Upcoming Live Watercolor Mastery Workshops

 

Be sure to make your reservation early for one of our live online events as limited space is available and the workshops tend to sell out fast. 

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 Virtual On-Line
Watercolor Mastery Workshop

"Branch Meeting"
March 16th, 2024
10am to 2pm PT

 

Welcome to our newest Watercolor Mastery Workshop scheduled for March 2nd, 2024, "Branch Meeting." A workshop filled with wildlife painting techniques you'll be able to use in all of your future paintings!
Wildlife painting, especially birds, is one of the most loved subjects for all watercolor artists. What it takes to create a beautiful and convincing portrait of any kind of animal can be summed up in one word...control. However, because of watercolor's reputation for being unpredictable, most watercolor artists cringe at the thought of painting anything in watercolor that requires them to have a bit more control over the medium.
I can tell you from experience that it is easier than you think it is. Its only a matter of breaking down your subject into simple and achievable steps.
In this Watercolor Mastery Workshop, we'll be using House Sparrows as our subject, but, more importantly, I'll be showing you fundamentally simple and universal concepts that can be applied to any kind of animal painting. 
 
This is a workshop for artists of all skill levels, and beginners are especially encouraged to attend.
Here's just some of what we'll be covering in this upcoming Watercolor Mastery Workshop:
*Why values are essential to turning the form and how to use them to your advantage.
*How to have ultimate and predictable control over over the medium when you need it.
*How selecting the right tools for the job will make or break your painting.
*Why darkening a value is much more than simply creating thicker pigment or adding darker paint.
*How to use photographs as inspiration more than reference. 
*The secret to color harmony, and how to use a limited palette.
*How knowing the basic simple anatomy of any animal you paint is important to a convincing result.
*Why selecting the right color and technique for your background will emphasize and direct focus to your subject and add energy to your painting. 
And so much more!
Then, we will apply everything we learn to a guided step-by-step demonstration of the painting shown above. As we go from step to step, we'll discuss the techniques and concepts we learned and how they directly relate to this painting. Since this will be a live, interactive, hands on experience, you'll have the opportunity to ask questions in real time and have them answered by the artist.
 
This one day event is going to help you to make a quantum leap in your watercolor painting abilities
This is definitely a watercolor workshop you will not want to miss.

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 Virtual On-Line
Watercolor Mastery Workshop

"Tuscan Vineyard"
April 6th, 2024
10am to 2pm PT

 

Welcome to our newest Watercolor Mastery Workshop scheduled for April 6th, 2024, "Tuscan Vineyard." A workshop filled with landscape painting techniques you'll be able to use in all of your future paintings!
Vineyards are one of the most rewarding subjects to paint, and one of my personal favorites! 
In this upcoming Watercolor Mastery Workshop, I'll be sharing with you all of the concepts and techniques I use to create beautiful and colorful vineyard paintings. 
 
I hope you enjoy the workshop "Tuscan Vineyard" I have prepared for you here. My approach to watercolors is fairly straight forward. This is an easy to follow step-by-step workshop for artists of all skill levels.
 
This is a workshop for artists of all skill levels, and beginners are especially encouraged to attend.
Here's just some of what we'll be covering in this upcoming Watercolor Mastery Workshop:
*A guided step-by-step plan that you'll be able to use in every future watercolor painting.
*How to turn reference photographs into a beautiful watercolor paintings.
*How to use color temperature to create depth and distance in your landscapes.
*Learn a variety of watercolor wash techniques to use in all of your future paintings.
*How to use the theory of "planes" in landscapes.
*A common sense approach to perspective.
*The secrets of easy landscape composition.
*How to incorporate a wide range of values into your paintings and why it's important.
*How to simplify a watercolor painting with suggestion and where to use details.
*How to direct focus in a painting with a compelling composition.
*Recorded Artist Q&A session.
And so much more!
Then, we will apply everything we learn to a guided step-by-step demonstration of the painting shown above. As we go from step to step, we'll discuss the techniques and concepts we learned and how they directly relate to this painting. Since this will be a live, interactive, hands on experience, you'll have the opportunity to ask questions in real time and have them answered by the artist.
 
This one day event is going to help you to make a quantum leap in your watercolor painting abilities.
This is definitely a watercolor workshop you will not want to miss.