2pm-5 Introduction to Watercolor In-Person with Debbie Teeter

1060 NW Saltzman,Portland OR 97229

06 July, 2021

Description

Learn the basics of watercolor and some creative approaches to working with it. Lessons will cover the unique properties of this medium. Dates:  Tuesdays July 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th Time: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Frequency of Class:  4 sessions Cost: $150 non-members, $130 members Max number of students: 6  Class Details: Learn the basics of watercolor and some creative approaches to working with it.    Lessons will cover the unique properties of this medium, composition, color, and a few “bells and whistles”.    We will explore varied subject matter, and how other artists handle this medium. Supply List: A set of tube watercolors. Daniel Smith Essentials is a good starter set.  You’ll get the primaries and can mix from there.  Palette or mixing tray. I prefer the large, covered ones that have small paint wells around the border with a lot of mixing space in the middle.  A white plastic plate can also be used for mixing. Watercolor brushes, both flats and rounds. A ¾” to 1” flat or angled brush, plus some rounds in sizes #8 or #10, #5 or #6, and #2, #3 or #4 are a good start.    Sets are often a good value.  Watercolor brushes can be natural hair or synthetic.  Many brushes are now multimedia, just avoid the stiff bristled brushes that are only suitable for oils or acrylics. A tablet of watercolor paper, 9” X 12” or 11” X 14”, 90 – 140 lb cold press. The surface texture and brand are up to you. We will work on exercises, studies, and a few small paintings.A drawing board if you have one, larger than your paper.Masking tape, preferably (blue) painter’s tape (3/4”)Faber Castell PITT pen, S or M, or Micron PN, 05 or 08 (ultra-fine point permanent black pen).An old toothbrushXacto knifeYour sketchbook (or a pad for notetaking), pencil and eraser. If purchasing a new sketchbook, aim for 65lb or heavier paper, so it can handle some wetnessSmock or apron is recommendedAbout the Artist: I am originally from the south side of Chicago and earned a BFA and MA in Art Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Certificate in Commercial Design from the University of California, San Diego.   My initial watercolor instruction was from Billy Morrow Jackson at the University of Illinois.  (Billy was a student of Max Beckmann at Washington University).   I have been a licensed art educator in Illinois, California and Oregon. Since moving to Portland in the late 1980s, I have taught beginning through advanced high school art classes in the Forest Grove and Beaverton School Districts, and art instruction methods to prospective elementary educators at the University of Portland. Member, Watercolor Society of Oregon