Watercolor for Beginners: Winter Landscapes

Learn about composition in painting and develop your watercolor skills while painting a winter landscape. This class will introduce different winter landscape elements such as snowy fields with vegetation, snow covered trees and barns in a few smaller paintings demonstrating several different compositional rules. During the last session students will use the knowledge of both topics to create their own unique winter scene. This class is ideas for beginners, or those wishing to refresh their skills. 

Instructor: Iva Neveux
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Monday – Wednesday, February 4 – 6 
1:30 – 4:30 pm

Supply List:

• Your personal watercolor pallet including Cobalt blue or Ultramarine blue, Raw and Burnt sienna, Sap or Viridian green
• If you are a beginner getting ready to purchase your first watercolor paints we suggest: https://www.amazon.com/Winsor-Newton-Cotman-Sketchers-14-Pieces/dp/B00004THXI/ref=sr_1_1?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1541442397&sr=1-1&keywords=windsor+newton+travel+watercolors
• Several sheets of 140 lb cold pressed watercolor paper (recommended professional grade such as Arches, Daler Rowney Langton Prestige, Kilimanjaro)
• Frisket or Masking fluid
• Roll of paper towels
• Drawing pencil (mechanical pencil works the best)
• Kneaded eraser
• 2 Plastic water containers
• At least 3 brushes: Rounds # 4 & 8, Rigger brush (recommended Silver/Black Velvet brushes)
• Supplies can be found at Nevada Fine Arts (limited supply), dickblick.com, cheapjoes.com