Watercolor Workshops & Open Studio   

ONE DAY CLASSES ARE NONREFUNDABLE. 

 We'll be working  with layering washes to keep transparency. Keeping lights light and the dark giving depth.

Supplies:  Arches cold pressed paper -300lb or 140lb block kept on block, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12 round brushes, 1 inch flat, graphite.

Paints:  Brown madder, moonglow, quinacridone gold, cadmium orange, alizarin crimson, quinadridone burnt orange. 

Optional:  mineral violet, vertiter blue or cobalt, quinacridone magenta, neutral.  

We will be starting with watercolor then prepping watercolor for pastels.

Learn how to use chalk pastels. 

Supplies:  300lb Arches cold-pressed paper, or 140lb 12x16 kept on block, 1 inch flat brush, 2, 4, 6, 8 round brushes, clear gesso, fixative spray, chalk pastels, stump or qtips, tissues, water container.

Watercolor Paints:  scarlet lake, hookers green deep (Grumbacher Academy), lemon yellow, neutral, indigo, burnt umber, burnt sienna.

Focusing on keeping it simple and working fast.   

Supplies needed:  Arches cold-pressed paper, graphite paper, extra fine black sharpie, Dr. Martins Bleed Proof White.

Paints:  Sap green, cerulean blue, moonglow, hematite burnt scarlet, scarlet lake, neutral, yellow ochre, indigo, green gold, undersea green. 

We will be painting on masa paper,  giving a more textured look to your watercolor.     A fun way to try something new. 

Supplies needed:  Inexpensive watercolor paper (arches is not required),  masa paper, elmers glue (not the washable), plastic plate, old brush, graphite paper non-waxed, pencil, tissues, 2, 4, 6, 8 round brushes, 1 inch flat brush. 

Paints:  hematite burnt scarlet, burnt sienna, sepia, cobalt teal blue, hematite genuine, brown madder, quinacridone gold. 

Great class for learning how to paint animals.

NO CLASS NOV. 21. 

Supplies:  Arches cold-pressed paper, graphite paper, rake brush, stencil brush, 1 inch flat brush, 2, 4, 6, 8 round brush. , Dr. Martins Bleed Proof White.

Paints:  Neutral, yellow ochre, burnt umber, cobalt blue, moonglow. 

Step by step instruction.  Different paintings to choose from.  ONE DAY CLASSES ARE NONREFUNDABLE. 

This open studio welcomes anyone who enjoys creating art. Your chosen medium may be anything you like, from acrylics, to oils, charcoal, graphite, colored pencils and more. One-on-one help is available and group critiques will be encouraged. Please bring any materials that you would like to work with as well as the painting/drawing surface of your choice.

NO CLASS NOV 22. 

This open studio welcomes anyone who enjoys creating art. Your chosen medium may be anything you like, from acrylics, to oils, charcoal, graphite, colored pencils and more. One-on-one help is available and group critiques will be encouraged. Please bring any materials that you would like to work with as well as the painting/drawing surface of your choice.

Helen Burkett has worked in oil, acrylic, colored pencil, and other media but her primary medium is watercolor.  She has been teaching intermediate and advanced watercolor at ACE for 10 years, exploring the many aspects of composition, value, line, shape, color, and more. Before that she made her living selling her paintings at the major juried art fairs and teaching watercolor workshops all over the country for 30 years.

In this open class she will be available to answer questions, offer feedback or compositional ideas, and assist each participant to strengthen and advance their painting skills as they work on their own compositions.  Of course those who want to work without external input are also welcome.

Bring your painting supplies to class.
NOT for beginners.   This course is designed for watercolor students who have intermediate or advanced experience.

NO CLASS NOV 23. Helen Burkett has worked in oil, acrylic, colored pencil, and other media but her primary medium is watercolor.  She has been teaching intermediate and advanced watercolor at ACE for 10 years, exploring the many aspects of composition, value, line, shape, color, and more. Before that she made her living selling her paintings at the major juried art fairs and teaching watercolor workshops all over the country for 30 years.

In this open class she will be available to answer questions, offer feedback or compositional ideas, and assist each participant to strengthen and advance their painting skills as they work on their own compositions.  Of course those who want to work without external input are also welcome.

Bring your painting supplies to class.
NOT for beginners.   This course is designed for watercolor students who have intermediate or advanced experience.