Women of Watercolor:
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS 2020
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
WOW will offer three full-day winter workshops in 2020:
3/5/20 Batik Watercolor class with Linda Marr
Time: 10 am - 3 pm
Location: Frisco County Commons (Frisco Community Center / Frisco Library)
3/12/20 Painting Snow with Kathleen Lanzoni CANCELLED
Location: private home
Time: 9 am - 3 pm
3/24/20 Portrait class with Karen Ramsay CANCELLED
Location: private home
Time: 9 am - 3 pm
Max 12 students / class.
Information and registration forms were emailed to members in February.
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WOW will offer 3 types of educational opportunities during the summer of 2020:
Information and registration forms will be mailed out to members in May of 2020.
WOW will offer three full-day winter workshops in 2020:
3/5/20 Batik Watercolor class with Linda Marr
Time: 10 am - 3 pm
Location: Frisco County Commons (Frisco Community Center / Frisco Library)
3/12/20 Painting Snow with Kathleen Lanzoni CANCELLED
Location: private home
Time: 9 am - 3 pm
3/24/20 Portrait class with Karen Ramsay CANCELLED
Location: private home
Time: 9 am - 3 pm
Max 12 students / class.
Information and registration forms were emailed to members in February.
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WOW will offer 3 types of educational opportunities during the summer of 2020:
- A basics class for newer painters in July
- Two 3-day workshop intensives with a professional instructor in July
- 4 half day Mini-Classes in August
Information and registration forms will be mailed out to members in May of 2020.
Painting at Alpine Gardens July 2019.
2020 SUMMER BASICS CLASS
Workshop: Watercolor Basics
Date: Tuesday July 7, 2020
Time: 9 am - 3:30 pm (bring a sack lunch)
A part two will be added again this year depending on interest.
Instructor: Jerre Smith
Location – Ann Brewster’s studio
Cost - $30 per WOW member, $55 non-members. If a non- member wishes to join WOW, the additional $25 will go toward membership through 2020.
About this class:
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.
• 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 wc paper, a small palette and some paint. Students who are not new to wc should bring their own brushes, paint and paper, as listed below.
Brushes-1 round watercolor brush, size 12 (I recommend Cornell 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
Workshop: Watercolor Basics
Date: Tuesday July 7, 2020
Time: 9 am - 3:30 pm (bring a sack lunch)
A part two will be added again this year depending on interest.
Instructor: Jerre Smith
Location – Ann Brewster’s studio
Cost - $30 per WOW member, $55 non-members. If a non- member wishes to join WOW, the additional $25 will go toward membership through 2020.
About this class:
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.
• 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 wc paper, a small palette and some paint. Students who are not new to wc should bring their own brushes, paint and paper, as listed below.
Brushes-1 round watercolor brush, size 12 (I recommend Cornell 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
2020 3-DAY SUMMER WORKSHOPS
We will offer two Plein Air painting classes in July of 2020, see below. Each class is limited to max 12 students.
Dates Workshop 1: Monday-Wednesday 7/20 - 7/22, 2020
Dates Workshop 2: Monday-Wednesday 7/27 - 7/29, 2020
Instructor: Steve Griggs
Cost: $100
About this class: Learn how to create moving and evocative watercolor paintings with free and generous brush strokes. During this Steve Griggs workshop, you are invited to try out a variety of watercolor painting strategies and techniques to create loose, intuitive, free, and spontaneous effects. You will learn about color mixing, glazes, composition, drying time, thickness, and edges while painting short, warm-up sketches as well as finished landscape or cityscape paintings. There is sure to be a lot of laughter and camaraderie as participants move out of their comfort zones and encourage one another’s efforts.
We will offer two Plein Air painting classes in July of 2020, see below. Each class is limited to max 12 students.
Dates Workshop 1: Monday-Wednesday 7/20 - 7/22, 2020
Dates Workshop 2: Monday-Wednesday 7/27 - 7/29, 2020
Instructor: Steve Griggs
Cost: $100
About this class: Learn how to create moving and evocative watercolor paintings with free and generous brush strokes. During this Steve Griggs workshop, you are invited to try out a variety of watercolor painting strategies and techniques to create loose, intuitive, free, and spontaneous effects. You will learn about color mixing, glazes, composition, drying time, thickness, and edges while painting short, warm-up sketches as well as finished landscape or cityscape paintings. There is sure to be a lot of laughter and camaraderie as participants move out of their comfort zones and encourage one another’s efforts.
2020 SUMMER MINI CLASSES
You can sign up for as many mini-classes as you like.
If you want to attend more than one class, please note order of preference when you send in your registration form in May.
Mini Class 1:
Date: Thursday 8/6, 2020
Time: 9 am - noon
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Mini Class 2:
Date: Thursday 8/13, 2020
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Mini Class 3:
Date: Thursday 8/20, 2020
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Mini Class 4:
Date: Thursday 8/27, 2020
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You can sign up for as many mini-classes as you like.
If you want to attend more than one class, please note order of preference when you send in your registration form in May.
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Date: Thursday 8/6, 2020
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Date: Thursday 8/13, 2020
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Mini Class 4:
Date: Thursday 8/27, 2020
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Women of Watercolor gather around artist/teacher Randy Hale as he paints a demo at beautiful Lake Dillon, Colorado.
This was one day of a three-day workshop that he conducted for WOW.
This was one day of a three-day workshop that he conducted for WOW.
Sarah Bracco conducts a Mini Class for the Women of Watercolor.
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WOW Mini Class Policy
Registration, Replacements, Refunds
Registration:
- Members will register for all mini classes through the registrar.
- Registration forms will be emailed out in April and must be returned with a postmark no earlier than May 25. (If you are not available to mail your registration, find someone who can mail it for you.)
- 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.
- 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 to the treasurer.
- If there is no waiting list, the registrar will notify the membership of the class opening via an email alert.
- 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 a refund from the treasurer.
- 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
