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:

How to use watercolor to create abstract artworks
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
Basic ink techniques that you can incorporate into your watercolor paintings

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

Sheryl Christensen

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