Outdoor Watercolor Painting
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Basic watercolor techniques, including layering of paint, glazes, wet technique and dry brush will all be discussed as we meet to paint at the Heirloom Market and in beautiful garden locations. Supply list below. Please come ready to paint at the first class. If it rains we will schedule a make-up class or an indoor class. First meeting: Heirloom Market at Comstock Ferre, 263 Main St, Old Wethersfield, second floor in the back.
Iris Van Rynbach is the author/illustrator of numerous award-winning children’s books as well as an illustrator of New Yorker magazine covers. She has taught art related subjects at area colleges for the past 30 years. She has worked in watercolor since art school at Parson’s School of Design and Pratt.
Supply list Iris Van Rynbach Watercolor Class *or email laperlan@glastonburyus.org to have list emailed to you
Suggested brand of watercolors-Windsor Newton or Utrecht brand at Dick Blick. Individual small tubes or good quality tray set.
Colors: light red, cadmium red, ultramarine blue, raw sienna, cadmium yellow, cad orange, Cadmium Yellow
Light Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Vermillion, Quinacridone violet(or Permanent magenta), Cerulean Blue, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Viridian, Sap Green, Paynes Gray, Naples Yellow, Chinese White, Lamp Black
Watercolor palette for mixing, large plastic tray or white enamel tray.
Watercolor brushes: mop brush -DaVinci size 6 or Princeton Neptune. Or Windsor Newton series 7 brushes.
pointed rounds size 6 & 12.
Medium texture/cold pressed paper 140 lb. Arches sheets, cut to size 11×14, or 8×10, or 9×12) Or block of watercolor paper
Drawing board, or gatorboard, or corrugated plastic board
1” tape to secure paper to board
Assorted pencils, kneeded eraser
Container for water
Paper towels
Sponges, Tracing paper, Liquid mask
spray bottle