July 26 – 30
“I often imagine that I am sculpting with paint to create dimension and lift. I always approach my work with enthusiasm and energy, preferring natural subjects – in particular flowers, animals and birds, sea & landscapes.”
– Helen Shideler
Description
This intermediate-level watercolour painting course offers the opportunity to further develop watercolour skills with a variety of hands-on and digital tools & techniques. Helen will lead you through exploring the importance of value and offer some unique ways to create amazing depth and effects with a variety of paint approaches and applications.
During your time together with Helen, you will explore controlled wet-on-wet washes, the joy of colour mingling, value studies, underpainting, digital tools including posterization/notan, and masking compounds – the good, the bad and the ugly. Learn and try poured watercolour painting and negative painting. Learn about techniques to remove paint to create soft effects or remove an oopsie.
You will also have the opportunity to experience the nature of beautiful St. Andrews by painting a Plein Air image with Helen by your side.
The workshop will consist of demonstrations and exercises providing the opportunity to create a piece from each day’s learning. Participants will also have the opportunity to work on a painting of their choice.
Click Here to Sign Up or call us at 506-529-3386
Cost: $400 (no HST)
[This amounts to $80/day for 5 full days of expert instruction]
Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature Centre