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WATERCOLOR WEDNESDAYS

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Photos from first class Beginning Watercolor

I. Wednesday December 4 and December 11,  6:00 - 8:00 Instructor Steve

II. Wednesday January 8 and January 15,  6:00 - 8:00 Instructor Steve

Wake Forest Art and Frame Shop, 139 S. White St, Wake Forest NC 27567student watercolor

Note: If you missed our first class and would like to start, there is an option. Click on the add to cart button and check "Dec11Class"
    If you wish to give Watercolor Classes as a gift, there is an add to cart button specifically for these classes.

First, I'd like you to take a look at the watercolors of barns in a snowy landscape. They were painted by first time watercolor students. Just to let you know that watercolor is not "difficult" nor is "harder than oils or acrylics." In fact all you need is a cup of water, a brush, a few watercolor paints and a piece of paper. That's it. Well, a pencil might come in handy, but none of the fumes or smells that you get from acrylics and oil paints. You can paint on your kitchen table without worrying. Simple.

Our first class will look at the types of watercolor paints, brushes and papers. (The water is pretty much standard, what you get from your faucet will work fine.)
We will experiment with the materials and try different techniques. And of course, we will create a painting, after all, leaving a class with a finished painting sort of makes it worth while.

I will provide you with paint and materials for this first class. I will also discuss and give you a list of recommend paints and brushes. If you have any paints and brushes at home, please bring them along. We will take a look at what you have and how you can use it. 

Our second class we will continue by student watercolorcreating another painting the easy way, playing with our new toys. 
Now a side note, a few years ago Theresa and I took some swing dance lessons. What I learned from those lessons was that when you go to the second class, you probably could use some review of the previous lesson before jumping into some new steps because I had completely forgotten them. And the practice we did at home, well it probably could have been better. (The instructors didn't seem to have any trouble, but boy was I lost in that second class when they began telling us to do steps that they assumed we not only remembered but were able to do.)  So our second painting will also consist of some time reviewing what we learned, and we will do that the easy way. by painting another watercolor.

Continuing Classes  We will be continuing these classes, sometimes working on a single theme and other times going in individual directions. There might be homework.

Please take a look at the bottom of this page, there as some examples of my watercolors for you to look at. After all, you do want to know what your instructor can do, don't you.

Only $50. for both classes in December.

 You can register on line with Paypal or Credit Card. Please select the option, then click the "Add to Cart" button. You can select the number of students you wish to register at the next step.

Note: If you missed our first class and would like to start, there is an option. Click on the add to cart button and check "Dec11Class"

December 11 Class

January Classes - Jan 8 and Jan 15



   

 

 

Gift certificates available!



Watercolors by your instructor, Stephen Filarsky

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