Start date: Thursday, April 1 2021.
Schedule:
On Thursday, April 1, 2021, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Resource person: learn@vandusen.org
Location: Via Zoom
Description:
Revel in West Coast scenery by learning to paint watercolour landscapes in this workshop with Susan Pearson. Whether you’re painting an ocean or mountain scene, or adding a focused subject in the foreground layer, this class will help you learn the necessary techniques to express scenic beauty. Instruction and demonstration will cover techniques such as wet-into-wet washes, lifting colour off the page, and timing layers of colour. Recordings of classes will be available for a limited time to registered participants. For this class, Susan suggests that participants have the following materials at home: Paper - Arches 140lb-300lb. cold press watercolour paper, 9” x 12” or larger.
Watercolour Paints - Holbein brand: Red (Carmine) Yellow (New Gamboge) Blue (Peacock blue). Can add Olive Green, Opera (hot pink), and Payne’s grey.
Detailed Brushes – size 01 for fine detail. A good array of brushes includes sizes 04, 1, 4, and 6.
Mixing Palette - plastic or ceramic white surface
Sketching – 2b mechanical pencil and white eraser
Water – 2 mason jars or 2 yogurt containers
Blow Dryer – nice to have for drying paint layers quickly