Watercolor Fundamentals: Novice to Seasoned

10/31/2026 - 11/21/2026 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Level: All

Registration opens on 08/04/2026

Price

$222

Member Price

$188.7

Room: 108

200 Grant St Denver

No experience required, but we will be painting both in the classroom and on-location, weather permitting.

Tickets go on sale on 08/04/2026

With wit and whimsy, filled with a passionate knowledge of the history of watercolor painting, Timothy James Standring will hold your attention during this class in which you’ll cover all the basics. Fundamentally, you’ll learn with hands-on exercises that watercolor techniques are closely aligned with paper surfaces, brushes, and even the pigments themselves. All of these have interesting properties that lend to the final painting. You’ll experiment with cold and hot press papers, natural and artificial brushes, different brands of watercolor pigments, and set up your portable kit for painting on site while traveling for pleasure or for work. And most of all, you’ll learn how to discern what constitutes a true watercolor painting. Classes will be held both in the classroom and on location throughout the Denver metro area (weather permitting).

Timothy Standring

9 x 12 watercolor cold press block from Arches or Saunders Waterford
watercolor pigments from Windsor Newton professional tubes (avoid Cotman Student series): Neutral Tint, Cobalt Turquoise, Lavender (Holbein), Cobalt Blue, French Ultramarine, Windsor Violet, Sap Green, Permanent Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red, Cadmium Orange, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Raw Umber, Yellow Ochre, Lemon Yellow, Ivory Black, and Chinese White
Fuumuui Professional Watercolor Brushes (on line, or similar watercolor brushes at local Guiry's or Meininger)
two containers for water (Sea to Summit brand collapsible from REI is great)
Holbein watercolor palette or equivalent
pump spray water bottle
sponge (rectangle kitchen sponge)
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
Viva paper towels

Tickets go on sale on 08/04/2026

Watercolor Fundamentals: Novice to Seasoned

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