Join us for our June  2021 meeting with watercolor artist Samantha McNally

Alamo Women’s Club, 1401 Danville Blvd, Alamo CA

Samantha McNally is a watercolor artist in the San Francisco Bay Area. She paints in the studio and outdoors ‘en pleinair’.

“I started painting in oils in college, then tried out acrylics for a while. I participated in art shows where most of the people painted in watercolors and the effects were so beautiful I had to try it. I took a few classes in the ‘90s and have been painting in watercolor ever since.”

Samantha McNally studied Art at Ramapo College in Mahwah, NJ, Ridgewood School of Art in Ridgewood, NJ and The School of Visual Arts in NYC. Award-winning artist Samantha McNally is a member of The California Watercolor Association (CWA). Samantha’s paintings hang in the Valley Art Gallery in Walnut Creek, CA and in Benicia. Samantha McNally served as the President of CWA from 2007 through 2010 and as Communications Director in 2011. From 2011 to 2018 Samantha was the CWA Plein Air Chairperson. Samantha was accepted into the 2012 Frank Bette, Alameda Plein Air, 2016 Capitola Plein Air and 2017 Carmel Plein Air competitions.

Samantha will be demonstrating the seascape at our meeting.  Please visit her website for more info  www.samanthamcnally.com