Monday Evening Introduction to Watercolor (online)

Monday Evening Introduction to Watercolor (online)

Online: Adult | This program is completed

20 Academy Street Arlington, MA 02476 United States
Main Classroom
All skill levels
4/29/2024-6/10/2024
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223.00 USD
Member Discount Available

Monday Evening Introduction to Watercolor (online)

Online: Adult | This program is completed

Intimidated about starting your watercolor journey? Find your creative voice in this introductory Watercolor Painting class! From expressive mark-making to luminous colors, watercolor is an endlessly fascinating tool to add to your artist’s tool box. In this course, students will learn paint and brush handling, composition, and color mixing through demonstrations, presentations, and, of course, plenty of hands-on painting time. This course is designed for beginners, but open to anyone looking to pick up a new technique or hone their skills. This is an online course- zoom link will be shared prior to start of class.

With Artist Natalia Slattery

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  • Students should bring the following:

    The materials for this class are very flexible, if you have any questions about substitutions, please email the instructor at natalia@nataliaslattery.com.


    Pigments: You will need a basic set of pigments, including a red, blue, yellow. Pigments can be purchased in 5ml tubes. 


    This is a good starter set: 

    https://www.dickblick.com/items/daniel-smith-extra-fine-watercolor-essentials-set-5-ml-tube/


    If you prefer to buy tubes individually, these are the colors I recommend, with the most important starred*


    -ultramarine blue*

    -hansa yellow*

    -quinacradine red*

    -new gamboge or yellow ochre

    -Pyrrol Scarlet

    -phalo blue

    -burnt sienna

    -raw umber

    -paynes gray 


    Brushes: This is a good set or you can buy individually: https://www.dickblick.com/items/blick-scholastic-golden-taklon-brush-set-set-of-5/

    -½ inch flat

    -¼ inch flat

    -#6 round

    -#1 round


    Palette: a white ceramic plate works great, or any waterproof surface


    Paper:


    -9x12 Canson Watercolor pad: 

    https://www.dickblick.com/items/canson-xl-watercolor-pad-9-x-12-euro-fold-30-sheets/


    Other materials:

    -sketching pencils and eraser

    -masking tape 

    -a board to tape your paintings to 

    -water cup

    -paper towels


Natalia Slattery

Natalia Slattery is a Cambridge and New York based artist who focuses on highlighting small moments of intimacy through printmaking and mixed-media. After graduating with a BFA in Sculpture from Temple University, Natalia jumped into creating Ada’s Estate, a small business which she uses as a platform for sharing new work and supporting her creative endeavors. Recently, Natalia has perfected her two-color block printing process, and her new series, Much to Think About, uses the intensive process of printmaking to write and rewrite moments of contemplation. Find Natalia’s work on instagram @adas_estate or online at nataliaslattery.com.