Coachella Valley Watercolor Society
Local Teachers
Local Organizations With Workshops
Desert Art Center
550 North Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92262
(760) 323-7973
Email: info@desertartcenter.org
Web: www.desertartcenter.org
Palm Springs Art Museum
101 N Museum Dr.,
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Daniel Hogan, Artists Council Coordinator
(760) 322-4850 Call for Class Schedule
Web: www.psmuseum.org
College Of The Desert
43-500 Fred Waring
Palm Desert, CA 92260
(760) 346-8041 Call for Class Schedule
Web: www.collegeofthedesert.edu
Create Center For The Arts
73446 Highway 111
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Deb Mumm, Founder
(760) 834-8318 Call for class schedule
Web: www.createcenterforthearts.com
Useful Websites
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The Painter's Keys
Sara Genn, daughter of Robert Genn maintains this site since her father’s passing.
Virtual Art Academy
Info and lessons (While this is mostly regarding oil painting, it is highly informative!)
Watercolor Art
A fairly comprehensive listing of societies, shows and resources for watercolorists.
You Tube
Type any subject…watercolor, seascape, etc. you will be amazed at what you can learn…for free!!!!
Art Supply Resources
Local Resources
Create Center for the Arts
73446 Highway 111
Palm Desert, CA 92260
(760) 834-8318
Jack Farley Art Supplies
222 E Amado Rd
Palm Springs, CA 92262
(800) 699-3792
Michaels and Aaron Bros. – Palm Desert
Online Resources
Cheap Joe’s
1-800-227-2788
http://www.cheapjoes.com/
Art Supply Warehouse
1-800-995-6778
http://www.aswexpress.com/
Daniel Smith Art Supplies
1-800-426-6740
http://www.danielsmith.com
Dick Blick Art Supplies
1-800-828-4548
http://www.dickblick.com/
Framing Resources
American Frame (frames, mats, plexi)
1- 888-628-3833
http://www.americanframe.com
Local sources for framing
(recommended by some of our members):
Sunshine Custom Framing
73-Hwy 111
Palm Desert, CA 92260
760-346-1415
Purvis Framing
71-511 Hwy. 111
Rancho Mirage, CA
760-636-1573
Precut mats:
www.matboardandmore.com
Mat and Plexiglass Resources
Precut mats:
Plexiglas
Hardware stores, such as Home Depot, Lowes and Ace Hardware
(Buy a sheet and they will cut to your specifications.)
Regal Plastics Supply Company
68-743 Perez Road, #D2
Cathedral City, CA
(760) 324-7036
They have a thicker type plexi in stock… and will special order the thinner lexi with about a week lead time…check with them for details.
Do you have scratches on your plexi???
Novus makes great products for cleaning and restoring plastics. Note: You can buy Novus products at Regal Plastics (see above)
Misc Resources
Clear Envelopes – Plastic boxes: Protective plastic bags and boxes…all sizes: www.clearenvelopes.com
Magazines
Watercolor Magic
800-811-9834
Watercolor
800-562-2706
American Artist
800-562-2706
Artist’s Magazine
800-333-0444
International Artist
PO Box 8629
Scottsdale, AZ 85252
Palette Magazine
800-227-2788
Book Club:
Northlight Book Club
1 (386) 447-6358
Member Service Department
North Light Book Club
580 S. Research Place Central
Islip, NY 11722-4416
http://www.northlightbookclub.com