When snowfall drapes the terrain in a blanket of powder, the winter landscape is simplified and lures the artist with its iridescent gleam. Whether sunny and bright or overcast, study the way light plays on the snow surface. Working with a collection of colors, learn to look for opportunities to exaggerate color when conveying the frosty feel of heaping piles of pristine white. Discover how to use value, contrast and drybrush to enhance the subtle beauty of this season. As snow swirls and twirls, take a snow day and paint! Reference material provided. Introductory watercolor experience needed.
In addition to developing skills using color, value, shapes, and edges, students will feel comfortable using brushwork techniques like drybrush and gain an understanding of light and shadow in painting.
WEEK 1: Snowscape with Sunset and Rabbit
WEEK 2: Barb-Wire Wooden Fence in Snow
WEEK 3: Vibrant Cast Shadows in the Snow
WEEK 4: Snow-Covered Rocks on Hillside
WATERCOLOR PALETTE WITH LID
WATERCOLOR PAPER OR WATERCOLOR BLOCK (9” x 12” OR LARGER) 140LB COLD PRESS
WATERCOLOR BRUSHES (#6 AND #8 ROUND, 1”- 1 1/2” FLAT)
CADMIUM RED
ALIZARIN CRIMSON
CADMIUM YELLOW
LEMON YELLOW
YELLOW OCHRE
BURNT SIENNA
RAW UMBER
OLIVE GREEN
CERULEAN BLUE
ULTRAMARINE BLUE
COBALT VIOLET
MINERAL VIOLET
WATER CONTAINER
SPRAY BOTTLE
TISSUES WITHOUT LOTION OR PAPER TOWEL
