What is important is that whatever your reason–a creative slump or lack of technical know-how–you need to sit outside of what is familiar and try new things within the medium, in order to be able to get to a fresh place.

What Can I Expect?

There will be four Fundamentals based exercises for you to dabble in. You can paint whatever subject you choose or stay with basic shapes-whichever makes you feel most at ease. This is designed for low key, no pressure experimentation to develop your core understanding of how you can manipulate the media of Watercolour.

This will not be backed by heavy colour theory or design principles; the vibe here is geared toward embracing the relaxing nature Watercolour has, while maintaining a solid structure for learning in an experimental mindset.

I Can Barely Draw & You Want Me To Paint??

Ah…a classic. This is not the class to get caught up on how “good” something looks at the end; how realistic or proportionate something may be to the source material. In fact, with Watercolour, it can be argued that the more it strays ‘outside the lines’ so to speak, the more dynamic the piece becomes.

This is not the time to worry about anything except how each technique actually feels on your brush and your paper. It’s important to be mindful of the amounts of water used, angles of your brushwork, how much your brush is loaded with pigment…these questions are the driving force of elemental practice–not the final product. Drawing skills are not the focus.

Why Analogous?

Understanding Colour is a beast and so is Watercolour. This complexity is sometimes so overwhelming, it can lead to misinformed choices that lead to frustration. Since this class is on the shorter side, culling our options is not only time efficient but also introduces a lot of unique opportunities and challenges to think within.