A World of Water Color

Howard Hoehn

The Aquarelle Society was organized in 1996 by six watercolor artists from the West Shore area. The group has since expanded to sixteen artists who meet weekly from September through May with professional artists conducting classes with demonstrations and critiques of work created both in class and otherwise.

The purpose of these classes is to improve skills through instruction, learning from each other, and painting for personal enjoyment and artistic fulfillment.

Classes usually begin at 9:30 AM and run until noon, however, four all-day workshops are conducted throughout the season for more concentrated sessions.The group is limited in number due to the space available in the Rocky River Public Library's Community Room that still allows enough area for each artist to work unrestricted.

The Aquarelle Society exhibits paintings periodically in libraries, city halls and  community centers throughout the West Shore area.  Classes have been held continuously at the Rocky River Library since its founding sixteen years ago (except for a two year period when the Library was being renovated). Each year a donation is given to the

library for the purchase of booksand recordings related to painting in any medium in an attempt to build the library’s collection.

Each of us in the class responds to different styles of painting.  My background was in engineering (bridges, highways, etc) and as a result I tend to be very detail-oriented in my painting. Working with the different styles of the instructors and others in the class helps to loosen up my work and make it more spontaneous, a desirable quality in watercolor painting.

For more information on the Aquarelle Water Color Society, contact aquarellewatercolor.com

Howard Hoehn

Howard Hoehn is a member of the Aquarelle Society. 
Attended Ohio University , majored in Fine Arts / Design major.  Worked for a Civil Engineering Firm doing Aesthetic Design for Bridges, Highways and Airports.  Rendered the "Artist Conceptions" of these projects which ranged throughout the US.  Attended an evening watercolor class one year and found it to be relaxing and it loosened my style from the exactness of engineering work

Joined Aquarelle because the group has several professional artists instructing over the course of  a year (September - May), exposing us to differing techniques and approaches to watercolor painting.  Have been a member of the group for about ten years.

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