Experimental Watercolor

Adult Class | This program is completed

All levels welcome.

4/5/2023-6/7/2023

9:00 AM-12:00 PM EDT on Wed

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$315.00

$285.00

$15.00

Linking abstraction to reality can be simultaneously one of the most exhilarating, yet perplexing forms of expression. In this highly energetic class learn to abandon fears and truly embrace the experimentation of what water based mediums can do. You will discover the joy in relinquishing control through guided drawing and painting exercises that transition through modes of inspiration and thought process.

What you will learn:
1. Really explore alternative painting techniques
2. Get comfortable with working wet into wet
3. Take risks and experiment
4. Use composition and line to strengthen your drawings

  • • Palette and/or mixing dishes
  • • Palette knife
  • • Natural sponge
  • • Liquid masking fluid
  • • Plastic spray bottle
  • • Painters Tape
  • • Watercolor brushes:round tip - #4 and #10,1-inch flat brush
  • • Watercolor paper: individual sheets or block–140lb. Cold pressed, 8 x 10, or 9 x 12 pads.
  • • Watercolor paint in tubes or trays (Colors will be discussed the first day of class): a few suggested brands – Winsor & Newton, Da Vinci, L'Aquarelle, Holbein, Daniele Smith Watercolors
  • • Water-soluble colored pencils and crayons (optional)
  • • Waterproof Black Ink (optional)
  • • Salt (optional)