Beginning Watercolor with Rebecca Brody
September 26 - October 31, 2018
Wednesdays
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Class Fee $150, Art Museum Members receive a 10% discount
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Ages 15+
Enrollment
Minimum: 6
Maximum: 12
Class Description
This class is designed for those with little or no art experience! We will learn color mixing, composition, painting wet-in-wet, and several useful techniques. Together, we will paint a series of paintings, from simple to complex. Students may draw their own sketches or use patterns.
Class One: Introduction to transparent watercolors, mixing colors.
Class Two: Painting rocks
· Using variety and texture to lead the eye.
· Granulation, shadows, picking up excess color.
Class Three: Old Barn Landscape
Class Four: Trees, Foliage, Grass, wild flowers
· Using wet-in-wet, dry brush, charged brush and underpainting.
· Palette knife work and other methods of achieving texture.
Class Five: Zinnias
· Learning to paint from photographs; vignettes; painting complex subjects by hinting at the detail.
Class Six: Finishing projects
· Painting greeting cards; experimenting with new materials; matting and framing.
Materials
Most materials will be provided. All materials provided for the first class. Students will receive quality paper, a small palette with basic colors, a small drawing board, and they may borrow brushes until they find some of their own.
About the Instructor
Rebecca Brody is an established artist in the area with shows at the Art Museum, TAF, and several other galleries. See recent work at her website: rebeccabrody.com and facebook: Rebecca Brody Watercolor Art.
For more information, contact the instructor.
Rebecca Brody
rbrodyart@gmail.com
