Women of Watercolor:
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS 2023
All workshop attendees must have paid their dues and be fully vaccinated and boosted.
NEGATIVE PAINTING with Kathleen Lanzoni
June 8 9:00-3:00
Cost is $30
Senior Center in Frisco
How does an artist paint one object while not actually painting the object? It is all about painting the shapes using light and dark areas. In this workshop we paint together to learn the watercolor technique of negative painting. Let’s have fun learning how to use the wonderful light of the paper to develop our paintings.
Class begins with a discussion and demonstration, then working together, step by step, we get right to painting. Students will get individual feedback throughout the day. We will discuss many aspects of creative painting techniques and process with emphasis on enjoying the flow of water and paint on paper. Let’s have fun with the magic of watercolors!
Watercolor Basics with Jerre Smith
July 6 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (bring a sack lunch)
(A part two will be added July 7 again this year depending on interest)
Location – Ann Brewster’s studio
Cost - $30 per WOW member per class, ($55/class non-members). If a non-member wishes to join WOW, the additional $25 will go toward membership through this year.
Goals of the course would be to:
provide beginner watercolorists with basic information that will speed up their learning curve and set them up for success and provide a review of watercolor basics for painters who would like to revisit them.
Topics to be covered will include:
• WC supplies - papers, brushes, paints, brands and where you can buy them
• setting up your workspace
• knowing the characteristics of your pigments
• mixing colors from a limited palette - 3 different ways!
• brush strokes
• composition - value sketches, color schemes
• the importance of variation- lights and darks, warms and cools, and hard and soft edges, size and distance between objects
• exploring watercolor techniques -glazing, wet in wet, softening edges, lifting, masking, scraping, salt, brush work, washes
Supplies: NOTE, the club will provide a small kit to those who are new to watercolor and have never taken this class. It will include one #12 brush, one sheet of Arches watercolor paper, a small palette and some paint. Students who are not new to watercolor should bring their own brushes, paint and paper, as listed below.
Brushes- 1 round watercolor brush, size 12 (I recommend Cornel 7020 Ultra Round, from Jerrysartrama)
1 round watercolor brush, size 4 or 6
1 flat wash brush, 1.5” or 2” wide, or larger
Paints - Please bring ARTIST Grade paints (like Winsor Newton or DaVinci )
Alizarin Crimson or quinacridone red
Gamboge or Aureolin (yellows)
Ultramarine Blue or Phthalo Blue
Paper – One full sheet (22 x 30”) of Arches 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper
Additional materials: Reference photos to paint from, a pencil, white or kneaded eraser, clipboard, ruler and small note pad, a pallet if you have one.
Supply sources: Online catalogs like- Cheap Joe’s, Blick, Jerrysartarama.com, and sometimes Amazon. Retail stores: Meiningers, Michaels, Hobby Lobby
2023 Workshop With Guest Artist Jeff Stahler
Dates Workshop 1: Tuesday-Wednesday 7/11– 7/12, 2023
Dates Workshop 2: Thursday-Friday 7/13 – 7/14, 2023
Dinners will be held on Monday, July 10th and Wednesday, July 12th.
Each class is limited to max 12 students.
Cost: $ 50 total per member for both days
Our guest artist for 2023 is Jeff Stahler, born in Ohio, and current resident of Colorado. Jeff is a cartoonist and a watercolor plein air artist. He is a member of numerous watercolor societies around the US, and has won numerous awards in watercolor exhibits. “ What I really enjoy is plein air painting. I love its fluidity and watching what happens on the paper as I push colors. I love the accidental qualities of watercolor and what happens when colors meet on the surface. It’s so fun to be in that immediate zone.”
Supplies:
all of my supplies can easily fit into a backpack.
-Paper; please bring a 9x12 or 11x 14 pad of watercolor paper . I like using Arches and/ or Kiliminjaro cold press and rough.
