Announcing
AQUEOUS 2026

JANET ROGERS, Aqueous 2026, juror

Janet Rogers has been a working professional artist for over 45 years and is a National Instructor, conducting workshops throughout the United States and Europe. She is a Signature Member of the American Watercolor Society, the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, the Florida Watercolor Society, and others, and has won many awards for her work.

She is nationally recognized for her sensitive and expressive portrayals of portraits, figures, and florals — painted in a loose, spontaneous, intuitive manner. Janet has been featured in four instructional DVDs, including Expressive Watercolor Florals and Expressive Watercolor Portraits, and is included in the book The One-Hour Watercolorist. Her demos are widely seen on YouTube and the Florida Watercolor Society. View her work at www.watercolorsbyrogers.com

Entry Deadline: SEPTEMBER 20, 2026

AWARDS :

Previous prizes annually have averaged $8,000 in cash and materials.

SIGNATURE MEMBERSHIP :

Artist Signature Membership is given to a KWS member who has been accepted into three Aqueous exhibitions while maintaining continuous membership without lapse.

All KWS Signature members are eligible for the KWS Signature Artist Award.

SUBMISSION’S OPEN

WORKSHOP

“Loose, Expressive Watercolors – Flowers, Faces & Figures” - with janet rogers1

November 19–21, 2026
9am - 4pm EST

KMAC
715 W, Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202

We will begin this workshop with floral images to experience the discovery of color and valuefrom a limited palette. Through a series of fun painting exercises, students will develop a more loose and natural approach – giving them an opportunity to be more spontaneous and expressive in their paintings. 

In our approach to learning how to interpret the head and figure, we will learn about the structure of the head, how to paint translucent flesh tones, while focusing on the gesture of the person.  We will also learn how to paint the features, hair and background.  Although we will work primarily from photos – can be mine that I bring (each student will get a photo of my demo together with my freehand drawing (which I will send ahead of time so you can trace or draw) – or you can bring your favorites!  

In addition to class demonstrations throughout the workshop, Janet will work individually with each person also, making sure they understand the painting concepts – a truly “hands on” experience.  If time permits we will do a few exercises on figures (I can supply photos (have to return to me) or you can bring some!  We will be focusing on discovering how to control and make dynamic color, design and expression, we will also have “Show and Tell” – an opportunity to share and see how we exceed in our expectations!!!  

View Janet's work at www.watercolorsbyrogers.com

Workshop cost: $375 for KWS Members; $400 for Non Members.   

For questions, contact : Manish Rajguru -  manish.rajguru@gmail.com 

KMAC is the generous host for Aqueous USA 2026