Explore the principles of color, design, and composition while enhancing your technical familiarity with the mediums of watercolor and gouache in this foundation level class. We will relate design and compositional principles to representational and abstract picture making. We will work from still-life, photo, real space, and our sensibilities. Whether you are looking to strengthen the composition of your work through concepts such as harmony, rhythm, balance, dominance, and contrast, or gain practical experience manipulating aqueous mediums, this class is essential, especially for those who are looking to advance their artistic experience beyond drawing and into painting. The beginning of each class will feature the introduction of concepts and physical demonstrations. Then, you will work in class as the instructor discusses with you your work. In these talks, you will learn how to apply principles of design and techniques of painting to further your work.

What You Will Learn in This Course:
1. The ability to manipulate color and watercolor paint.
2. The ability to carry out a successful strategy throughout the process.
3. Learn the basic principles of two dimensional design.
4. Awareness of color interactions: harmony, saturation, and complementary.