FREE Winsor & Newton Watercolor Demo

Watercolor blooms are a captivating technique, offering artists a dynamic and spontaneous way to create unique textures and patterns. This method involves applying wet paint to moist paper, allowing colors to blend organically. mastering watercolor blooms enhances creativitiy, enabling artists to achieve expressive and visually stunning effects in their paintings.

This project will also introduce Masking Fluid, which is a valuable tool in watercolour painting, as it allows artists to selectively preserve areas on paper, preventing them from absorbing paint and creating controlled highlights. Its easy application and subsequent removal add a layer of precision and versatility to the artistic process, enabling the creation of intricate details and textures. This project is suitable for both beginner and advanced painters.

This event is FREE, and seats are first come, first served in person, regardless of RSVP.

Ryan Martin lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area where he attended the California College of the Arts. Through painting and drawing, Martin creates surreal, dream-like compositions of his subjects. He is influenced by his Native American (Mexican/Seri) and Russian heritage through painting reinterpretations of war bonnets and kokoshniks haloing his subjects.

Martin's artwork has been highlighted by numerous media including The Advocate, Creative Boom, The Art of Man and Installation Magazine. He has exhibited widely across the United States, including the deYoung Museum, Mark Wolfe Contemporary, Modern Eden Gallery of San Francisco, Elizabeth Houston Gallery of NYC, as well as numerous fairs including SCOPE, Untitled Art in Miami and Volta NY.

Website: ryanmartinart.com

Instagram: @ryanmartinart