PAINT ALONGS SCHEDULED FOR 2025:

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Sept. 17 - Patty Bess - Wildflower Greeting Cards - Watercolor

 Long-time NAG member, Patty is excited to teach us how to make colorful, impressionistic flowers on cards by first drawing loosely, then spraying with water, and finally adding watercolor. 

Supplies needed:

  Pencil - Patty prefers mechanical pencils because they can make a fine line

 Watercolor paper (140#) Patty will use Canson Watercolor XL, size 7x10," folded into half. Bring

         whatever paper you have, but be sure it is heavy enough to take light watercolor and that it is a size

         that fits the envelopes you will be using.

Watercolors and brushes - your choice

Masking tape

Small water spray bottle

Bonefolder or butter knife and ruler for creasing the fold line

Additional options for finishing touches: fine tip felt pens (black or color), colored pencils, metallic paint

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​​Oct. 8 - Renee Gallagher - Having Fun with Portraits - Watercolor

Renee says, "We'll create a 'quick paint' portrait, focusing on colors and techniques, ending up with a more 

       impressionistic than realistic result."​

Supplies needed:

Watercolor paper (140# cold press - stretched. Two quarter sheet sizes 

Reference photos - use your own or one provided below. Have your paper mounted and stretched; sketch your        reference using just the basic outline, nothing too detailed.

Watercolor paints - in addition to your own, bring the following (Renee uses M. Graham):

         burnt sienna or raw sienna

         quin rose or perm rose

         sepia

         raw umber

         quin gold

         anthraquinone blue

         teal or cerulean blue

         maroon perylene

Brushes - mops, cat's tongue, and finer detail brushes as needed

Masking tape and scrubber for lifting

Exacto-knife or sharp edge to create that sparkle in the eye

         

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Nov. 12 -  Michelle Rayburn - Landscape with Water Element - Acrylic

​Materials needed:

1x14 (or smaller) canvas or board to paint acrylic on
Liquitex acrylic paint ( I use heavy body, but you may also
use student grade Liquitex Basics. Your results may vary.)
The following colors will be used by me:
Titanium White
Emerald Green or Sap Green
Brilliant Blue
Thalo Blue Green shade
Yellow Light Hansa
Diozanine Purple
Napthol Red Light
Bronze Yellow
Burnt Umber
Ivory Black
These colors are a suggestion, most of the painting is in blue and green.

Other items to bring:
Pencil with eraser for drawing your landscape shapes in (or use your brush)
Palette knife for mixing paint (if you want)
Acrylic brushes of your choice, small to larger
Draw your design ahead or you can do it when you arrive.

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​​​​​​​​​​​​Jan.  21 - Jennifer Von Berger - Painting a Bird - Watercolor

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Feb. 11 - Jay Fox - portrait of a dog

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For details - check back closer to the scheduled time!