Plein Air Watercolor Workshop

Join us for a two-hour watercolor workshop in our unique urban garden! In this class, you'll explore the art of combining watercolors and pencils to create beautiful sketches. Feel free to bring along soft pastels to further enhance your artwork.

The first hour will feature a live demonstration, where we will show you how to blend wet and dry media into a sketch and how they work harmoniously together. In the second hour, we’ll put our new skills to the test, sketching directly in the Garden.

Throughout the class, you’ll learn essential sketching techniques using watercolors, and how to bring fluidity and vibrant color to your sketches. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced artist, this class will inspire you to bring your sketches to life with a fresh, creative approach.

Please bring the following art supplies: watercolor set (pans or tubes), watercolor sketch book, graphite or charcoal pencils, eraser, sharpener, soft white pastel stick, watercolor brushes.

Interested in purchasing an art kit? Arrive early and purchase the Spice Box Watercolor Kit, Watercolor the Easy Way, for $28 at the Bookstore. This kit includes: 20-sheet pad of watercolor paper, 1 3 ml/0.10 us fl oz tube of white gouache, 7 tubes of 3 ml/0.10 us fl oz of watercolor paint, 4 paint pans, and 2 paintbrushes.

The following supplies will be provided: rags, containers for water, small palette to mix colors, limited supplies on a first come first serve basis include watercolor brushes and markers.

Additional items can be purchased here.