Monday We Paint: Realistic Botanicals

We meet regularly on Mondays to study a unique subject or technique. The evening will include a review of the materials we’ll use, a simple demonstration and guidance through making a small-format painting. You are welcome to follow the directions, practice and paint along with the instruction or do your own thing. Attendees are invited to ask questions, share your work and participate fully in the workshop. You can use this series as a starting point or as a weekly inspiration for your continued painting practice.

You may join online or in-person. The format is in-person with ‘Zoom-in-the-room,’ so you will get to meet friends from other places who join us in our practice.

Each session is open to adults of all skill levels and is designed to encourage and inspire your individual painting practice. As you develop your practice in the company of others, you will find support, encouragement, inspiration and friends!

Material List:

YOUR CHOICE OF WATER-BASED PAINT:

• Gouache [Winsor&Newton, Holbein] in a set or these individual colors— Titanium White, Mars Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Violet, Orange, Green, Yellow Ochre
• Acryla Gouache [Holbein] in a set or these individual colors— Titanium White, Mars Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Violet, Orange, Green, Yellow Ochre

Y OUR CHOICE OF WATERCOLOR MEDIA:

• Watercolor pencils [Faber-Castell, Derwent, Arteza, Staedtler]
• Water-soluble pastels [Caran d'Ache Neocolor II Aquarelle, Derwent Inktense, Charvin]

• Masking Fluid [Winsor & Newton, Grumbacher, Pebeo]
• Graphite pencils – 2H, 2B or mechanical pencil
• Black waterproof ink pens [Micron]
• White and metallic pens or paint markers of your choice (GellyRoll, Pentel Milky Pop, Sharpie)
• 2-3 flat brushes [sizes 3-12] appropriate for your paint
• 2-3 round brushes [sizes 3-12] appropriate for your paint
• Mixed media paper (9×12) OR a tablet of same [Canson, Strathmore]
• Watercolor paper (9×12) OR a tablet of same [Canson, Strathmore]
• Black mixed media paper in any size [Strathmore, Legion Stonehenge]
• White palette and white mixing surface in ceramic or plastic
• Container for water
• Cloth rag or paper towels
• Lo-tack masking tape
• Ruler or straight edge
• Smooth painting board, clipboard or surface where you can tape down your paper if you are not using a tablet

*Always use the art materials you already own. Bring your supplies along if you plan to attend in person.

If you sign up early, you will receive an email containing inspirational images to spur your imagination for the evening’s project. You can print them out or make them available on another device in order to use them as reference during the practice.

The format of the greenwater garage online workshops is casual, conversational and interactive. If you are joining online, you are encouraged to join with your mic and video on in order to interact with the instructor and the other members of the workshop. This is a great way to try out a new technique!

* THESE SESSIONS ARE NEVER RECORDED. There will be no recording of this workshop distributed after the event.

Host or Publisher greenwater garage