Lake Superior is a perfect subject for learning how to paint trees, rocks, skies, and water. Join this workshop and learn how to build a successful landscape painting. Catherine will cover composition, value studies, color selection, color mixing, and basic watercolor technique. Instructor demos will begin each day, and students will have individual studio time with help from the instructor. The class will spend one afternoon out on the harbor. Students will bring the following materials: Professional Grade tube watercolors Good choices of brands include: Winsor Newton, Holbein, Daniel Smith, DaVinci, or M. Graham Recommended Colors (These are colors that I work with, but you may have colors in your paint box that will work just as well.) What you need is a warm and cool version of the three primary colors. Choose one from each line. My colors are: Permanent Rose Burnt Sienna, Brown Madder or Transparent Pyrrol Orange Winsor Yellow, Hansa Yellow or Aureolin New Gamboge or Quinacridone Gold Winsor Blue (same as Phthalo), Prussian Blue, Antwerp Blue, Cobalt Blue Optional Colors: Dioxazine Violet (Winsor Violet) Phthalo Turquoise Brushes 1” or 2” wash brush #10 or #12 round watercolor brushes Paper Paper is your most important supply. Please purchase a professional grade paper, if at all possible. The resulting paintings will be far superior and the process less frustrating for you. You can purchase individual sheets and cut them to size of: 140# cold press watercolor paper. (Arches, Winsor Newton, Kilimanjaro or Fabriano) or purchase a Watercolor block (Arches, Fabriano, Kilimanjaro, or Winsor Newton) 9” x 12” size or larger works well. **If using sheet paper, please have a drawing board on which to tape your paper. Supplies Drawing pencil- 2B Tracing paper Sketch book Tape- (artist’s or masking tape) Permanent black marker Ruler Paper towels or rags 2 containers for water Palette (plastic or butcher’s tray enamel) Small pump spray bottle Masking Fluid (Pebeo Drawing Gum is a good choice) + old brush for application Plein air easel and supplies to paint outdoors for one afternoon
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