Expressive Watercolor

Gain a foundation in the visual language of watercolor with an emphasis on simplifying landscape subjects through large value shapes. Students will enjoy one full demo each day as well as paint one strategic follow along activity designed to speed up your understanding and abilities. Dan will bring optional photos to use but also strongly encourages you to bring photos that speak to you and inspire you to want to paint because there will be several hours each day to apply new knowledge and paint. Dan will guide students to use the damp paper method and class will be peppered with group discussion and one-to-one guidance. Students are asked to bring the following supplies Palette  Dan uses a Quiller palette and a condensed palette (my plein-air palette) called En Plein Air Pro.  Quiller Color Wheel  Shows you the location of pigments on the color wheel.  Paper  Please bring cheaper watercolor paper for value studies, and good quality paper, 100% rag cotton in quarter sheet size, for paintings. I typically use arches 300lb rough or 140lb cold press and also rough texture. Arches 140lb cold press is a very commonly used and recommended paper.  Dan will guide students to use the damp paper method by wetting the front and back of the paper before starting. This allows for longer “open time” to blend colors, get soft edges, and maximize the amazing textures inherent in watercolor. Paint  Dan uses Winsor & Newton watercolor paints. I would strongly recommend having white gouache on your palette as well.  Paynes Gray Ultramarine Violet  Ultramarine Blue   Cobalt Blue  Cerulean Blue  Cobalt Turquoise  Viridian  Cadmium Free Yellow Pale  Naples Yellow  Winsor Orange   Burnt Sienna  Cadmium Free Red  Permanent Rose Titanium White  Brushes  Use what you’re comfortable with; I use a combination of flats and rounds, both synthetic and natural hair. Several options are listed for brushes, one for each size is fine.   Large Brushes  Princeton Neptune Quill 8  Black Velvet Jumbo Round, LG  Da Vinci Casaneo, 6  Medium Brushes  Princeton Neptune Round 14 W/N Synthetic Sable Round 14 Rosemary Brushes:   Series 99, #14 size  Series 99, #12 size  Small / detail Brushes Princeton Velvetouch,   Long Round, size 12  Miller’s Golden Fleece Rigger, size 1 Misc  Continuous Sprayer (Pick whichever you like, they are all pretty much the same)  HB pencil and kneaded eraser  Masonite sealed with 2 clearcoats or plexiglass Natural sponge for wetting the front and back of the paper Water container  Household sponge, rags, paper towels  Masking Tape  Photographs and sketches to work from