Having Fun with Watercolor with Tan Gillespie - Five Tuesdays, June 4-July 2: Beginners & Beyond
Having Fun with Watercolor with Tan Gillespie - Five Tuesdays, June 4-July 2: Beginners & Beyond
Having Fun with Watercolor with Tan Gillespie - Five Tuesdays, June 4 - July 2 / 10:30-1:00pm
Beginners & Beyond ~ All Levels welcome!
If you are just a beginner, or you’ve already been hooked by Tan’s “Watercolor Made Easy,” let this wonderful instructor show you how to render simple landscapes and still-life themes in watercolor. Each class will include a demo, with tips on great composition, good color choices, wise use of materials, and helpful critiques. You will see why some images make great paintings and analyze why some paintings fail. You will learn how to develop your own unique painting style and make better, simpler, and cleaner watercolors.
Some experience helpful, but not required.
See more information about this class below:
In this five-week class, a natural follow-up to Tan’s “Watercolor Made Easy,” you will gain confidence and develop your skills. You will practice drawing with confidence, learn how simple shapes can create striking compositions, and see how to ‘finish’ a painting.
Tan is great at working with students of different levels and will make sure each student has help and a challenge appropriate to encourage their growth. She will show how to break free from painting small and tight, and develop a more fresh and painterly style.
Supply List:
Tan uses Daniel Smith and Mountain Graham watercolors. They are available locally and are great. Bring whatever you have, but they should be professional quality brands, no student grade colors.
Ultramarine Blue
Burnt Sienna
Raw Sienna or Yellow Ochre
Aureolin or Cadmium Yellow
Cerulean Blue
Alizarin Crimson or Permanent Rose
Cobalt Blue
Cadmium Red
Olive Green
*Other Colors occasionally: (not required)
White gouache
Davys grey
Cadmium Orange
Cobalt Teal
Brushes:
Large round & flat brushes: Any large rounds & flats you have, in natural hair or good quality synthetics, will be great for this class. Silver Brush, Connoisseur and Princeton all make good quality brushes.
Round brushes: size 6, 10 & 12; 16
Flat brushes: ½” and 1 ½ to 2”
Optional: ½ - ¾” dagger or rigger
Paper: Arches 140 or 300lb CP. Strathmore, Fabriano or Waterford - are good alternatives.
Look for the green W/C Block made by Arches, size 12x16 and larger
Full sheets can be cut to size, and attached to a a board with Sherwin Williams (cream colored, not blue) masking tape. The paper is sturdy so that both sides can be used.
Palette: a large flat or folding palette with a lid. Tan uses the John Pike, other similar flat palettes are great too.
Other:
Reference photos- Tan will share reference photos to your phone or apple device using airdrop. Bring photos of
any subject that inspires YOU to paint. 4x6 or 5x7 sizes are recommended.
Students should bring a block or painting board to support their paintings.
Pencils and sketch book for notes and value sketching.
Kitchen sponge
water container
artist tape or masking tape
Kleenex tissues (without aloe)
A spray bottle
Location: Cole Art Studio, located in the lower level of Cole Gallery , 107 5th Ave. S., Edmonds, WA 98020.
