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Join a class designed for those who wish to improve and guide their watercolor techniques toward a more personal and creative direction. In a supportive, constructive, and stress-free environment, learn how to achieve desired effects that will enhance previous painting attempts, and find out about effective methods for attaining more satisfying results with new projects.
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Watercolor is a delightfully fun medium. You will learn a variety of watercolor techniques, including washes and how to make a range of textures on paper, plus some color theory to get you started. No prior experience is necessary. A supply list will be sent.
Watercolor is a delightfully fun medium. You will...
Read moreWednesday May 18th, 9:30am - 12pm Central Time
(6 sessions)Watercolor is a fresh, beautiful way to express the beauty of a sunset or the reflection of trees and clouds on a pond. You will learn to make expressive marks, mix colors, and apply water mindfully to achieve the sparkling, sensitive effects watercolor offers. Prerequisite: Beginning Watercolor or similar experience. A supply list will be sent....
Watercolor is a fresh, beautiful way to express the...
Read moreWednesday May 18th, 1pm - 3:30pm Central Time
(6 sessions)at 92nd Street Y -
Explore watercolor’s unique properties through direct observation of still life, the figure, or photographs in this class. Learn methods of paint application, color formation and visual representation. Participate in group discussions, observe demonstrations, and get feedback on your progress in real time. For the Supply List, please CLICK HERE...
Explore watercolor’s unique properties through...
Read moreWed, Jun 1
7:00pm - 9:30pm Eastern Time
Meets 6 Times
Sun, Jun 5
1:00pm - 3:00pm Eastern Time
Meets 6 Times
Wed, Jul 13
10:00am - 12:30pm Eastern Time
Meets 6 Times
Wed, Jul 13
7:00pm - 9:30pm Eastern Time
Meets 6 Times
Wednesday Jun 1st, 7pm - 9:30pm Eastern Time
(6 sessions)This course examines the language and techniques of watercolor painting from the figure. Students will paint using a variety of strategies derived from current and historical practice. As a medium that allows only a few corrections, the basis of watercolor must be understood. Students will learn the medium's behavior on wet and dry paper and...
This course examines the language and techniques...
Read moreWednesday May 25th, 6pm - 9pm Eastern Time
(6 sessions)at 92nd Street Y -
Learn methods of paint application, color formation and visual representation in this online class. Students will review some of the basic issues in watercolor painting such as value and light, color mixing, wet-in-wet vs wet-over-dry and also look to a specific artists for inspiration to allow students to work on refining their craft. Click below...
Learn methods of paint application, color formation...
Read moreTue, May 31
10:00am - 12:30pm Eastern Time
Meets 6 Times
Tue, May 31
1:00pm - 3:30pm Eastern Time
Meets 6 Times
Tue, May 31
4:00pm - 6:30pm Eastern Time
Meets 6 Times
Tue, Jul 12
10:00am - 12:30pm Eastern Time
Meets 6 Times
Tue, Jul 12
1:00pm - 3:30pm Eastern Time
Meets 6 Times
Tuesday May 31st, 10am - 12:30pm Eastern Time
(6 sessions)at New York Botanical Garden -
This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. This class is designed for both inexperienced students and those who wish to improve their skills. Lectures and demonstrations are enhanced by individual instruction. Work at your own pace on a variety of pieces. Please note, this course requires the purchase...
This class will take place online. Registered students...
Read moreThursday May 26th, 11am - 3:30pm Eastern Time
(5 sessions)at New York Botanical Garden -
This class will take place online with ample opportunity for one on one feedback from the instructor. This workshop will impart the instructor's method of using dry brush watercolor to replicate the colors, form, and texture of hydrangea leaves. The demonstration will include color mixing, working light to dark, layering colors, adding fine detail,...
This class will take place online with ample opportunity...
Read moreSaturday May 21st, 11am - 4:30pm Eastern Time
This course examines the language and techniques of watercolor painting from Landscape. Students will paint using a variety of strategies derived from current and historical practice. This class focuses on a free watercolor approach. The goal is to transmit and exemplify what you see in nature to the paper, learning to simplify and avoid...
This course examines the language and techniques of...
Read moreWednesday May 25th, 2pm - 5pm Eastern Time
(6 sessions)at 92nd Street Y -
Get swept away to the beach in this course that will teach you how to paint beautiful seascapes using watercolor paint. Working from photographs, learn methods of paint application, color formation and visual representation. From peaceful vistas to crashing surf, you’ll learn how to transform this aqueous medium into painterly scenes of the ocean....
Get swept away to the beach in this course that will...
Read moreTuesday May 31st, 4pm - 6:30pm Eastern Time
(3 sessions)at New York Botanical Garden -
This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. You loved her recent New Yorker covers! Award-winning artist and seasoned educator Jenny Kroik is known for the loosely rendered, evocative scenes she describes as "very responsive—like a journal." Using fruits or vegetables as your subject, you will...
This class will take place online. Registered students...
Read moreThursday Jun 16th, 6:30pm - 8:30pm Eastern Time
at 92nd Street Y -
Begin your immersion into the world of watercolors. Learn the basics of watercolor painting including—paint, brush, paper, value, color mixing, wash, wet-in-wet, wet-over-dry. Move on to form, light, color, and composition. Demonstrations will be included in the online class. Classes will include short overviews of historical and contemporary...
Begin your immersion into the world of watercolors....
Read moreMonday Jun 6th, 4pm - 6:30pm Eastern Time
(6 sessions)at 92nd Street Y -
Learn how to achieve a likeness in painting a portrait with this challenging medium. Each week you’ll work directly from a live model or from your own reference photographs to learn how to capture the character and depth of each subject. For the Supply List, please CLICK HERE
Learn how to achieve a likeness in painting a portrait...
Read moreTuesday Jul 12th, 10am - 12:30pm Eastern Time
(3 sessions)at 92nd Street Y -
Develop your ability to capture the model’s features and personality by learning anatomy, proportion, and color-mixing. Lessons and demonstrations will include how to interrupt proportions and views of the head such as how to paint a frontal portrait as well as a three quarter and a profile. Prerequisite: Portrait Drawing Oil Painting...
Develop your ability to capture the model’s features...
Read moreWed, Jun 1
10:00am - 12:30pm Eastern Time
Meets 6 Times
Wed, Jun 1
1:00pm - 3:30pm Eastern Time
Meets 6 Times
Wed, Jul 13
10:00am - 12:30pm Eastern Time
Meets 6 Times
Wed, Jul 13
1:00pm - 3:30pm Eastern Time
Meets 6 Times
Wednesday Jun 1st, 10am - 12:30pm Eastern Time
(6 sessions)After you complete Introduction to Watercolor, continue to learn various techniques and color theory while exploring different ways to combine light, color, and textures in watercolor painting. A supply list will be sent.
After you complete Introduction to Watercolor, continue...
Read moreSaturday Jun 18th, 10am - 12pm Central Time
(6 sessions)at New York Botanical Garden -
This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. Learn the basic watercolor techniques used by botanical artists while painting roses from a provided photograph. A photograph will be provided for reference. Flat wash, layering and dry brush techniques will be covered. This online course will offer live demonstrations,...
This class will take place online. Registered students...
Read moreSaturday Jun 18th, 11am - 4:30pm Eastern Time
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