-Paint; Tubes of paint, not the dried up cakes in pans. Most of my paints are either Daniel Smith or Windsor Newton brands. My palette usually consists of Indigo, Van Dyck Brown, Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Blue, Phthalo Blue, Quinacridone Burnt Scarlet, Burnt Umber, Quinacridone Gold, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red, Cadmium -free Yellow & White Gouache. (*These are suggested colors, you’re welcome to use what you have )
-Palette; with a good size mixing area.
-Brushes; Use what you’re comfortable with, but I typically use a squirrel hair mop brush for big early washes , a 1” & 1/4” flat brush and a smaller size 10 synthetic for detail work.
-No. 2 pencil and kneaded eraser
-Water container
- Easel, household sponge and /or a natural sponge -Roll of masking tape & some paper towel.
MINI-CLASSES
June 28 9:00 – 1:00 Urban Sketch Crawl $15 Emily Wahl
Pack up a few minimum supplies for urban sketching and try them out in the streets of busy Breckenridge. During this outing, Emily Wahl will lead us to interesting storefronts, Maggie Pond plaza, and lots of street activity. You’ll stop to take photos and do quick sketches, painting is optional. Wear sturdy shoes and pack lightly. Bring your lunch for a noon picnic and a review of the sketching experience. Meet at 9:00 am in the Tonapah parking lot off Ridge Street, Breckenridge.
August 4, 9:00-Noon Color Harmony $15 Sandi Bruns CMC Dillon
We will explore the color wheel, traditional color "language" and harmonies, and how colors affect our perceptions of other colors in our paintings and communicate emotion as well. Lots to talk about! And paint about! Regular watercolor supplies required... and picture sources. Black and white sources might actually be fine.
August 17 9-noon Value Foundations $15 Kate Kiesler CMC Dillon
Need work on planning your composition? Do you rely on color to do all the work? After shape, building a solid value foundation is the key to good composition. Learn to place lights and darks with intention by developing a strong value pattern. We will cover preserving the whites of the paper and mixing deep, transparent darks. Please bring your own photo reference and your usual supplies.
June 8 9:00-3:00
Cost is $30
Senior Center in Frisco
How does an artist paint one object while not actually painting the object? It is all about painting the shapes using light and dark areas. In this workshop we paint together to learn the watercolor technique of negative painting. Let’s have fun learning how to use the wonderful light of the paper to develop our paintings.
Class begins with a discussion and demonstration, then working together, step by step, we get right to painting. Students will get individual feedback throughout the day. We will discuss many aspects of creative painting techniques and process with emphasis on enjoying the flow of water and paint on paper. Let’s have fun with the magic of watercolors!
Watercolor Basics with Jerre Smith
July 6 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (bring a sack lunch)
(A part two will be added July 7 again this year depending on interest)
Location – Ann Brewster’s studio
Cost - $30 per WOW member per class, ($55/class non-members). If a non-member wishes to join WOW, the additional $25 will go toward membership through this year.
Goals of the course would be to:
provide beginner watercolorists with basic information that will speed up their learning curve and set them up for success and provide a review of watercolor basics for painters who would like to revisit them.
Topics to be covered will include:
• WC supplies - papers, brushes, paints, brands and where you can buy them
• setting up your workspace
• knowing the characteristics of your pigments
• mixing colors from a limited palette - 3 different ways!
• brush strokes
• composition - value sketches, color schemes
• the importance of variation- lights and darks, warms and cools, and hard and soft edges, size and distance between objects
• exploring watercolor techniques -glazing, wet in wet, softening edges, lifting, masking, scraping, salt, brush work, washes
Supplies: NOTE, the club will provide a small kit to those who are new to watercolor and have never taken this class. It will include one #12 brush, one sheet of Arches watercolor paper, a small palette and some paint. Students who are not new to watercolor should bring their own brushes, paint and paper, as listed below.
