Painting Forms in Nature with Watercolor

Painting Forms in Nature with Watercolor

Adult Workshop | This program has been canceled

New Offering! All levels welcome.

5/20/2020-6/17/2020

2:00 PM-5:00 PM EDT on Wed

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$175.00

$155.00

$35.00

The beauty of natural forms has been a continual source of fascination and inspiration for artists. But how do you capture the fresh spontaneity of nature? This watercolor workshop will allow you to investigate nature's creations using the highly expressive and versatile medium of watercolor. Discover essential techniques through instructor demonstrations, and practice painting from individual objects, still-life setups, and (weather permitting) the outdoors.



WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE
1. Improve vitality in your mark making and brushwork
2. Interpret the essential visual components of your subject
3. Gain confidence in working with wet art mediums
4. Explore organic approaches to composition
5. Expand your skill in mixing color and tonal values

What will you learn in this workshop?
1. Develop a personal style for environmental drawing and painting
2. Combine drawing and water based mediums
3. Understanding proportion, texture, and lighting
4. Mixing color
5. Taking risks and experiment

  • FOR THE FIRST CLASS BRING THESE SUPPLIES:
  • • Rags and Waterbucket
  • • Small round soft brush (#6)
  • • Medium round soft brush (#12)
  • • 1" Flat Brush
  • • Quality watercolor paper, 140lb weight or heavier. Many people like using paper with a cold press finish. This can be either sheets or blocks minimum size 9”x12”.
  • • Sketch book
  • • HB pencil and sharpener
  • • Eraser
  • • Good quality watercolor paint either in tube form or pan form (Winsor Newton, Van Gogh, Holbien, Sennilier are all good brands).
  • • Have at least two shades of Blue, Red and Yellow plus a brown and Green. Recommended shades: Cobalt Blue, Phathalo Blue-green shade (Winsor Blue), Ultramarine Blue (permanent Blue), Cadmium Red , Bright rose, Quinacridone Red or Alizarin Crimson, Hansa Light or Auerolin Yellow, New Gamboge, Burnt Seinna (brown), Sap green, Phthalo Green or Viridian
  • • Paint mixing tray (this can be part of your paint set)
  • • Painters tape
  • • Masking Fluid (optional)
  • • Sea Sponge (optional)
  • • Spray Bottle (optional)
  • • Color wheel
  • • Gray Scale

Amy Miller is a prolific artist and educator. She always sets her focus in art community, originally based in Philadelphia but recently relocated to the foothills of California. Teaching classes online is giving her the opportunity to stay connected with the Fleisher community that she misses and loves. Her evocative mixed-media works have been displayed in numerous solo and group exhibitions both regionally and nationally. Throughout her life she has delighted in a strong relationship with pictures. A direct vehicle for communication, they spark ideas, reveal information, and burn memories. She received her BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2001.