Have you registered for “Getting Loose” watercolor workshops? Workshops are offered in Montrose and Gunnison.
- Oct. 22 10 AM – 3 PM (with working brown bag lunch) Gunnison Arts Center Workshop #1- Harvest themes; benefit for Gunnison Arts Center
- Nov. 5 2-6 PM Montrose: Cedar Creek Clubhouse #1- Harvest themes; benefit for Montrose Center for the Arts
- Nov. 13 10 AM – 3 PM (with working brown bag lunch) Gunnison Arts Center Workshop #1- Holiday themes; benefit for Gunnison Arts Center
- Dec. 10 2-6 PM Montrose: Cedar Creek Clubhouse #1- Holiday themes; benefit for Montrose Center for the Arts

Students in the Harvest Workshop will learn a variety of techniques to successfully create colorful, expressive watercolor compositions including:
- masking for dramatic lighting
- wet-into-wet with pure pigment to model glowing natural forms with spontaneous color mixtures
- negative painting
- complementary and analogous splatter
- calligraphic brushwork
- drip wash
Students will learn when to employ these techniques for maximum effect and how to avoid common pitfalls .

Students will complete 2 paintings working in different formats. Students will learn compositional considerations for working both horizontally and vertically, as well as designing a long, skinny format and a standard “photo” rectangle.
Happy painting