Watercolor with John Erwin
Thursday, November 19th
9am to Noon
$35 Members/$40 Non Members
From beginner to advanced, John shares tips and techniques to improve your watercolor paintings. Each workshop will focus on a different theme with subjects provided by the instructor.
Watercolor Supply List
Feel free to bring your usual painting materials
Recommended colors (tube paints preferred):
Cadmium red
Cadmium yellow
Ultramarine blue
Cobalt blue
Alizarin Crimson
Sap green
Yellow ochre
Burnt umber
White or white gouache
Watercolor paper. John will be using a quarter sheet of cold press paper for the demonstration. Use the size you enjoy the most.
Brushes:
Synthetic brushes are fine.
a #6 and a #10 round
a one-inch flat watercolor brush
Palette: You may wish to purchase a plastic palette with a lid. This will hold your paint and give you an area to mix your paints.
Additional materials:
a #2 pencil and a white eraser
a small spritzer bottle
paper towels
an old toothbrush
water containers
a support for your paper that is waterproof. (examples; A piece of plexiglass, Gatorboard, or a piece of plywood that has been coated.) Your support should be at least 15in X 12in.
a sketch book for ideas and notes
masking tape
an old plastic credit card for scraping
a small bottle of India ink
