Plein Air 4-Part Watercolor Workshop
About this Event
If you’ve wanted to try watercolor painting but don’t know where to start, this four-part Plein-Air instructor-led workshop is for you!
Participants will meet for four consecutive Wednesdays in September from 10:30-1:00 in our historic garden (feel free to bring a bagged lunch) and will quickly develop painting skills through fun and engaging exercises. During the four weeks, you will:
- Discover ways of using different brushes to create foliage, petals and stems.
- Learn to mix the verdant colors of the garden’s greenery and flowers.
- Each session ends with a show and tell for feedback
No experience necessary. You don’t have to know how to draw—color comes first! Materials supplied. Please bring a tea towel to protect your clothes from paint spatters. If you have your own materials, please feel free to bring them.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn from a seasoned professional instructor in a beautiful garden setting! Sessions will be offered rain or shine; we will move indoors in the case of bad weather.
Session Dates: Wednesdays, September 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th. You must sign up for the entire workshop; individual sessions are not available.
Price for 4 sessions: $100 per person; while we cannot issue refunds for missed sessions, a make-up session at the end of the four weeks will be offered to those who missed a week.
About your instructor:
Peggy Roalf is an artist and arts writer living in Manhattan. Her work has recently been seen in several NYC exhibitions including I Dreamed A Garden, Seeing Music and Scribbles. In 2022 one of her paintings, transformed into a 5 by 8-foot flag, flew at Rockefeller Center’s month-long One Earth Flag Program. She has taught at the undergraduate and postgraduate level at Fordham University, The Cooper Union, Parsons School of Design, and the International Center of Photography, among others. Since 2019, she has taught The Interaction of Watercolor for The New York Public Library, Sculptors Alliance, Inc., and Lenox Hill Neighborhood House.
Art supplies generously funded in part by “BLICK Art Materials” at .
1826-2026: Celebrating 200 years of the Mount Vernon Hotel!
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 108.55
