If you are a real beginner, this is perfect for you! This class is designed to introduce beginners to basics and develop watercolor skills. We will learn and practice washes, gradients, wet on wet, wet on dry, masking, resist and other techniques. We will paint a small composition to put these skills together. This is a great opportunity for practicing basic skills you will need for other classes.

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In this workshop, we will explore the art of creating stunning images with a shallow depth of field.

Learn how to achieve that beautiful background blur (bokeh) that makes your subject pop. We will cover aperture settings, focal length considerations, and distance techniques to help you master this creative effect.

Perfect for photographers wanting to add more visual impact to their portraits and close-up shots.

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One of the things I see a LOT in classes is the challenge of finding the right color and being unhappy with the result. Knowing the colors that are in your pans or tubes, understanding how to mix what you have to achieve a desired hue and value is essential to success. We will learn the essentials of colors, the color wheel, values, color harmony, and mixing. We'll paint a color wheel with graduated values with your own colors so that you have a reference for your own paints. We will learn to paint some color charts to understand how you can find your own colors.
Bring with you: watercolors, specifically a yellow, red, and blue for the color wheel, two water containers, pencil and eraser, several sheets watercolor paper your choice, size should be at least 8 square to accommodate the circle. The brushes I will be using are No. 6, 8 rounds.
You will walk down a grassy hill in the back yard to get to the cabin, and then back up when you go, so wear appropriate shoes.

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Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic exposure? Now is your chance!

This beginner-friendly class covers the fundamentals of photography including aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. You'll learn how to take control of your camera and capture better images.

Perfect for anyone who just got their first camera or wants to understand the basics.

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In this class, we're going to be drawing still lives using color pencils! Drawing still lives help an artist notice the finer details of an object or environment that they create in. We will focus on some of the fundamentals of drawing create composition, shape, form, and perspective! and many other skills!

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Street photography encompasses a wide range of genres, and this week we'll be exploring the town and capturing everyday moments.

Discover how to photograph people, architecture, and urban scenes candidly. We'll discuss composition, timing, and how to work in public spaces confidently.

A great opportunity to practice your street photography skills in a supportive group environment.

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Come and join us as we learn to conquer one of the many battles an artist must fight- Color. Color theory is something helps your artwork go from dull to bold! Color is also something graphic artists use to convey a mood/theme of a piece or story. In this class, we will go over the basic princples of color theory as well as come up with neat tricks both digitally and traditionally to make your work pop!

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This introductory class is designed for beginner and intermediate artists to learn essential watercolor principles and techniques. Breathe life and substance into your painting with value, shading, shadow. Learn what they are and how can we use them to create shape and depth and capture the effects of light on objects.
Bring your own watercolor paints, a good selection of round, flat, liner brushes, several sheets of 9 x 12” watercolor paper, 2 containers for water, some sort of pan for mixing, a pencil and eraser.

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Flowers, trees and plants have some of the most beautiful, natural symmetry artists can capture. They offer a rich library of shape reference that trains the eye to understand lines, colors, and shapes. In this class, we use our observational skills to study a plant's pattern and shape to break it down to its simplest forms.

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We will learn a variety of essential brushstrokes as well as brush holding position and loading paint properly to achieve different effects. After practicing these skills, we will put what we are learning together into a floral arrangement.Watercolors, two water containers, pencil and eraser, watercolor paper your choice, but 100 cotton is recommended. Bring a selection of brushes, including several round and flat brushes, and a liner.

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A perfect FIRST CLASS, this beginner-oriented opportunity explores some of the enormous assortment of supplies that are marketed to watercolorists. Paper. Paints. Brushes. How many colors ARE there? How much do I need to spend? How fancy or professional does it need to be? The beginning of our time together will involve explanation of different materials that are available and how to understand what is distinct about them. After this introduction, you will have the opportunity to use samples of a variety of materials from economy to what can be used professionally. I'll provide examples of moths and butterflies as subjects for you to work from. From this experience, you should walk away with not only an understanding of the materials, but a personal opinion on how they perform for you. You should not need any materials for the class, but are welcome to bring them.

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If you are a real beginner, this is perfect for you! This class is designed to introduce beginners to basics and develop watercolor skills. We will learn and practice washes, gradients, wet on wet, wet on dry, masking, resist and other techniques. We will paint a small composition to put these skills together. This is a great opportunity for practicing basic skills you will need for other classes.

book now