I’m not being ironic, painting with watercolor can be a pretty joyful experience, you just need to practice a little bit.

This online, 6 sessions course, is a bit of a sampler, were we will paint a variety of subjects, ranging from flowers, to landscapes, still life, forms of nature, foundation techniques, a good occasion to paint a subject you always wanted to try, without signing for a full 6 sessions course.

It can also be a very interesting way to refine and expand your technique by applying it and adapting it to subjects you usually don’t paint, It’s also the perfect occasion to brush up your rusty watercolor skills.

In any case, it’s a good way to start your painting year!

Materials:

• Paint: cadmium red medium, alizarine crimson, cadmium yellow lemon, cadmium yellow medium, earth red, (Indian red, Venetian red or burnt Sienna) yellow ochre, ultramarine blue, ultramarine violet, black, burnt umber, sepia, cobalt blue, cobalt violet, sap green, Hooker’s green, and any other colors you might already have
• Paper: a pad of cold press paper 12” by 16” or so
• Brushes: #2 and #8 or 10, round. You can use synthetic or natural sables (Kolinsky or red sable), a flat, synthetic brush, about ¾ “will do.

You can also get a small sketchpad for quick studies and sketches, to be done in studio together or for sketching outdoor during one of your nature excursions. Make sure that the paper of the sketchpad can withstand light watercolor washes.