Beginner Watercolor Painting Workshop

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One Day Beginner Watercolor Painting Workshop with Instructors Stephanie West & Wendy Ahlm | Saturday February 22nd, 2025 | 12:00pm-4:00pm | for $85.00 + Tax |

Learn how to paint with watercolors in this fun, foundational class. Fresh and clear, watercolors are pure color floating in water. They are easy to carry with you and easy to clean up. In class, you’ll learn about materials, color mixing, manipulating watercolors and other fun tools and techniques. Mix and blend your path to creativity with easy class activities to guide you.

Materials:

• a 2H pencil and a 2B pencil
• 1 fine point permanent Sharpie
• Eraser (your preference re: type. – Stephanie uses a Gum eraser, Wendy likes the Tomboy Mono erasers)
• One 1/4” Flat watercolor brush 
• One Round size #6 watercolor brush
• A spray bottle for spritzing water (We highly recommend a fine mist bottle)
• Paper towels and small pack of facial tissue
• We’ll bring paper plates for color mixing, but feel free to bring your own palette, white plate or butcher tray to mix paint on.
• 1 silver spoon 

Options to bring:

• Please feel free to bring your favorite watercolor paints and brushes.

The following items will be provided by the instructor for in-class use:

• Watercolor Paper
• Scissors
• White art masking tape
• Paper Plates (for palettes)
• Professional grade Sennelier watercolors on a small palette you can keep. 

Here is our color list by Sennelier Watercolors:

• Lemon Yellow 501
• Yellow Deep 579
• Gold Ochre 257
• Scarlet Laquer 612
• Helios Purple 671
• Diox. Purple 917
• Ultramarine Deep Blue 315
• Cerulean Blue 301
• Turquoise Green 843
  
• Bright Yellow Green 871

Medium: Watercolor

Level: All Levels

• Max Students: 15
• Bring Your Own Materials
• Please park on Maclovia Street between Artisan and Autozone – Please DO NOT park directly behind our building
• Refund Policy:
  *Now through Monday February 17th, 2025, full refund minus $10.00 registration fee
  *No Refunds after Tuesday February 18th, 2025

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Artist Bios:

Wendy Ahlm and Stephanie West belong to the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico. Both have held leadership roles in the non-profit and like helping people who are passionate about painting. They each paint in watercolor, pastel, and oils and are experienced teachers.

Learn more about these award-winning painters at their websites:

Stephanie West’s  artwork at pleinairpaintings.com

Wendy Ahlm’s artwork at wendyahlmart.com

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