Women of Watercolor:
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
WOW will offer 3 types of educational opportunities during the summer season:
Information and registration forms will be mailed out to members on April 25, 2019.
Registration opens May 25, 2019. Envelopes may not be postmarked earlier than May 25, 2019.
Classes will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis, based on postmark date.
WOW will offer 3 types of educational opportunities during the summer season:
- A basics class for newer painters in July
- Two 3-day workshop intensives with professional instructors in June and July
- 4 half day Mini-Classes in August
Information and registration forms will be mailed out to members on April 25, 2019.
Registration opens May 25, 2019. Envelopes may not be postmarked earlier than May 25, 2019.
Classes will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis, based on postmark date.
2019 SUMMER BASICS CLASS
Workshop: Watercolor Basics
Date: Tuesday July 9, 2019
Time: 9 am - 4 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 2019.
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 9, 2019
Time: 9 am - 4 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 2019.
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
2019 3-DAY SUMMER WORKSHOPS
We will offer two Plein Air painting classes in 2019: one in June and one in July, see below. You can sign up for both classes or you can choose one of them. If you want to attend both classes, please note your first and second choice when you send in your registration form in May. Each class is limited to max 12 students.
Workshop 1: Plein Air Painting 1
Date: Thursday - Saturday 6/13-6/15 2019
Instructor: Kathleen Lanzoni
Cost: $ 90
About this class:
Combine your love for being outdoors and the joy of creativity, capturing the sights
and atmosphere of nature on paper. Together we will paint en plein air in various
Summit County locations. The class will cover all aspects of plein air watercolor painting,
including choosing a subject, composition, value, colors, atmospheric perspective and
technique. Each day we will have a discussion about plein air painting followed by a
demonstration. While each student-artist works on a painting, we will have continuing
discussion and instruction.
Workshop 2: Plein Air Painting 2
Date: Wednesday - Friday 7/17-7/19 2019
Instructor: Cathy Goodale
Cost: $ 90
About this class:
Cathy Goodale will take us on a plein air adventure where she will teach us ways to
improve our paintings. A painting that has fewer shapes will attract viewers.
Notice when you are viewing art, what attracts you? Darks can help you simplify and
connect shapes. Color and edges are all part of attracting viewers and buyers!
Day One - Simplify landscape shapes, learn to limit the number of shapes,
and explore “what is a good shape?”
Day Two - Resolving greens and the importance of darks
Day Three - Color Harmony and Edges
We will offer two Plein Air painting classes in 2019: one in June and one in July, see below. You can sign up for both classes or you can choose one of them. If you want to attend both classes, please note your first and second choice when you send in your registration form in May. Each class is limited to max 12 students.
Workshop 1: Plein Air Painting 1
Date: Thursday - Saturday 6/13-6/15 2019
Instructor: Kathleen Lanzoni
Cost: $ 90
About this class:
Combine your love for being outdoors and the joy of creativity, capturing the sights
and atmosphere of nature on paper. Together we will paint en plein air in various
Summit County locations. The class will cover all aspects of plein air watercolor painting,
including choosing a subject, composition, value, colors, atmospheric perspective and
technique. Each day we will have a discussion about plein air painting followed by a
demonstration. While each student-artist works on a painting, we will have continuing
discussion and instruction.
Workshop 2: Plein Air Painting 2
Date: Wednesday - Friday 7/17-7/19 2019
Instructor: Cathy Goodale
Cost: $ 90
About this class:
Cathy Goodale will take us on a plein air adventure where she will teach us ways to
improve our paintings. A painting that has fewer shapes will attract viewers.
Notice when you are viewing art, what attracts you? Darks can help you simplify and
connect shapes. Color and edges are all part of attracting viewers and buyers!
Day One - Simplify landscape shapes, learn to limit the number of shapes,
and explore “what is a good shape?”
Day Two - Resolving greens and the importance of darks
Day Three - Color Harmony and Edges
2019 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: Watercolor on Wood Slices
Date: Thursday 8/1, 2019
Time: 1 pm - 3 pm
Instructor: Linda Marr
Location: Silverthorne Library
Cost: $15 + $3 Materials Fee
About this class:
In this class we will learn how to prepare, paint, and finish 2, 3 inch slices of Aspen wood.
Participants should bring their normal watercolor supplies. The paintings will be small
so a small brush is needed, for example a size 4 round brush with a good point.
The wood slices have a hole at the top for hanging as a Christmas ornament.
Wood slices, and materials for preparation and finishing will be brought in.
Mini Class 2: Color Harmony
Date: Thursday 8/8, 2019
Time: 9 am - noon
Instructor: Kate Kiesler
Location: Silverthorne Library
Cost: $15
About this class:
Color choices can be one of the most important decisions when creating a painting.
