Dilly Dally Dahlia Watercolor  $            650
Empty Seats Till Sunset Watercolor  $         1,000
Fire And Ice Or Why I Left New York Watercolor  $            900
Free Lunch Watercolor  $            600 SOLD
Fruit And Silver I Watercolor  $         1,500
Fruit In Silver II Watercolor  $            900
Getting Ready For Lunch Watercolor  $         1,500
Gifts Of The Sea Watercolor  $            500
Going To Market Watercolor  $            750
Havana Gossip Watercolor  $         1,000
If Edward Hopper Ate Donuts In Bradenton Watercolor  $         2,000 SOLD
In Her Own World Watercolor  $         2,000
Join The Circus Watercolor  $            800
Just Hangin’ With Friends Watercolor  $            800
Let’s Explore Watercolor  $         1,200
Lost And Found Watercolor  $         1,000
Lost Time Watercolor  $            300
Love Me; Love Me Not Watercolor  $            900
Magenta Hibiscus Watercolor  $            500
Morning Touch-Up Watercolor  $         2,000
Outside Looking In Watercolor  $            850
Porto Watercolor  $            600
Prince Of The Streets Watercolor  $         1,000
Purple & White Posies Watercolor  $            900
Remember The Taste Of School Paste? Watercolor  $            400
Remnants Of The Streetcar Named Desire Watercolor  $         2,000
Riding With Che Watercolor  $            700
Selfie @ 75 Watercolor  $            800
Sew Many Threads Watercolor  $         2,000
Stargazers Watercolor  $            900
Street Musician Watercolor  $         1,200
Strolling Through The Rosy Light Watercolor  $            750
Succulents Watercolor  $            600
Surfing In Indigo Waters Watercolor  $            700
The Ants Got There First Watercolor  $         2,000
The Bluest Day Watercolor  $            900
The Chalk Artist II Watercolor  $         2,000
The Chalk Artist III Watercolor  $         2,000
The Chalk Artist IX Watercolor  $         2,000
The Chalk Artist V Watercolor  $         2,000 SOLD
The Chalk Artist VII Watercolor  $         2,000
The Chalk Artist VIII Watercolor  $         2,000
The Chalk Artist X Watercolor  $         2,000
The Eye Has It Watercolor  $            850
The Lone Trumpeter Of Havana Watercolor  $         1,000
The Street Artists Watercolor  $         1,500
The True Snowbird Watercolor  $            950
Three Amigos Watercolor  $            950
Utopian Elements Watercolor  $            900
Victorian Gingerbread Watercolor  $            500
Victorian Pink Watercolor  $            350

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American Watercolor Society's 158th Traveling Exhibition and A 15 Year Journey in Watercolor by Kathy Simon-McDonald on display April 21 - May 15, 2026. Classes begin every week!

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