Brushes- 1 round watercolor brush, size 12 (I recommend Cornel 7020 Ultra Round, from Jerrysartrama)
1 round watercolor brush, size 4 or 6
1 flat wash brush, 1.5” or 2” wide, or larger
Paints - Please bring ARTIST Grade paints (like Winsor Newton or DaVinci )
Alizarin Crimson or quinacridone red
Gamboge or Aureolin (yellows)
Ultramarine Blue or Phthalo Blue
Paper – One full sheet (22 x 30”) of Arches 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper
Additional materials: Reference photos to paint from, a pencil, white or kneaded eraser, clipboard, ruler and small note pad, a pallet if you have one.
Supply sources: Online catalogs like- Cheap Joe’s, Blick, Jerrysartarama.com, and sometimes Amazon. Retail stores: Meiningers, Michaels, Hobby Lobby
2023 Workshop With Guest Artist Jeff Stahler
Dates Workshop 1: Tuesday-Wednesday 7/11– 7/12, 2023
Dates Workshop 2: Thursday-Friday 7/13 – 7/14, 2023
Dinners will be held on Monday, July 10th and Wednesday, July 12th.
Each class is limited to max 12 students.
Cost: $ 50 total per member for both days
Our guest artist for 2023 is Jeff Stahler, born in Ohio, and current resident of Colorado. Jeff is a cartoonist and a watercolor plein air artist. He is a member of numerous watercolor societies around the US, and has won numerous awards in watercolor exhibits. “ What I really enjoy is plein air painting. I love its fluidity and watching what happens on the paper as I push colors. I love the accidental qualities of watercolor and what happens when colors meet on the surface. It’s so fun to be in that immediate zone.”
Supplies:
all of my supplies can easily fit into a backpack.
-Paper; please bring a 9x12 or 11x 14 pad of watercolor paper . I like using Arches and/ or Kiliminjaro cold press and rough.
-Paint; Tubes of paint, not the dried up cakes in pans. Most of my paints are either Daniel Smith or Windsor Newton brands. My palette usually consists of Indigo, Van Dyck Brown, Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Blue, Phthalo Blue, Quinacridone Burnt Scarlet, Burnt Umber, Quinacridone Gold, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red, Cadmium -free Yellow & White Gouache. (*These are suggested colors, you’re welcome to use what you have )
-Palette; with a good size mixing area.
-Brushes; Use what you’re comfortable with, but I typically use a squirrel hair mop brush for big early washes , a 1” & 1/4” flat brush and a smaller size 10 synthetic for detail work.
-No. 2 pencil and kneaded eraser
-Water container
- Easel, household sponge and /or a natural sponge -Roll of masking tape & some paper towel.
MINI-CLASSES
June 28 9:00 – 1:00 Urban Sketch Crawl $15 Emily Wahl
Pack up a few minimum supplies for urban sketching and try them out in the streets of busy Breckenridge. During this outing, Emily Wahl will lead us to interesting storefronts, Maggie Pond plaza, and lots of street activity. You’ll stop to take photos and do quick sketches, painting is optional. Wear sturdy shoes and pack lightly. Bring your lunch for a noon picnic and a review of the sketching experience. Meet at 9:00 am in the Tonapah parking lot off Ridge Street, Breckenridge.
August 4, 9:00-Noon Color Harmony $15 Sandi Bruns CMC Dillon
We will explore the color wheel, traditional color "language" and harmonies, and how colors affect our perceptions of other colors in our paintings and communicate emotion as well. Lots to talk about! And paint about! Regular watercolor supplies required... and picture sources. Black and white sources might actually be fine.
August 17 9-noon Value Foundations $15 Kate Kiesler CMC Dillon
Need work on planning your composition? Do you rely on color to do all the work? After shape, building a solid value foundation is the key to good composition. Learn to place lights and darks with intention by developing a strong value pattern. We will cover preserving the whites of the paper and mixing deep, transparent darks. Please bring your own photo reference and your usual supplies.
