If you have ever wanted to explore abstract watercolor but felt overwhelmed by this medium or want to explore the possibilities of watercolor then this is the class for you! 
In this class we will be using several intuitive art making exercises that explore the range of ways you can work with watercolor allowing for happy accidents, experimentation, and creative play. Then after our watercolors are dry we'll go back into them with various inking techniques to explore the imagery and design that emerges. 
Elisabeth loves to approach her art making with a sense of fun and experimentation, letting her intuition guide her. She has many years experience applying these skills in her own art making and has taught these skills to her high school art students. You’ll walk through the same steps she does to quickly get into making art without the worry about what to create or how it should look.
In this class you’ll learn:
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<li>How to use watercolor to create abstract artworks</li>
<li>Various techniques to create different types of textures and surface treatments: wet on wet, paper towel blotting, salt, cheesecloth and coffee filters, plastic wrap, and bubble packing sheets</li>
<li>Basic ink techniques that you can incorporate into your watercolor paintings</li>
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In the end you’ll have several intuition inspired artworks that showcase your new watercolor and ink abilities.
Whether this is the first time you’ve worked with watercolor or it’s a medium you’ve used before you’ll learn something new that you can incorporate into your art. 
Materials: 
Watercolor Paints: watercolor tubes in a variety of colors or a watercolor pan set
Watercolor Brushes - larger such as sizes 10, 12, or 14 are recommended
Watercolor Paper - any kind, cut to around 5" x 7"
Container to hold water
Paper towel
Salt
Cheesecloth or Coffee Filter
Plastic Wrap
Bubble Packing Sheets
Micron Pens, Sharpies, or any ink pens you have access to

Introduction

Class Project

Materials

Wet on Wet Painting Technique

Paper Towel Blotting

Salt

Cheesecloth and Coffee Filters

Plastic Wrap

Bubble Packing Sheets

Inking Techniques

Final Project

Final Thoughts

Sample Projects #1, #2, #3

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