Landscape Painting in Watercolor (in person)

Landscape Painting in Watercolor (in person)

In-Person: Adult | This program is completed

20 Academy Street Arlington, MA 02476 United States

Main Classroom

All skill levels

4/2/2024-4/30/2024

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293.00 USD

Member Discount Available

Demystify watercolor painting in this fun and supportive studio class! Learn about managing the paint-to-water ratio and enjoy this wonderful medium for creating expressive and evocative paintings. Students will quickly be comfortable with creating value studies in pencil to understand contrast and composition. Then paint a variety of landscapes in watercolor by practicing techniques such as flat wash, dry brush, mixing colors on both the palette and the paper, wet-into-wet, creating effective edges and others. Subjects may include seascapes, mountains, gardens and more. A variety of painting styles will be presented with inspirations from watercolor artists such as John Singer Sargent, Mignonette Yin Cheng, and others. Reference landscapes photos will be provided for each session. Students are also invited to bring photos of their favorite landscapes or travel photos as references. All levels are welcome.

With Artist Corry Buckwalter

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  • Students should bring the following:

    -Cold press watercolor pad, 9x12 inches, Canson brand or another
    -Optional: Arches cold press paper which is more expensive but great to try out a small pad
    --Inexpensive bound sketch pad, 8” x 10” or 9” x 12”
    --H, HB and 2B graphite pencils
    --Kneaded and plastic erasers
    --Masking tape, light colored or clips
    --Board or surface to tape or clip paper onto
    --A minimum of 8 professional-quality tubes of watercolor paint;, small size tube is fine from Winsor & Newton brand. Suggested warm and cool colors that mix nicely for landscapes OR use what paints you already have:
    1. Lemon Yellow or Azo
    2. Naples Yellow
    3. Scarlet Lake
    4. Permanent Rose
    5. French Ultramarine
    6. Cobalt Blue
    7. Burnt Sienna
    8. Winsor Violet (Dioxazine)
    Optional:
    1. Winsor Green Blue Shade 2. Antwerp Blue 3. Sap Green
    OR a set of professional quality watercolor paints in a pan format
    -Palette to mix colors, porcelain or enamel preferred over plastic
    -Synthetic Rounds Brushes, sizes #2, #4, #6, #10, plus a very small brush for details such as size 3/0 or other, one flat brush ¾ inch or 1 inch approximately or use what you have. Princeton SNAP! Series 9650 Golden Synthetic Brushes are reasonably priced
Buckwalter, Corry

Corry Buckwalter is a visual artist, educator and landscape designer based in Arlington. Her artwork explores ecology, land use and botanical history. In the studio classroom, Corry nurtures individual student creativity through inclusive and supportive instruction. Her belief that art making is a catalyst for personal growth and community-building has grown from her extensive experience teaching adult learners of all abilities. Corry's favorite art media are graphite, colored pencil, watercolor and Sumi ink. https://www.corrybuckwalter.com/