Watercolor – Paint What You Love

Each student will select their own subject or theme. The instructor will start each class with a demonstration, then assist each student individually and offer critiques (if desired). Prior painting experience highly encouraged, this is NOT a beginning class. Returning students will build on skills previously developed. Bring your current paints (warm and cool of each primary) and supplies, an assessment will be done to determine if additional items are needed.

Please email questions to Holly at: hkmpayton@gmail.com

Required supplies:

Palette – any style, white, plastic, with enough room to mix multiple colors

Mason jar or something to hold water

Paint – suggested basic palette of colors:

– Cool red – Permanent Alizarin Crimson

– Warm red – Cadmium Red Light, Light Red, or Vermillion

– Cool Blue: Ultramarine Blue, or Cobalt Blue

– Warm Blue: Thalo Blue or Prussian Blue

– Warm Yellow: Yellow Ochre or Raw Sienna

– Cool Yellow: Light Yellow

– Olive or Sap Green

– Earths: Sepia or Burnt Sienna

– Payne’s grey Size 10 round watercolor brush

– Size 5 or 6 round watercolor brush

– 1 inch Flat wash watercolor brush

– Size 1 Rigger watercolor brush

– pencil

– Kneaded eraser

– At least 6 sheets of 100% cotton watercolor paper: 9×12, can be hot press or cold press, can be in a tablet or a block. Some examples are Strathmore 9×12 Portrait, Wirebound or Watercolor pad; Arches 9×12 watercolor block, 140 lb.