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- Creative Watercolor 101
Tuesdays, August 2 – September 6, 2011; 2-5 PM (six weeks).
No drawing required! Learn how to use washes, glazing and dry brush techniques to create skies, trees and textures found in nature. Create light and shadow with transparent watercolor and learn about “reverse painting.” Also learn how everyday household items can be used as innovative painting tools. No experienced necessary. Cost: $120, a supply list will be sent upon registration. Contact Val Webb if you plan to participate. Location: Val’s studio in Fairhope, AL. - Old and New: The Lost Art of Hand Lettering… and a New Way to Make “Vintage” Photo Transfers – Saturday, August 6, 2011;
10 AM – 3 PM. This is not calligraphy, but the “drawn letters” used by old-fashioned sign painters and type designers. Learn to adapt this method to label your botanical artwork or write beautifully in your sketchbook or art journal. Learn how to letter on curves, how to use perspective in your lettering, and how to design your own personal lettering style. After lunch in a nearby cafe, learn how to transfer photos. Val will show you how to transfer a vintage-looking image to paper, cloth or wood using butcher’s paper and acrylic medium. The original photo is not affected in any way, and the final product has a hauntingly ephemeral look that is quite beautiful. Plus, you will learn how to tint your transfer with watercolor for a more impressionistic result. This works especially well with old family photos and garden subjects. Embellish a journal or family album, make truly lovely greeting cards, frame them as keepsakes or gifts — the possibilities go on and on. Class size is limited. Early registration required. Cost: $60 includes art supplies and illustrated tutorial pages to take home. Contact Val Webb if you plan to participate. Location: Val’s studio cottage in Mobile, AL. - Color Mixing Workshop – Saturday,
August 13, 2011; 10 AM – 3 PM. Learn how to identify the colors you need and how to mix them efficiently without guesswork or waste. Experiment with “bouncing color” and learn how to mix the three types of color shadows. Pigments and paint labels will also be discussed. Cost: $60, includes, art supplies. Contact Val Webb if you plan to participate. Limit: 8 - Make-Up or Finish-Up Day for Students in Weekly Classes. Saturday, August 20, 2011; 10 AM – 4 PM. Val’s studio cottage in Mobile, AL. Students making up a missed class or finishing a project on this day must notify Val in advance so she can bring the necessary materials.
- Printmaking Workshop: Botanical Collagraph – Saturday, September 10, 2011; 10 AM – 4 PM. Use collected botanical material (herbs, wildflowers, seed heads and more) plus textured papers to create your own unique designs on printing plates, then ink and print them using a hand-operated etching press. Finished prints can be hand colored with watercolor and colored pencil if you wish. Wear an old shirt and be prepared for a day of creative fun. All supplies provided. Cost: $75.
- Weekly Class: Draw and Paint the Kitchen Garden – This class is offered at both studios. Draw and paint seasonal culinary plants. Cooking and gardening subjects will also be drawn. No experience necessary.
Cost: $140, includes all supplies.- Draw & Paint the Kitchen Garden (Mobile, AL) – Six-week daytime class begins Thursday September 15, 2011 and continues through October 20, 2011 (2-5 PM). Eight-week evening class begins Thursday, September 15, 2011 and continues through November 3, 2011 (6:30 – 8:30 PM).
- Draw & Paint the Kitchen Garden (Fairhope, AL) – Six-week class begins Tuesday September 20 2011 and continues through October 25, 2011 (2-5 PM).
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