Watercolor Wednesdays

Here is an opportunity to build your painting and watercolor skills!

In each live, online session (held over Zoom) I offer you instruction, guidance and inspiration from my foundational workshops – in shorter time segments. You can pick and choose which sessions to attend – no need to commit to the entire series.

These sessions are equally beneficial if you are just getting going, or want to fill in the blanks of your knowledge.  Great as well for review if you’ve already taken these workshops – and you’ve forgotten some of what you’ve learned.

Limited to 12 artists – so everyone gets personal attention.

All sessions 10:00am – 12:30pm Pacific Time – and will be recorded for future viewing.

NOTE: 2024 session dates are TBD.  All previous sessions were recorded.  Unedited videos are available for purchase for $25/each.  Contact me for more info/explanation.

Cost:  $45/session PAY ONLINE to reserve your spot!

Subjects:

Leaves and Greens 

Let’s take on the challenge of painting leaves!  I hear all the time in my regular painting groups:  “leaves are hard!:  I find this too – often they are more complex than petals.  I have guidance to share – how to start, what to look for, how to navigate all that detail.  And the green paints we use for our leaves (mostly) can also pose a challenge. We’ll take a look at the special case of green paints and pigments.

“Pushing” Color in our Paintings

For those of us who are addicted to color – and especially intense, vibrant color – sometimes the “real” world isn’t enough. I’ve found myself pumping up the vibrancy in my work for a long time – and it seems to continue to increase.  Starting with reference images, we’ll look at visual cues and how we can support our inclination to make our paintings sing with color!

Color in White and Rich Darks

On either end of the lightness scale, color tends to be harder to perceive – and thus to paint. Painting white things – white dishes, white woodwork, white clothing and, for me, mostly white petals presents an opportunity to be a color hunter or a color sleuth.  Similarly, very dark subjects can be painted with more richness and interest than using just black or neutral dark paints. You’re invited to “see” color in these two applications through my eyes to bring more interest and aliveness to your paintings.

Composition

What and how we include the shapes that make up the “things” we paint is a curious process.  Mostly how I’ve composed my paintings – square, oblong or in-between, how large the subject is, what’s brought in, what is left out – has been entirely instinctive.  I want to feel “related” to my subjects and whatever fosters that is how I go.  Let’s take a dive into composition – what we find works and not.  Learn to hear your intuitive voice too.