4 Wednesday Afternoon Sessions Starting October 7 from 12:15 PM to 3:15 PM

Introduction to Loose Watercolor Painting

Want to learn to create loose, moving, and evocative watercolor painting but don't know where to start? Or, maybe you've got a good start but want to continue to grow your skills. This is the class for you!

Watercolor paints can be pretty free spirited and unpredictable unless you know how to work with them. In this class you will learn my method for understanding your paints while giving voice to your own loose artistic style.

Learn my strategy for becoming friends with your paint in order to create beautiful, moving paintings with energy, freedom, and fascinating stories.

You'll be surprised what you can do with a paintbrush, an open mind, and a sense of humor. Come and find out!

LEVEL

Any

SUPPLIES FOR STUDENTS TO BRING

Paint

•  Ultramarine Blue

•  Cadmium Red

•  Gamboge

•  Ivory Black

•  Cadmium Orange

•  White Gouache

Paper

•  1 30 x 22 sheet Arches 140# rough OR cold press – torn or cut into ¼

• sheets

•  9 x 12 pad of 140 lb watercolor paper (recommend Canson XL or

• equivalent)

Brushes

•  #8 AND #12 round

•  1” flat

Miscellaneous

•  1 16” x 20” Masonite, Luan, or equal board to mount paper

•  1” roll masking tape

•  1 roll Scotch Magic Tape

•  2 water containers

•  1 box tissues (not perfumes or lotions)

•  1 cello sponge

•  Small pocket knife

•  Spray bottle

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

I've always been a dreamer, a romantic, and an artist. I've been told more than once that I have my 'head in the clouds.' I admit that is true. I see the world differently. Maybe that is why I like watercolor so much. It is fluid and free and has a hard time playing by the rules. 

I received a traditional art education at both Michigan State University and Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, but I just couldn't seem to follow the rules either. I kept asking, "What if I did this?" Or, "What if I changed that?" Early on I developed a loose style of watercolor painting and over time it has evolved to a very loose style. I start a story with my paintings but then, I want the person looking at them to find their own story and finish what I started. That is how I connect with the collector, by creating a story telling relationship. I want to do more than paint a pretty picture. I want to create art that connects us through thoughts, memories, feelings, and beauty.

QUESTIONS

Please direct questions to Steve at steve@stevegriggswatercolor.com or 303-941-9249.

* NOTE: Doors open at 12:00 and close at 3:30 on Wed, and open 9:00 AM and Close 12:30 PM Thurs to give the instructor and students time to set up before class begins and to clean up at the end of each class.