With wit and whimsy, as well as a passionate knowledge of the history of watercolor painting, Timothy J. Standring will hold your attention during this three-day workshop 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.
This class will be conducted at the ASLD as well as on-site locations through the Denver Metropolitan area.
Art supplies mentioned below can be purchased at Meininger’s or Guiry’s locations in Denver, or online at Amazon, Buick’s, or Jerry’s Artarama.
Watercolor pad/block (Recommended: 9 x 12 inches, Arches or Saunders Waterford, cold press, 9 x 12 inches).
Sketchbook recommendations: Pocket Landscape 5.5 x 3.5 inches from Handbook Journal Co., distributed by Speedball Art Products.
Watercolor pigment recommendations: Windsor Newton professional series, AVOID Cotman student pigments): Cobalt Turquoise, Cobalt Blue, French Ultramarine, Windsor Violet, Sap Green, Phthalo Yellow Green (Daniel Smith), Permanent Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red, Cadmium Orange, Burnt Sienna (DS), Burnt Umber (DS), Raw Umber (DS), Yellow Ochre, Transparent Yellow Ochre (Schmincke [Horadam, no. 657]), Lemon Yellow, Lavender {Holbein] Ivory Black, and Chinese White
Watercolor brushes: Recommended: Fuumuui Professional Watercolor brushes [https://www.amazon.com/Watercolor-Fuumuui-Professional-Squirrel-Extended/dp/B0DR7S5KRD?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1]
Two containers for water (Sea to Summit brand collapsible from REI is terrific).
Watercolor palette—the flat rectangular box for mixing colors (Recommended: Air tight 20 well, 5 x 10.75 Palatte. There are many to select from on Amazon, Blick’s, or Jerry’s Artarama); or a Holbein enameled palette [more expensive]). A broad porcelain white dinner plate found at a thrift store will do as well. If you buy the plastic palette, wash off the surface with a plastic sponge and soapy warm water before putting pigment into the small boxes. We can do this on the first day of class.
½ inch artist masking tape
2 oz pump spray bottle
Roll of soft paper towels [Viva is recommended]
Equipment for open air painting: recommended for lightweight painting easels with tripods at www.enpleinairpro.com. You can position your easel to paint standing up or siting down. Less weight is better.
Enthusiasm, curiosity, courage to mess up your palette, and questions!
