Venarella Hinkle will be our guest demo artist.

Venarella first studied the medium of Watercolor under a local Watercolorist who used the medium for 30 plus years. She put her paint brush miles in weekly classes for 2 years and fell in love with the flow of water and pigment. Since then she has continued her education in this wonderful medium under well know Artists and has worked hard to develop her own style and skills. She has been featured in the McHenry County Magazine as Artist Showcase in 2013. Received highest auction bid at Rockford IL Anderson Gardens Captured on Canvas Plein Air Event in 2015, and has won first place in Beeblys Watercolor Painting November contest challenge in 2023. Venarella taught in person classes at Cherry Lane Farm in her home town for 2 years, and online via Zoom for 2 years during the pandemic years. I learned what it means to paint what you love. She now specializes in Pet Portraiture and in teaching others the amazing effects you can achieve with the beauty and transparency of Watercolor.