August 24 9-Noon Pressed Leaf Images $15 Beth Narva CMC Dillon
A fun and different technique using watercolors, acrylics and leaves from trees, bushes or plants. We will start by applying a watercolor wash for the background. Using acrylics and watercolors on the back of several leaves, we will press each one onto the WC wash background 4-5 times creating your own design. To finish, we will do a little negative painting with watercolors to define the leaves and stems. You can choose whatever colors you wish to add to the creativity of your painting.
SUPPLIES:
Apx 8 x 10 to 8 x 12 white mat board and watercolor paper. I will supply one mat board for each person, but bring more if you want to do more paintings.
Watercolor paints and brushes. Suggestion: A larger pallet will help with “juicer” paints for the wash and one larger brush/ #12 or more
Salt. Two water containers. Paper towels
I will have a supply of acrylic paint, brushes & pallets. I use Americana & Folk Art craft paint which you can bring if you have. Fresh leaves with stem (large & small) that have visual veins on the back. Deciduous trees, bushes and house plants. You can store in a zip lock bag in the refrigerator up to two weeks or more. I will have some leaves on hand. When hiking, take time to look at the different leaves on trees and bushes.
Please email me with any questions: bethnarva@q.com.
A fun and different technique using watercolors, acrylics and leaves from trees, bushes or plants. We will start by applying a watercolor wash for the background. Using acrylics and watercolors on the back of several leaves, we will press each one onto the WC wash background 4-5 times creating your own design. To finish, we will do a little negative painting with watercolors to define the leaves and stems. You can choose whatever colors you wish to add to the creativity of your painting.
SUPPLIES:
Apx 8 x 10 to 8 x 12 white mat board and watercolor paper. I will supply one mat board for each person, but bring more if you want to do more paintings.
Watercolor paints and brushes. Suggestion: A larger pallet will help with “juicer” paints for the wash and one larger brush/ #12 or more
Salt. Two water containers. Paper towels
I will have a supply of acrylic paint, brushes & pallets. I use Americana & Folk Art craft paint which you can bring if you have. Fresh leaves with stem (large & small) that have visual veins on the back. Deciduous trees, bushes and house plants. You can store in a zip lock bag in the refrigerator up to two weeks or more. I will have some leaves on hand. When hiking, take time to look at the different leaves on trees and bushes.
Please email me with any questions: bethnarva@q.com.
Summer Field Trip 2023 Sept 10-12, 2023. Glen Erie Castle, Colorado Springs. Stay tuned for more details.
Registration Form for Workshop and Mini-Classes 2023
Registration opens Wed. June 1 Envelopes must not be postmarked earlier than May 25.
Classes will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis, based on postmark date. All classes must have a minimum of 6 students and a max. of 12. (except where noted).
2023_wow_registration_form.docx
Registration opens Wed. June 1 Envelopes must not be postmarked earlier than May 25.
Classes will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis, based on postmark date. All classes must have a minimum of 6 students and a max. of 12. (except where noted).
2023_wow_registration_form.docx
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2023 Class Policy: Registration, Replacements, Refunds
Registration:
Replacements:
Refunds:
2023 Class Policy: Registration, Replacements, Refunds
Registration:
- Members will register for all classes through the registrar.
- Classes will be filled based on the postmark date.
- Waiting lists will be compiled for classes that have more registrations than the 12 slots available.
- No walk ins will be allowed in classes.
- No one can ask an instructor if they can attend a class.
Replacements:
- If a member is unable to attend a class, she must notify the registrar that she is unable to attend the class.
- The registrar will then notify the first person on the waiting list of the class opening. That person will then send the required class fee.
- If there is no waiting list, the registrar will notify the membership of the class opening via an email alert.
Refunds:
- If a member does not show up for a class, she forfeits the class fee.
- If a member drops out of a class and the class is not full, she forfeits the class fee.
- If a member drops out of a class, but the class is filled, she gets her check returned.
- If the instructor cancels the class and it is not rescheduled, members will be refunded class fees.
- If a cancelled class is rescheduled, but the member cannot attend, her class fees will be refunded.
