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BIRGIT O'CONNOR is a self taught Watercolor artist who specializes in florals and landscapes. Birgit lives in Bolinas of West Marin, California and finds watercolor the most fluid and expressive medium.

Her award winning work has been recognized and published in over 24 national and international artist publications,including Australian Artist and International Artist Magazine. Birgit contributes regularly to Watercolor Magic, Artist Sketch, Watercolor Basics, and Artist magazine. She has been featured in articles, in The San Francisco Chronicle, Marin IJ, Pt. Reyes Light and The New York Times. Her Most recent awards include a 2003 People Choice Award at the Aqua Areas show in Santa Rosa for her landscape "Evening Sky" and the Sailis International Award in New Orleans for her florals.

Birgit sees her watercolor paintings as reflective of nature's voice. Her memberships include, California Watercolor Society, Northern California Chapter of the Women's Caucus of Art, Marin Art Council, Bolinas Living Artists, Louisiana Watercolor Society, Who's who in America, and Who's Who in American Woman. Birgit has shown her work all over the world including a one woman show in Hong Kong. Her art is represented by galleries in Seattle, Washington, Palm Desert and Atherton, California. Birgit has produced a wide variety of instructional videos available on this site as VHS, DVD and streaming video. To see her workshop schedule visit the Events page.