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Watercolor Painting - Beginner and Intermediate Workshop

Dates: 4 classes: May 20, May 27, June 3, and June 10, 2010
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Instructor: Sheryll Collins
Tuition: $65 Special price Credit Cards Accepted
Location: To be held in the Dexter Room at the Thayer Memorial Library 717 Main St. Lancaster, Ma.
Maximum class size: 12

Description: Watercolor class for beginning and intermediate students. Beginning students will learn basic art theory and design principles, and the use of the medium of watercolor. Intermediate students will advance their understanding of color theory and design principles. Subjects covered will include portraiture, landscape, and still life.

Materials and supplies: We sell an optional supply kit (see below) that contains most of what the student needs for the class. Whether or not the student purchases a kit, the listed supplies are required by the start of class. You may bring your own watercolor supplies or use the list as a guide. Also required is a 24” or longer ruler, 2 water containers (cups, etc.), masking or artist tape, plastic wrap, salt, wax paper, natural sponge, and a small white candle. Masking fluid is optional.

Optional Supply Kit for the Above Classes

For the convenience of the student, a basic art supply kit will be available for sale at the gallery, specifically tailored for the Beginner and Intermediate Watercolor classes and the Watercolor and Mixed Media class. (You may bring your own supplies.)The kit costs $180 plus tax and includes the following:

1 Arches 12x16 140 lb. cold press watercolor block, 20 sheets
1 tube each Da Vinci Artists Watercolors 15 ml Quinacradone Permanent Rose, Quinacradone Gold,
French Ultramarine, Cobalt Blue, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Cadmium Yellow Lemon, Cadmium Red
Medium, and Burnt Sienna
1 tube M. Graham Watercolors 15 ml Burnt Umber
1 each Loew Cornell American Painter Brushes 1" wash, #8 round and #12 round
1 Drawing Pencil 3B
1 Alvin Vinyl eraser
1 Design kneaded eraser
2 Covered paint containers
1 Butcher tray palette, 7 1/2" x 11"
1 8”x10” sketch book

The kit is optional, but the student should have these supplies in time for class.