Dates: Thursdays, March 28, April 11, April 25 & May 9, 2024
Time: 3:00 AM-5:00 PM Pacific Time, 6:00-8:00 PM Eastern Time, 11:00 PM-1:00 AM London Time
Medium: Ink and Watercolor
Level: Some experience with ink and watercolor helpful.
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Watch spring unfold with a heightened awareness of color during this watercolor series focusing on in-depth color exploration, experimentation, and practice. We’ll paint a variety of spring nature subjects, including flowers, foliage, and birds, concentrating on a specific color in each session so you can get to know your palette and gain confidence with mixing clean, vibrant colors. Each class will include an overview of pigments, color play and mixing, and a focal piece that showcases the dominant color. This series gives you the flexibility to sign up for one or more sessions, with a discount for choosing all four.
Session 1: Pink and Red; Thursday, March 28
We’ll begin this series by learning about watercolor pigments, including transparency, staining, and warm and cool colors. We’ll then explore the properties of frequently used reds and put that knowledge into practice painting spring blossoms in shades from pale pink to ruby reds.
Session 2: Yellow; Thursday, April 11
Get to know warm and cool yellows and experiment with mixing tricky yellow shadow colors. We’ll paint a yellow warbler as our focal piece.
Session 3: Green; Thursday, April 25
The color that best exemplifies spring often leaves painters mystified. We’ll mix lots of greens and learn more about “convenience” greens. Painting plant foliage using a variety of techniques will be the focus for this class.
Session 4: Blue and Violet; Thursday, May 9
Both standing alone and when mixed, blues are often the workhorses of nature painting. We’ll paint out a palette of blues and consider which ones to choose for skies, shadows, and bright violets. We’ll paint a tree swallow as our focal piece.
