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V.I.E.W. by Evelyn Dunphy: Mastering Watercolor Techniques

Level: All levels- Max 16 participants

Dates:  Each Thursday from April 29 till June 17 (total of 8 weeks)  (9-11:30am PDT, noon-2:30pm EDT):

Rate:  US$ 448  for 8 sessions of 2.5 hour each day. Total of 20 hours 

Are you excited about your watercolor paintings, with lots of ideas for things you want to paint, but perhaps not as confident as you would like to be about the techniques you need to achieve that beautiful vision that is in your head? 

We are excited to think that you will find this new series of classes to be just right for you. You will receive in-depth instruction each week in an important skill to help you reach a new level of expertise. Each class will include visual examples of the technique in a painting, demonstrations of the process, and time for you to practice with personal attention at each step.

The class is interactive so you will paint along with Evelyn, step by step with frequent times included for her to look at your painting (you will be able to show your work though your camera), and make suggestions before moving on. Personal attention is a very important part of our live classes. It’s almost as good as being together in person!

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CLASSES DESCRIPTION

Day 1:  April 29: Painting Fabric and Drapery in the Tradition of John Singer Sargent

The demonstration will show how to paint shadows on a garment or drapery, reflected color and light, as well as adding pattern, such as tartan, stripes or a flowered design. Students will do small studies in order to understand the process so that they can utilize the techniques in their paintings. 

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Day 2:  May 6: Painting Transparent Reflections 

Reflections of mountains, trees and clouds in water, and coastal scenes will be covered in this class. The demonstrations will show different subjects being reflected, as well as various ways of painting reflections.

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Day 3: May 13: Wet in Wet

Painting of Tuscan Villages: Examples will be shown to illustrate the technique with a demonstration of two Tuscan villas in a wet in wet style. Other examples will be shown of wet in wet skies, water, and abstract forms. Students will practice the technique from the Tuscan villa example,

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Day 4: May 20: Use Color Temperature to Make any Shape Turn in Space 

Create a three-dimensional space by using warm and cool colors. Shapes can turn from side to side, move back or forward in the picture plane with value, and also with the understanding of the warmth or coolness of color. It’s especially valuable in a composition where the artist does not want to depend on strong contrast. . Demonstrations will illustrate this, and examples of the dynamics of warm and cool pigments will be shown.

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Day 5: May 27: “Edges Separate the Amateur from the Professional” quoted to Evelyn by Frank Lalumia, a Southwest artist.

Demonstrations will show a variety of edges of many subjects such as how to create a color bridge between two different planes of color and value, give the impression of a figure twirling around, the edge of grasses by a field or flowers merging into the background. Students will practice these in small studies.

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Day 6: June 3: Designing Strong Paintings using NOTAN, a Japanese term which literally means “light dark harmony”.

By assigning black or white to all shapes within a composition we will build strong compositions without being distracted by color and detail. Examples will be used to illustrate the process of making notan studies, whether in landscape, figure or still life paintings. Small studies will be done to explore and practice being able to “see” the principle of notan. Photos will be supplied.

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Day 7: June 10: Create Luminosity in your Paintings by Layering Cool Colors over Warm 

Demonstrations will include layering color over the buildings of an Irish village to show light and shadow, and layered shadows on flower petals. Other examples showing this technique will be shown. Students will do small studies to practice each of the techniques. 

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Day 8: June 17: Making Texture by Spritzing, Scraping, Adding Pastel Pencil and Stippling

There will be demonstrations of adding texture to areas of a watercolor painting using these methods, and students can practice getting specific effects. Discussion and examples of using Masa paper for a textured background will be included, with instructions for students so that they may experiment with this method after the workshop. 

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 The price of $448 includes:

• Personal feedback and critique during the class: Evelyn will give you time to paint and then look at each student work in progress and comment on it along the way. You will also receive a final critique at the end of the session.
• The recording of all sessions for you to  keep forever.
• Feedback after the class: Evelyn is available between classes or also after the classes if you have questions or need help.
• The access to our V.I.E.W. facebook page:  a nice way to share your work and exchange with the VIEW artist community.
  

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After you have registered for the workshop:

Evelyn will send you her recommended supply list as well as reference photos for you to print for the class.

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