Paint Sunflowers in a Mason Jar | by Award Winning Artist

Inside I include actual behind-the-scenes pictures from this very popular watercolor workshop project a validated student favorite!

I have been asked to teach my SUNFLOWERS in a MASON JAR project over and over in my watercolor workshops.

I know that from the way I teach with over 30+ years in watercolor painting I can confidently say you can paint!

I have mastered the art of watercolor but I have also mastered the art of teaching (you will be able to confidently paint)

This means you get to have fun learning through our relaxing creative journey.

I have decided to teach my passion with a student-first approach and that's when I unlocked the secrets to helping a total beginner paint their first masterpiece and that's why my local workshops are popular and extremely fun.

Never struggle again! 

Paint that conversational piece that hangs in your home, office, gallery, or as a gift.

Transform your art skills and career and learn from a watercolor insider with +30 years in the business.

I'm so thankful once again and very humble to present you the finest in fine art watercolor painting with a complete student first approach at learning with that said I know you can paint

Shave decades of years off your learning curve with my insider secrets and tips that took me decades to discover.

This is the Best place to learn watercolor.

All my projects have been tested by real people with different skill sets to bring you the best in watercolor.

NOT just National but I’m an International Award-Winning Artist too (scroll to the bottom to see my list of competitions won)

No matter your skill level I make watercolor painting easy for you to create your masterpiece.

I wish I had something like this when I first started or even halfway through my watercolor career!

My name is Susan Atkinson and I know you can paint. I have 30+ years of watercolor painting experience so I know the secrets that will jumpstart the artist in you.

I have additionally taught watercolor in colleges and in my hometown watercolor workshops and have great reviews. My students enjoy this project so much and you will too.

I have made a whole career out of my love for watercolor painting and know this is the biggest and best value combined with an instructor who has NOT only mastered watercolor but mastered the art of teaching people watercolor and that is priceless.

I'm so thankful you're here and I can't wait to prove to you that no matter what you think about watercolor you CAN paint and I will be here for you every step of the way to guide you.

Here is a list of my biggest career winning milestones

Juried Fine Arts Shows

1994 Art in the Park - Appleton, WI
2003 Bergstrom Mahler Art Festival - Neenah, WI
2004 Bergstrom Mahler Art Festival - Neenah, WI
2005 Smokey Hill River Festival - Salina, KS
2005 Art Street - Green Bay, WI
2006 John Michael Kohler Art Festival - Sheboygan, WI
2006 Art Street - Green Bay, WI
2006 Splash - Bay Area Watercolor Society - Green Bay, WI
2007 Paine Art Center Art Festival - Oshkosh, WI
2007 Bergstrom Mahler Art Festival - Neenah, WI
2007 Art Street - Green Bay, WI
2007 Splash - Bay Area Watercolor Society - Green Bay, WI
2008 Splash- Bay Area Watercolor Society -Green Bay, WI
2008 Waupaca Community Art Festival- Waupaca, WI
2008 Art Street- Green Bay, WI

2009 Splash- Bay Area Watercolor Society -Green Bay, WI
2009 Waupaca Community Art Festival- Waupaca, WI
2009 Art Street- Green Bay, WI


2010 Splash - Bay Area Watercolor Society- Green Bay, WI

2011 Splash- Bay Area Watercolor Society- Green Bay, WI

2010 Arts on the Square- Waupaca Community Art Festival- Waupaca, WI

2010 Art Street- Green Bay, WI

2010 Arts off the Square Madison, Wisconsin
2011 Arts off the Square Madison, Wisconsin

2011 Art Street - Green Bay, Wisconsin

Juried Fine Art Exhibitions

1995 Secura Fine Arts Exhibition - Appleton, WI
1996 Secura Fine Arts Exhibition - Appleton, WI - honorable mention
1996 Art at the Arb - Appleton, WI
1997 Art at the Arb - Appleton, WI
2003 Blue Stem Gallery - Salina, KS
2007 Jack Richeson International Portrait Competition - Kimberly, WI
2008 Bergstrom Mahler Museum Seven County Exhibition - Neenah, WI

2008 Bergstrom Mahler Seven County Art Exhibit- Neenah, WI
2008 Instant Art Exhibit- MAIN STREET ART WORKS- Hilbert, WI

2009 Wisconsin Visual Artists Exhibit: Neville Public Museum- Green Bay, WI
2009 Transparent Watercolor Society of America- Kenosha Public Museum- Kenosha, WI

2010 Wisconsin Visual Artists Exhibit: Main Street Art Works- Hilbert, WI
2010 Waupaca Community Art Center: Featured Artists- Waupaca, WI
2010 Jack Richeson-Richeson75 figure and portrait competition

2010 Water and Waves Exhibit at Sieppl homestead Beaver Dam, WI

and many more...

My passion & love for art explained

My name is Susan Atkinson and I'm a Wisconsin-based watercolor artist!

I have had a fascination with art since I was able to draw with a crayon at about 3 or 4 years of age. A love of art was brought to my life by my mother who has been a strong encouragement to me throughout my life.

I have a strong art education dating back to high school and credit my teachers for sharing the enthusiasm of the creation of art with me. Beyond that, I'm primarily self-taught but admit to having studied under other successful artists on occasion.

My greatest teacher I feel is the observation of nature and your surroundings. I have also learned a great deal from reading and studying the work of other artists.

I love to paint what inspires me at the time, be it people, flowers, animals, or perhaps a theme or idea represented by imagery. The greatest gift to me from my art is that others find enjoyment in what I have created and bettered themselves along the way.