VINES Workshop: Watercolor with Natural Pigments

Name: VINES Workshop: Watercolor with Natural Pigments
Start: 2025-09-20T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-20T13:30:00-04:00
Location: 16 Tudor St, Binghamton, NY 13901-4004, United States

Schedule

Sat Sep 20 2025 at 12:00 pm to 01:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

16 Tudor St, Binghamton, NY 13901-4004, United States | Binghamton, NY

In this Introduction to Watercolor and Natural Pigment Making, you’ll learn how to create a variety of beautiful, sustainable pigments from natural sources. We’ll then explore expressive mark-making techniques and finish by painting several pieces using your very own homemade pigments.
Kari Varner is a photography instructor at the local university and is deeply passionate about sharing art as an accessible medium for expression. Kari has been active in local art exhibitions, is a co-director of the campus gallery that serves as an important venue for contemporary art exposure in the local community, and has previous experience conducting arts workshops with artists of all ages and abilities. She believes that art has the capacity to enliven and enrich our connection to the natural world.
This project is funded by Earlville Opera House’s Arts in the Community Grants Program, made possible by the NYS Senate with support of the Office of the Governor, and administered by the New York State Council on the Arts.
Additional support for the Broome ACG Program graciously provided by the Stewart W. and Willma C. Hoyt Foundation, Inc.
This workshop is FREE and open to the public. A suggested donation of $5-$10 is appreciated.
*This is a sunshine dependent activity. We will update this event if it requires a rain date.