Beginning Watercolor: Flowers and Landscapes
Day: Saturday
Dates: TBA
Time:
Cost:
Instructor: Christine Oliver
Class Size Limit: 10
*NOTE: These classes have limited space availability, please sign up early.
The course focuses on basic watercolor techniques – wet-on-wet, dry brush, stippling, washes, etc. Class members will do exercises to increase their skills. We will work from photos and the instructor will give step-by-step instructions. Class members will make a copy of these images and bring them to the class, or I will provide a copy for those who need one. This is covered by a $5 copy fee, due the first week. Demonstrations, lectures and one-on-one coaching are provided. Painters should bring their own supplies to the first class; a supplies list is provided below.
Week 1: Flowers – Realistic demonstration and painting
Week 2: Flowers – Charles Reid demonstration and painting
Week 3: Landscape – demonstration and painting
Week 4: Landscape – demonstration and painting
Week 5: Open Paint Day – we will work on finishing paintings
Week 6: Make-up Class (Free) OR Optional Drop-In Day ($20)
Recommended Materials List:
- Medium size watercolor block or pad – Cold Press (Arches – 10×14 or smaller) 140 lb.
- Soft natural sponge and cellulose kitchen sponge for controlling the amount of water on your brushes
- Q-tips
- #2 or #3 Pencil
- Kneaded eraser
- 2 large plastic containers for water – 16 oz. containers
- Large flat brush – 1 inch or greater (nylon)
- Round watercolor brushes – Numbers – 8, 10, 12, 14 (Richeson’s Series 9000, Da Vinci and Robert Simmons are all good brushes – good quality & affordable. Brushes usually come in even numbers.)
- Small stiff bristle brush – you will find these with the acrylic and oil brushes (will be used for scrubbing, lifting and correcting)
- Watercolor Palette – large plastic palette, with large enough wells to mix pools of paint, a cover is nice
- Old toothbrush, Paper towels, Tissues (Kleenex, Puffs, etc.)
- Small sketch book – can be as small as 3.5” x 5”
Watercolor Paint: (Recommend Artist Grade paint which has more pigment but is more expensive; Student Grade paint is less expensive and is also acceptable if price is an issue)
- Lemon Yellow
- Cadmium Yellow
- Cadmium Red Medium
- Alizarin Crimson
- Cobalt Blue
- Ultramarine Blue or Pthalo Blue
- Hooker’s Green Deep
- Sap Green
- Yellow Ochre
- Burnt Sienna
- Paynes Gray
- Sepia