Watercolor: Intro (Friday AM)
Adult Class | Registration opens Tuesday, October 20, 2026 8:00 AM EDT
This introductory class will explore the fundamentals of this versatile medium while introducing a variety of techniques and applications. Working from still-life objects, design exercises, and photographs, students will explore color mixing, value, and composition while experimenting with expressive brushwork, glazing, lifting, masking, pouring, and spattering. Discover how these techniques can bring more energy and emotional impact to your paintings. La profesora habla español.
What You Will Learn:
- Experiment with expressive brushstrokes and washes.
- Explore value and composition through wash studies.
- Learn basic color mixing techniques.
- Practice reserving whites, glazing, and layering.
- Experiment with lifting techniques.
- Combine Caran d’Ache crayons with watercolor.
- A water bucket/container
- Brushes - small round soft brush (#6), medium round soft brush (#12), 1" flat brush
- Color wheel
- Dry pastels or watercolor crayons
- Eraser
- Good quality watercolor paints either in tube form or pan form such as Winsor Newton, Van Gogh, Holbien, Sennilier. Have at least two shades of blue, red, and yellow plus a brown and green. Some recommended shades: Cobalt Blue, Phathalo Blue- Winsor Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Red, Bright rose, Quinacridone Red or Alizarin Crimson, Hansa Light or Auerolin Yellow, New Gamboge Burnt Sienna (brown), Sap green, Phthalo Green or Viridian
- Good quality Watercolor paper*. 140lb weight or heavier. Many people like using paper with a cold press finish. This can be either sheets or blocks with a minimum size of 9” x 12”.
- Gray Scale
- HB pencil and sharpener
- Masking Fluid
- Paint mixing tray (this can be part of your paint set)
- Painters tape
- Rags
- Sea Sponge (optional)
- Sketchbook
- Spray Bottle (optional)
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Alicia Miño
Alicia Miño Gonzalez was born in Santiago, Chile, and studied drawing and painting since the age of thirteen. The urban escapes and the dynamic city life were essential in the development of her social-oriented consciousness that later influenced and guided her artistic trajectory. She graduated from the Metropolitan University of Chile where she received a master’s degree in visual communication. She later moved to Italy where she spent fifteen years studying art history, oil painting, and sculpture; there she also participated in solo and group shows alongside many recognized Italian artists. Her European experience improved her pictorial technique and deepened her understanding of the positive impact of art in society. With this new-found knowledge, Alicia started an educational path, founding the Mates Art and Design Studio, where she taught drawing, oil/acrylic painting, and sculpture fundamentals for ten years.
La profesora habla español.