Watercolor for the Absolute Beginner
Painting Workshop with Bill Paarlberg
Saturday, September 7th from 9am-12pm
The Kittery Art Association ART HUB (Lower Level Studio Space)
Have you tried painting in watercolor but didn’t really know how to start? Or become frustrated because you’re not used to using a brush or pallete or watercolor paint? This class starts at the very beginning, with how to use a brush to grab water, how to use your pallete, how to mix paint, and how to use your brush to make basic marks and washes. Everything is basic, simple, and easy, demonstrated with one-on-one help. We discuss the various types of paints, papers, brushes and other tools. This class will help you avoid the typical beginner mistakes, and give you confidence to continue learning to paint in watercolor.
Materials List:
A pencil to draw with, and perhaps take notes.
Watercolor paints of any type, but preferably Windsor Newton in tubes. You are welcome to use pans (the dried watercolors in little trays) but they will not work as well as tube paints. Must have at least one yellow, one blue, and one red color, Other colors are optional.
Any commercial watercolor pallete, or a white dinner plate.
Watercolor paper of 140 lbs, preferably a pad or block or notebook, of about 5 x 8 inches or 8 x 10 inches. Preferably Arches, but any will do. Do not use paper that is not acid free, or that is not 100% cotton. You will need about half a dozen pieces of paper.
One round watercolor brush, size 8 or 10 preferable. A flat brush too, if you have one.
An empty yogurt container, or any similar size container, to hold water.
Three small cups or dessert bowls or similar, that will hold about 1/2 cup of water.
Some paper towels.
Registration Fee: $90/person
Bill Paarlberg grew up in Hampton, New Hampshire and now lives in Kittery Point, Maine. His earliest memories are of the excitement of making art. He has worked for many years as a freelance editor, illustrator, and graphic designer. In the 1980s he drew ink and pencil scenes of Portsmouth. He now paints in watercolor. Bill is motivated by the beauty of the outdoors and nostalgia sparked by old buildings. He has great affection for the urban beauty of Portsmouth, NH, and for the rural Maine coast. He teaches at Sanctuary Arts in Eliot, Maine, at The Currier Museum in Manchester, and at Shoals Marine Lab on Appledore Island.