Current Exhibition
Joe Garcia
Journey
September 19 to November 30, 2026
ARTIST RECEPTION: Saturday, September 19, 4 pm to 7 pm
“Painting is a journey. Each new piece needs a map — where should I go, and how should I get there? Drawing, color, value, and composition are elements I use to reach the destination. The journey is always on my mind.”
Joe GarciaInternationally known artist, Joe Garcia, shows works in oil, watercolor and pencil in a variety of subjects. Garcia keeps a rigorous painting schedule every day, all year. He thinks of each new piece as a puzzle to solve, refining technique and composition to create a painting. He is the author of Mastering the Watercolor Wash and The Watercolor Bible, now classic North Light books on watercolor painting techniques. Joe Garcia lives in Julian, California, part of San Diego County’s mountainous backcountry, a perfect environment for a painter of nature.
Artist JOE GARCIA will be holding a
WATERCOLOR DEMONSTRATION as part of his current exhibit:
Journey
Saturday November 7, 2026,
A FREE EVENT
12:00-3:00 PM.
Joe Garcia will be giving a Watercolor DEMONSTRATION at the Santa Ysabel Art Gallery on Saturday, November 7 from 12 noon to 3 pm. Joe is an internationally known landscape and wildlife painter. His paintings are in collections throughout North America and Europe. He is the author of Mastering the Watercolor Wash and The Watercolor Bible, now classic Northlight books on watercolor painting technique. Garcia always keeps a camera on hand to photograph reference for his paintings, and has captured images from Tuscany, Italy, to Timaru, New Zealand, Joe Garcia lives in Julian, California where the oaks and pines support an abundance of wildlife, a good place for an artist, with a specialty in painting creatures and habitat.
Upcoming Exhibition
Margaret Larlham, A Quiet Chase
December 5 – February 1, 2027
The Ted Berryman Garage Gallery
