Watercolor

“On the Inside Looking Out” selected for the New England Watercolor Society Spring into Art Show at the Plymouth Center for the Arts on view March 6 – May 6, 2026

| Sarah Connell Campbell

A sure sign that this interminable winter will end is the emergence of spring arts shows, and I’m happy to share that this bright watercolor + ink piece has been accepted to the New England Watercolor Society‘s Spring into Art exhibit.

The Plymouth Center for the Arts is a beautiful gallery space located in the heart of historic Plymouth, MA, just steps from Plymouth Rock and other early American history sites. Even on these raw spring days it’s a great day trip. The Center is home to the New England Watercolor Society, and always has a number of great exhibits on view.

The Center is open Wednesdays- Saturdays 10am – 4pm, and Sundays 1-4pm.

Plymouth Center for the Arts, November 2025
Plymouth Center for the Arts, Main Gallery

“Coastal Chaos” and “Then There’s the Wildness” on view now at the Rhode Island Watercolor Society Making Your Mark online Exhibit

| Sarah Connell Campbell
Coast Chaos, Watercolor + ink on paper, 2026
Then There’s the Wildness, Watercolor on paper, 2026

The Rhode Island Watercolor Society warms up the winter months by hosting online juried shows and I’m so glad to be included in this exhibit, Making Your Mark. Mark making is the use of lines, dots or other patterns as part of creating an image. It can be cross hatching or strokes of paint or ink – for me, sometimes it’s a struggle to assure that the marks don’t overwhelm the composition. The process itself is so satisfying to me that sometimes I have to leave a piece for days or weeks and come back to it to see if it’s successful or work on it some more (or pitch it).

You can view the full exhibit at the link above or see it on Facebook.

Viewable until March 27, 2026.

Opening this weekend: “Disillusion, Resolution, Evolution, Revolution” in the New England Watercolor Society’s Regional Juried Exhibition at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown, MA November 14, 2025 – January 19, 2026

| Sarah Connell Campbell

PLEASE NOTE

My original post about this exhibit had the wrong date and time for the opening reception. It’s this Saturday, December 6, from 2-4pm.

I’m especially proud to be included in this New England Watercolor Society exhibition in this beautiful gallery space. Once again, I expected one of my more traditional paintings to make the cut on this show, and they surprised me by choosing this contemporary work. My hope is that the fuller context of this painting comes through – while much of my work has a whimsical quality to it, there are deeper messages in to be found for those who care to look. But the colors and shapes hold their own, I think.

Watercolor + ink, 2024

The Exhibit will be at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA

Hours: Wednesday-Friday 12-6pm, weekends 12-4pm.

Reception and awards ceremony, Saturday, December 6, 2-4pm. Hope to see you there.

The Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA

Art for Sale!

| Sarah Connell Campbell

I’ve updated our sale page with new original work – and be sure to check out our sale on holiday cards from Walterthewalt!

Visit the sale page

See “Disillusion, Resolution, Evolution, Revolution” in the New England Watercolor Society’s Regional Juried Exhibition at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown, MA November 14, 2025 – January 19, 2026

| Sarah Connell Campbell

I’m especially proud to be included in this New England Watercolor Society exhibition in this beautiful gallery space. Once again, I expected one of my more traditional paintings to make the cut on this show, and they surprised me by choosing this contemporary work. My hope is that the fuller context of this painting comes through – while much of my work has a whimsical quality to it, there are deeper messages in to be found for those who care to look. But the colors and shapes hold their own, I think.

Watercolor + ink, 2024

The Exhibit will be at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA

Hours: Wednesday-Friday 12-6pm, weekends 12-4pm.

Reception and awards ceremony, Sunday, December 6, 4-6pm. Hope to see you there.

The Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA

“A State of Perpetual Surprise” to appear in the Rhode Island Watercolor Society’s Juried Simply Watercolor Show, November 15-December 12, 2025

| Sarah Connell Campbell

I’m certainly glad the wonderful people at the Rhode Island Watercolor Society seem to understand my art, as evidenced by their acceptance of this whimsical piece. Sometimes I feel like my work is a bit of comic relief in an angsty and serious time and that’s perfectly fine with me – but the tiny figure in the window in this piece represents something important to me. I can’t presume to know what it might evoke in the viewer, but comments are encouraged.

Watercolor + ink, 2025

Simply watercolor opens on November 15, with the opening reception on Saturday, November 22 at 1pm.

“To be Wild with Nothing to be Wild About” wins the Jack Thor Ahlin Award from the Cape Cod Art Center

| Sarah Connell Campbell

Jack Thor Ahlin was a much beloved and accomplished artist on Cape Cod, and I am honored to receive the prize that bears his name. This national juried show is my first with the Cape Cod Art Center.

The Cape Cod Art Center’s Autumn National Exhibit is on view October 20 – November 15, 2025 – this is a perfect time to visit this beautiful gallery in Yarmouth, MA.

To be Wild with Nothing to be Wild About

Watercolor and ink on paper, 2025

Framed and for sale through the Cape Cod Art Center

There is lots to see in Yarmouth while you’re in the area, including beautiful Gray’s Beach.

“Disillusion, Resolution, Evolution, Revolution” Accepted to the New England Watercolor Society’s Regional Juried Exhibition, November 14, 2025 – January 19, 2026

| Sarah Connell Campbell

This is a real milestone for me. The New England Watercolor Society is, not surprisingly, an organization from which every watercolorist seeks affirmation. Once again, I expected one of my more traditional paintings to make the cut on this exhibition, and they surprised me by choosing this contemporary work. My hope is that the fuller context of this painting comes through – while much of my work has a whimsical quality to it, there are deeper messages in to be found for those who care to look. But the colors and shapes hold their own, I think.

Disillusion, Resolution, Evolution, Revolution. 2024

The Exhibit will be at the Moseseian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA

Hours: Wednesday-Friday 12-6pm, weekends 12-4pm.

Reception and awards ceremony, Sunday, December 6, 4-6pm

“Hockney Flowers” goes to the big city! it’s in the Cambridge Art Association’s Red Dot Small Works Sale September 20-November 13, 2025

| Sarah Connell Campbell

This incredible space in Cambridge, CAA@Canal, is hosting (and selling) a great collection of small works selected by Jurors Marc Gurton and Caitee Hoagland.

CAA’s Canal Gallery is by appointment only so please visit their page to get more details about how to see the work for sale. A word to the wise – this section of Cambridge is under major construction and I strongly recommend taking the T to the Kendall Station and walking over.

The Cambridge Arts Alliance has two other spaces that are open to the public without an appointment:

The Katherine Schultz Gallery at 25 Lowell Street, open Wednesday – Friday 12-4, and Saturday 10-2.

CCA @ University Place, 124 Mount Auburn Street, open Monday – Friday 10-6, and Saturday 10-1.