SOA presents Creative Aging: Introduction to Painting in Watercolor

Join us for this 9 week introductory workshop to learn about watercolor painting with Donna Miskend. This workshop will end with a culminating event in which participants will exhibit their best pieces of art to share with family and friends. 

This class will will provide an Introduction to watercolor as a painting medium: how to best use the medium to achieve desired goals, techniques, tools, best practices.

Intro to Painting with Watercolor offers an overview of working within the watercolor medium. This class will enable students to understand the options available to the artist by using this medium as opposed to oil or acrylic, and the best methods and tools to express their personal creative goals. Through exercises, demonstration and group critiques and discussion, students will gain an understanding of working with watercolor in particular, and build confidence in their abilities as artists to continue the practice beyond the class.

Supplies:

Participants are expected to purchase their own supplies. 

2 8-10 wells palettes. or clear plastic egg cartons - Michaels Art Alternatives White 10 Well Round Palette

Blick Plastic 10-Well Paint Tray preferably with a cover or $ store

princeton watercolor round brush short handle 3750 size #4 or #6 either store Michaels Princeton™ Select™

Blick 06389-1006 Artiste Series 3750 Short Handle Round Brush and foam 1” brush 06027-1001 IMPORTANT- make sure it has a good point. No stray hairs or set of 5 Golden Synthetic Brushes by Artist's Loft® Necessities™ use coupon online.

Paints: {Blick Store or Amazon}

Cotman Watercolor Tube Paint: 5ml or 8ml

Cadmium Red Pale, Cadmium Yellow Pale, Lemon Yellow, Ultramarine Blue, Prussian Blue, Permanent Rose

1 graphite pencil preferably 2H

1 small grey kneaded eraser

PAPER:

Strathmore 300 series 9x12 pad watercolor 140lb cold press paper 10148-1023 or Winsor Newton watercolor cold press 4x6 140lb postcards or Fabriano Studio watercolor pad 140lb cold press 8x10 10183-3009

Strathmore 9x12 pad watercolor 140 lb hot press paper 10183-3009 or Canson 7 x 10 mixed media pad Blick 12468-1022.

Additional Supplies:

Paper Towels, 2 clean yogurt cups or other small plastic container or small jars - must be clean, eye dropper or plastic pipette 3” cut off a piece of plain soap like IVORY no deodorant or dishwashing liquid, blue painters tape from the dollar store 1/2” wide.

Note from teacher:

I will provide a speciman to paint on screen, or you can purchase a speciman to paint in front of you for the first class - if you want to paint from a speciman in front of you, choose 1 of the following: a round apple, red or green try to get one that looks like a circle not heart shaped OR a medium round red tomato.

Registration is required. Zoom link will be sent by 10am the morning of the program.