About me
Larisa Anaya is a plein air watercolor artist based in Georgetown, Texas, USA. Originally from Russia , she holds a teaching degree and also has a background in illustration, cartooning, and comics.
Watercolor adept since 2018, she is a passionate enthousiart of plein air painting, locally and worldwide.
Signature member with Texas Watercolor Society, an associate member with NWS , SWA, IWS-Globe and is also an active member of local Plein Air groups in Austin and Round Rock, Texas.
Selected Juried International and National Exhibitions (2018–2025) and awards:
•“1st Olympiart,” New Delhi, India
•Russian Watercolorists Exhibitions, IWS Sareh Gallery, Moscow, 2019-2022
•“Pearls of Peace,” Intrnational Watercolor Exhibition , Pakistan, 2019
•“Memories Unite Us,”International Watercolor Exhibition , Greece 2021
•“Rivers of Color,” Watercolor Festival , Mexico - Top 20 Award, 2023
•“Memories Unite Us,” IWS Greece 2022 - Honorable Mention
•Fabriano in Acquarello, Italy, 2023
•SDWS International Plein Air Exhibition, San Diego, 2023, 2024, 2025
•“Lone Star Horizons: Texan Landscapes,” San Antonio, Texas, 2024
•75th Annual Spring Exhibition, Texas Watercolor Society, Ingram, Texas, 2024
•NWWS Open, 84th Annual Online Exhibition, 2024
- IMWA _ International Masters of Watercolor Assocoation and Alliace - International Exhibition 2024
- "IMPRESSIONS" - Plein Air Austin group exhibition, Bee Cave Arts Foundation Austin, USA March - May 2024
•FabrianoinAqcuarello , Italy 2024 and Fort Worth USA 2024 - demonstrating artist
2025
- Solo Exhibition at City Hall Gallery, Georgetown ,Texas USA January - March 2025
- 76th Annnual Jurried Exhibition TWS, San Antonio. USA 2025 - AWS Prize award
- NWWS Open 85th Annual Exhibition , Bellevue, WA 2025
- III Festival Internacional de Acuarela Cordoba, Spain 2025
- Fabriano in Aqcuarello, International Watercolor Exhibition and Festival. Bologna, Italy 2025
- "Out' n' About" SDWC International watercolor Pleinair Exhibition, San Diego, USA 2025
- 1 Certamen internacional der Acurela , Intrenational Watercolor exhibiton, Spain 2025
- "Plein Visions in Miniature" - small works exhibition of Outdoor Painters Society, Corsicana, Texas USA 2025
- 2nd International watercolor festival and Exhibition , Quingdao. CHINA 2025
- II International Art Festival "Rivers of Color" an Exhibition - 2025
- International Watercolor Exhibition "Orchestra For Watercolor", Novosibirsk, Russia @025
- Society of Watercolor artists, International Annual Membership exhibition - 2nd Place
- American Impressionist Society: 5th and 6th Annual associate member exhibition 2025
- "Dawn of Imptessionism" International watercolor exhibition, Dinan, France, 2025
- "Small Works Exhibition" , GAC, Georgetown, USA 2025
Plein Air Competitions:
•2022: Buda Art Festival and pleinair competion, Texas, USA,- Honorable Mention at Quick Draw
•2023: Buda Art Festival Texas USA - 2nd Place
•2023: Capitola Pleinair competion, California, USA - Honorable Mention
•2024: “Paint the Town,” pleinair contest in Marble Falls Texas, USA
• 2024 Watercolor pleinair air contest in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico -3rd place
• 2025 Paiht the town", pleinair painting contest in Marble Falls, Texas, USA - 2nd Place award
2025 10th Capitola Pleinair competition, California - Honorable mention award
