FLEXIBLE WATERCOLOR with Don Conely

Overview

Do you love watercolor painting, but find it overly restrictive and frustrating in terms of an inherent lack of flexibility in the traditional methodology of the medium? This class will demonstrate the possibilities for use of watercolor in a more flexible and “editable” manner than is typically possible – more akin to oil painting, not with a different kind of paint, but rather a different kind of painting surface.

By employing a smooth surfaced paper stock, as opposed traditional heavy-toothed watercolor paper, this allows a painting to be built up in stages and reworked numerous times. This can facilitate a “loose” approach, where roughly blocked-in color areas can be refined down to a more detailed image. Or, a more “detailed” approach is also possible, carefully developing an initially detailed image and then loosening it in later stages. The inherent flexibility of the process allows for a variety of applications in this regard. If you are looking to free up your approach to watercolor painting, with increased latitude and workability, this class will be of interest whether you’re already an experienced practitioner or completely new to the medium. Supply List  Suppled by YAA: Strathmore 3 ply or 5 ply plate Bristol- price included in registration cost. Drawing Boards Supplied by Participant: Squirt bottle Paper Towels Jars for water Bring what you have on hand for Watercolor supplies, suggested list of materials and colors below Brushes Sable/Camel Hair/Squirrel Hair Large bristle w point Traditional Series 7 Sable-expensive Large Mop brushes Brush Cleaner Masters Brush Cleaner, small or large tub Tube Maintenance Nutcracker to open tubes/Vaseline TubeWringer Palette Plastic w compartments Butcher Tray Brush Cleaner Masters Brush Cleaner, small or large tub Colors: EARTH TONES Raw Umber Burnt Umber Burnt Sienna Raw Sienna Yellow Ochre Golden Ochre Sepia GREENS Perm Green Chrome Oxide BLUES Ultramarine Blue Cobalt Blue Prussian Blue PURPLE Diox Purple YELLOW/ORANGE/RED New Gamboge Yellow Naples Yellow Cadmium Orange Vermilion Cadmium Red BLACK/GRAYS Paynes Gray Davy’s Gray Ivory Black