LAURIE’S WATERCOLOR FIX IT CLASS:Saturday 10am–12:30pm, February 15th

Do you have a watercolor painting (or two or three) that you never finished? Perhaps you took a class but ran out of time and the painting was never finished. Perhaps you got “stuck” on a part of it and never finished because you didn’t know how. Do you have a painting that you like parts of it, but other parts have issues, and you are afraid to do more to it without ‘messing it up?’ I call them “problem children.” You are attached to them, but they need a little extra love.

Have you taken previous watercolor lessons and have been painting on your own but now would like a ‘second pair of eyes on some of your work to see how it is progressing? Would you like a gentle critique on some of your paintings to identify areas you can improve upon and how? Don’t worry, a critique is purely optional. Finally, also if you have a reference photo of something you would like to paint but don’t know how to approach it, bring those images in and we can discuss them.

We will learn (re-learn) things such as fixing or minimizing ‘blooms’, softening hard edges and other ways to fix errors in painting.

For this class we will be working on your own existing artwork not creating new work, but some demonstrations on separate paper may be done to learn and identify ways to fix or finish a painting. As mentioned above there may be some gentle critiquing done of the artwork by the instructor, but it is only offered with love and the desire to improve your skills. This class will be fairly organic in its approach, depending on the needs of the students.

You can also repeat this class if you need more help.

Bring to class: Bring your “problem paintings.” Let’s limit them to three per person. They may or may not all be worked on. You may want to bring another project to work on in case your other projects are fixed quickly. Bring your own supplies so that you have the materials you used on the original artwork. However, additional paint, brushes, paper and other supplies will be provided if needed for demonstration purposes.

Instructor: Laurie Adams (www.loreleiarts.us)

Adults & Teens 13 and over – Minimum 2, maximum 8

Prerequisite: Some basic previous watercolor experience, such as a beginning watercolor class is preferred.

Contact: Laurie Adams, [email protected]; cell #720-326-0729

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