Introduction to Watercolor

FULL WITH A WAITLIST

Visual Arts Center

Richmond Virginia

9:30 a.m. - 12 noon

Get introduced to watercolors or refresh your knowledge of the medium. We’ll explore our materials, then cover application methods like wet–on–wet, glazes, blocks, resists and lifts. We’ll also cover work area set–up, composition set–up, lost and found edges, transferring imagery and methods for controlling the paint. With an emphasis on value as a way to produce convincing compositions, class discussions will touch on color theory, light, texture, and transparency. We’ll paint from direct observation and reference photos. Expect lots of one–on–one guidance and detailed demonstration from the instructor. Students will come away with a deeper understanding of this medium and its expressive possibilities.

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Value to Color in Painting

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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Richmond, Virginia

Sat-Sun February 18-19, 2023

10am-4pm

Learn how value and color are related so that you can make them work for your benefit to give your paintings the impact or subtlety that you want them to have. The strategies taught create a stronger awareness of presence, eye travel and illusionary space in your work. Instead of focusing on one or two finished pieces, several studies will be created. This technique driven workshop is not media sensitive, watercolor, acrylic, and oils are all welcome. Please use a medium that you are familiar working with. Prerequisites: basic drawing and painting.

This is a good introductory/companion class to the Color Theory with the Masters class 

listed below

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Color Theory with the Masters

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Visual Arts Center

Richmond, Virginia

Tuesdays March 21th-April 25th (no class April 4th)

9:30-12 noon

Make knowledgeable color choices! Explore temperature, intensities, chromatic neutrals, color schemes, and limited palettes to help students construct harmonious color compositions based on personal expressive goals. Learn how masters from pre-Renaissance to modern times have worked with these same color challenges. Students will be expected to complete out of class assignments, and should have a working knowledge of their medium and the 12-step color wheel.

Explore color temperature, intensities, chromatic neutrals, color schemes, and limited palettes through the works of master painters. Then construct harmonious color compositions based on personal expressive goals. 

This builds on knowledge taught in the Value to Color workshop listed above.

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Plein Air Painting Intensive 

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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 

Richmond, Virginia