IN-PERSON: The Elderwise classroom at the Vineyard Church
This class has an enrollment limist of 15. A waitlist will be available.
Please let the Elderwise office know if, after registering, you are unable to attend this class. This gives students on the waitlist an opportunity to join.
Fee: Member $10 Nonmember $15
Plus an additional $5 for materials
All children (and even some elephants!) love to paint. Children paint with abandon, not worrying if they are talented enough, or if they’re too busy, or if anyone else will think their work is worthy. Maybe you have always wanted to recapture the pleasure of being that free. This class is focused on the very basic ideas of: Where do I even begin? What kind of paper, what kind of brushes, what kind of paints? And, why watercolors? (It’s because the supplies are inexpensive enough for you to give it a try without a big investment.) And because when you see how watercolors behave as you move them across the paper, you’ll feel the magic of spontaneity you felt as a child. Of course, there are some rules to learn. We will learn a bit about mixing colors, and a bit about how to compose a picture. So, really, you don’t have to know anything, just come with the desire to play. You will go home with some 4x6 experiences on paper, and a completed greeting card (with envelope) that you can keep or send. Julie Garvey is a gallery and online represented artist who moved from Maine to Michigan several years ago. She has studied at the University of Georgia, graduating with a BFA from The College of William and Mary in Virginia, and has been painting since she could hold a brush!
