Monthly Calendar
General Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday each month in person and also via Zoom.
1:30 pm on odd numbered months and 7:00 pm on even-numbered months
(They are NOT held in July, August, or December due to the Holiday Party.)
Location: Sacramento Fine Arts Center, 5330B Gibbons Drive, Carmichael, CA
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WASH General Meeting
January 12 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Demo:
Come join WASH to watch Stella Canfield paint the skies on January 12th, 2026 at 1:30pm.
Before she became an artist, Stella Canfield began her educational journey as a national athlete. Born in Varna, Bulgaria, she graduated from the Academy of Sports in Sofia with a Master’s Degree in Pedagogy. She spent the first three decades of her life as a national rowing competitor. In 1980, she escaped the oppressive dictator’s regime and moved to Germany, where she first explored her creativity through ceramics. Stella then immigrated to the United States in 1985, where watercolor, a medium she had cherished since childhood, became her true passion. Since then, Stella has taught workshops, juried exhibitions, and participated in shows throughout the USA, Europe, and Asia. Her award-winning paintings are part of numerous private, corporate, and museum collections. Stella’s work is featured in Karlyn Holman’s book “Watercolor : The Spirit of Spontaneity.” Since 2001, Stella has been an invited instructor at Daniel Smith Inc., one of the world’s leading producers of art materials. The company purchased one of her paintings for its permanent collection. She has also been featured in John Cogley’s interview series In the Artist’s Studio.
Through her watercolors paintings, Stella prides herself in sharing her passion for beauty, her belief in human connection, and her unwavering joy for life. Stella’s watercolor portfolio consists of vivid, inviting, wet-in-wet landscapes, waterscapes, and portraiture. Her art is a vivid dialogue between her inner world and the canvas, alive with vibrant color, sweeping, dynamic brushstrokes, and an undeniable emotional presence. She paints with intuition and spontaneity, transforming her deep reverence for beauty, her love for people, and her profound connection to nature into works that resonate far beyond the surface. She paints with intuition and spontaneity, transforming her deep reverence for beauty, her love for people, and her
profound connection to nature into works that resonate far beyond the surface. Rather than illustrating every detail, Stella embraces suggestion and symbolism, inviting viewers to enter her paintings, explore their own emotions, and share in the story. For her, art is more than visual expression — it is spiritual communication, a bridge between hearts. Stella prides herself in her student’s success. To see them motivated and successful as artists, people and teachers is the greatest achievement and reward Stella could possibly wish for.
We are excited to see Stella Canfield demonstrate on January 12th, 2026 at 1:30pm at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center! Come watch in person or via ZOOM.
