Botanical Watercolor Workshop
In-Person Adult Workshop | Registration opens 2/5/2025 10:00 AM
In this Botanical Watercolor Workshop we will learn how to draw and paint watercolor flowers using wet on wet and wet on dry techniques. Students will experiment with texture and gradient color. Please bring in a favorite flower photo or a floral arrangement photo to work from. Students will leave with a finished watercolor painting. All levels are welcome!
With Artist Angela Ackerman
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- Required supplies for this program:
- Watercolor paint
- brushes
- paper
- charcoal
- graphite pencils or watercolor pencils
Angela Ackerman
Angela Ackerman is an artist and educator who has been teaching art to both children and adults since 1995 in various local museums, schools, and art centers. She attended Rhode Island School of Design and has a BFA in illustration and a Masters in Education from Framingham State University. Angela's career started at Hallmark Cards in Kansas City designing greeting cards, gift bags, and books. After moving to New England, she started exhibiting her work at the NY Stationery Show/Surtex Trade Shows and licensing her designs for many consumer products including: mugs, teapots, giftware, baby bedding, and ornaments. Her editorial illustration clients include: Random House, The Washington Post, Family Therapy Networker, and Mortgage Banking.
Currently, Angela is most passionate about the creation process itself: incorporating watercolor, expressive line drawing, and experimentation in her practice. Whether in teaching or in her own art, she challenges herself to reinvent her process constantly, understanding that there is no limit to creativity as long as you always stay curious and eager to learn.