Painting the Landscape in Watercolor - Summer Session

Painting the Landscape in Watercolor

with Lynn Hoeft

Day: Wednesdays

June 6, 13, 20, 27

July 11, 18, 25

August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

September 5, 12, 19, 26 

Time: 1:00PM - 3:30PM

Fee: $35 per class

Location: Art Barn Painting Studio

Working from photographs (or outside, weather permitting), we'll look at  the best ways to paint skies, still & moving water, trees and foliage. We will experiment with color mixing (especially how to make realistic greens), how to use light and dark values to create a three dimensional effect and how to choose a format for your painting. Bring a paper copy of your photo, or one on a tablet (not a photo on your phone - too small). All levels welcome.

Lynn's suggested materials list for watercolor class:

Watercolor paints. An assortments of tubes, a total of at least five or six, including one each of the primaries (red, yellow, blue) plus a few others which might include a brown, a green, and a gray. Any brand is ok. Artist grade paints like Winsor Newton or Holbein are the best but some student grade paints are fine too. 

Pad of watercolor paper. Any brand, 8x10 or 9x12 are good sizes to start with. 

Brushes. Watercolor rounds are the best shape. Robert Simmons, Princeton and Cotman are 3 inexpensive brands that are very good quality. (You don't need to buy expensive sable brushes.) 

One each of sizes 6 and 8, plus one larger (which could be a flat brush). 

A drawing board or other support to attach your paper to a roll of masking or blue tape

a palette to mix your paints on

a water container

a pencil and eraser for sketching

a roll of paper towels or box of tissues.