Color creates mood and atmosphere and the basics of the color wheel can be a
useful tool in creating a harmonious piece. In this workshop, we will learn to
mix color by limiting your palette and designing color with intention.
Please bring YOUR OWN photograph to work from as well as your regular
painting supplies.
Mini Class 3: Perspective in Watercolor
Date: Thursday 8/15, 2019
Time: 9 am - noon
Instructor: Sarah Bracco
Location: County Commons, Frisco
Cost: $15
About this class:
How do you create the illusion of depth and distance in a landscape or still life?
The art of linear perspective can offer simple, but powerful techniques for
giving the viewer the illusion of a three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface.
Learn about & practice some simple “tricks” and techniques to create depth and space
in your artwork. This class will be a good introduction to “perspective drawing 101”,
or a great review for many of you!
Please bring:
Supplies: Basic watercolor supplies
Paper: bring several sheets of watercolor paper to practice on, approx. 9 x 12 is good. Or you can bring “old paintings” and work on the back.
Drawing paper for practice sketches- 9 x 12 approx.
Pencil with sharpener or a good mechanical pencil
Small kneaded eraser
Ruler or Straight edge- 12”
l Photos of “simple” scenes that would require some linear perspective
I will bring photos for you to work from as well.
Mini Class 4: Abstracting
Date: Thursday 8/22, 2019
Time: 9 am - noon
Instructor: Sandi Bruns
Location: County Commons, Frisco
Cost: $15
About this class:
Every painting is already an abstraction as we’ve gone from three dimensional subject matter to
two dimensional. In this workshop, in a series of steps, working from a painting of your own
whose composition you love (or from a still life or favorite photo) we will end with a composition
that alludes to reality but is many steps away. We’ll do two to three paintings pushing further
away from “reality’” ...so bring several sheets of watercolor paper! And also bring your regular watercolor supplies!
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: Watercolor on Wood Slices
Date: Thursday 8/1, 2019
Time: 1 pm - 3 pm
Instructor: Linda Marr
Location: Silverthorne Library
Cost: $15 + $3 Materials Fee
About this class:
In this class we will learn how to prepare, paint, and finish 2, 3 inch slices of Aspen wood.
Participants should bring their normal watercolor supplies. The paintings will be small
so a small brush is needed, for example a size 4 round brush with a good point.
The wood slices have a hole at the top for hanging as a Christmas ornament.
Wood slices, and materials for preparation and finishing will be brought in.
Mini Class 2: Color Harmony
Date: Thursday 8/8, 2019
Time: 9 am - noon
Instructor: Kate Kiesler
Location: Silverthorne Library
Cost: $15
About this class:
Color choices can be one of the most important decisions when creating a painting.
Color creates mood and atmosphere and the basics of the color wheel can be a
useful tool in creating a harmonious piece. In this workshop, we will learn to
mix color by limiting your palette and designing color with intention.
Please bring YOUR OWN photograph to work from as well as your regular
painting supplies.
Mini Class 3: Perspective in Watercolor
Date: Thursday 8/15, 2019
Time: 9 am - noon
Instructor: Sarah Bracco
Location: County Commons, Frisco
Cost: $15
About this class:
How do you create the illusion of depth and distance in a landscape or still life?
The art of linear perspective can offer simple, but powerful techniques for
giving the viewer the illusion of a three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface.
Learn about & practice some simple “tricks” and techniques to create depth and space
in your artwork. This class will be a good introduction to “perspective drawing 101”,
or a great review for many of you!
Please bring:
Supplies: Basic watercolor supplies
Paper: bring several sheets of watercolor paper to practice on, approx. 9 x 12 is good. Or you can bring “old paintings” and work on the back.
Drawing paper for practice sketches- 9 x 12 approx.
Pencil with sharpener or a good mechanical pencil
Small kneaded eraser
Ruler or Straight edge- 12”
l Photos of “simple” scenes that would require some linear perspective
I will bring photos for you to work from as well.
Mini Class 4: Abstracting
Date: Thursday 8/22, 2019
Time: 9 am - noon
Instructor: Sandi Bruns
Location: County Commons, Frisco
Cost: $15
About this class:
Every painting is already an abstraction as we’ve gone from three dimensional subject matter to
two dimensional. In this workshop, in a series of steps, working from a painting of your own
whose composition you love (or from a still life or favorite photo) we will end with a composition
that alludes to reality but is many steps away. We’ll do two to three paintings pushing further
away from “reality’” ...so bring several sheets of watercolor paper! And also bring your regular watercolor supplies!
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
