Yevgenia Watts

“Watercolor is different than any other art medium. It’s about letting go. It’s about trusting in yourself to go where the water takes you. When you can immerse in the loose colors on the page, that,” says Yevgenia Watts, “is like finding the holy grail. Every time.”

The power in Watts’ work is her ability to allow a free-flowing direction and has garnered multiple awards, multitudes of fans, and many students who strive to learn how she does it.

"I like to push my own boundaries," she explains. That's why she chooses to work with watercolor paints. "I really like the way it behaves like a living thing: it floats, it blooms, it has a mind of its own and it constantly surprises me."

Her artwork is at times breathtaking, at times touching, and most often described as, expressive, fresh, and vibrant. “Her art is truly unique. A very talented painter with a well-cultivated eye.”

An echo of her Ukraine origins remains as a lilt in Watts’ voice, the place where she studied classical and European artistic traditions. Her journey then took her to UC Berkeley where she received a degree in architecture in 2008. However, her yearning to express creativity through painting, ultimately won her heart—and ours! Today her work can be...

UC Berkeley '08
Architecture

2015 "Go With The Flow," WASH, Sacramento Fine Art Center, Sacramento, CA

2014 "20/20," Kennedy Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2014 Watercolor Artists of Sacramento Horizons Annual members show, SFA, Sacramento, CA (Award of Merit)

2013 "Once Upon A Time," Eclipse Gallery, Hesperia, CA

2013 "20x20", Eclipse Gallery, Hesperia, CA

2012 "Faces," solo show at Eclipse Gallery, Hesperia, CA

2011 "Works on Paper and Chairs," Eclipse Gallery, Hesperia, CA

2009 Carlsbad Art District Honors Show, Carlsbad, CA