We appreciate your interest in our classes for adults. Our 6-week Artist Series meet once a week for 3 hours and cost $250 per 6-week session. Our One-Day Workshops typically cost $99. Current studio members receive 20% off all classes offered at Artascope. For info about inclement weather and how it might affect classes, please click HERE.
If cancelling up to a week before class starts, refunds are available (less a $25 processing fee). / If cancelling within a week before class starts, refunds are 25% of purchase price. / If cancelling within 48 hours of a class start, you will not receive a refund. We will do our best to find you a comparable class at our discretion.
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Crash Course Watercolor One-Day Workshop
May 23, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
A six-hour crash course in painting with watercolors for first-timers or those who would like a refresher.
Learn to create a beautiful wash, layer and mix colors, paint wet on wet and create luminous passages. Students will learn to manage the ratio of pigment to water and the importance of values in watercolor. Crash Course Watercolor will touch on many aspects of watercolor painting, history, materials, innovative techniques and traditional watercolor. Activities will be a fun mix of painting analysis, watercolor technique exercises, demos and painting time. By the close of the workshop students will have completed an abstract watercolor design, a small still life painting and a landscape.
NOTE: This is an in-person workshop. If you prefer online, we are also offering this same workshop on June 16th via ZOOM.
$79 workshop fee does not include materials. A list of recommended supplies can be found after the instructor bio, OR you can rent a painting kit from the instructor for $20, but she does need to know in advance if you want this option.
We will have an hour break for lunch between Noon-1pm. Bring your own lunch to eat outside or check out one of the local restaurants in the area.
NOTE: COVID-19 protocols are in place for the safety of our teachers and students, which includes wearing masks while inside.
About the instructor: Deena S. Ball is a nationally renowned landscape painter known for her innovative use of watercolor in combination with a textured ground and specialized surfaces. She received her BA in Art history and Studio Art from Colby College in Waterville, Maine, and continued her studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of Art and Tyler School of Art. Deena’s work is exhibited extensively throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, and can be found in issues of Watercolor Artist and the annual publications of the watercolor book, Splash. Deena’s work is primarily landscapes with many of her paintings done on location outside. Learn more at www.deenasball.com.
Materials needed: Basic list
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PAPER
- Arches Watercolor pad 9 x 12 140 lb cold press or one sheet of Arches cold press 140 lb paper
- A board to tape your paper to (gatorboard, plastic or wood cutting board) masking tape/ painters tape or art tape preferably white in color
PAINTS
- Winsor Newton Professional watercolor – Permanent Rose 5ml tube
- Winsor Newton Professional watercolor – French Ultramarine 5 ml tube
- Winsor Newton Professional watercolor – Transparent Yellow 5 ml tube
BRUSH AND PALETTE (note watercolor brushes are different from oil and acrylic brushes)
- Robert Simmons Sapphire Brush round Short Handle Size 6
- Folding watercolor Palette with mixing area 8” x 4”
- A butchers tray or white pottery plate will also work
ADDITIONAL ITEMS
- water container
- blow dryer
- paper towels
- pencil
- paper for note taking and sketches
