Sat. August 9, 9am-4pm
Water Moves: Unlocking the Secrets of Watercolor is a full-day, immersive workshop designed to deepen your understanding of how watercolor truly works. Explore the essential roles of high-quality pigments, paper, and brushes—and how these tools can elevate or hinder your art. Through hands-on demonstrations and guided practice, you’ll discover how water behaves on the paper, how pigments interact, and why mastering this movement is key to vibrant, expressive (and detailed!) painting. You'll also learn to build and troubleshoot your own color palette, explore an introduction to color wheels and learn why traditional wheels often “break” in watercolor—and how to creatively fix them. This class is perfect for the beginner artist ready to dive into a new medium with a solid foundation, the watercolorist ready to move beyond the basics and harness the full magic of watercolor, OR the experienced watercolorist who wants to take a trip back to the basics and troubleshoot current challenges. What is YOUR goal for this class?
 
$75 BUY SUPPLY KIT (Daniel Smith pigments, tin palette, watercolor brush, ceramic mixing palette)
$5 RENT SUPPLY KIT (Above kit, available to rent for the day to try it out)
When you BUY or RENT your supply kit, all other supplies needed for the class will be available at the studio for your use! SO easy! All borrowed Studio supplies and materials will remain at the studio at the conclusion of class.
BUY or RENT your supply kit day of class. Payments will be made directly to the instructor (Monica Austin): Cash, check, or Venmo. Please contact the gallery and let us know if you are renting or buying so Monica can have the right kits for class - (817)454-4107
 
All supplies listed below will be used during this class. Studio supplies will be provided for class and will remain at the studio.
(Yes, of course, you are welcome to purchase any/all of the studio supplies listed below for your own use, if you so choose. You will find all items useful for your ongoing watercolor practice at home).
 
STUDIO SUPPLIES PROVIDED FOR USE IN CLASS:
Watercolor Paper, Watercolor backing board , Cloth/Paper towels, Water container,
Pencils/Erasers, Pens, Graphite transfer paper, Reference Images, Masking tape Masking fluid, Pipettes, Spray bottle
 
SUPPLIES TO PURCHASE IF YOU DO NOT BUY/RENT A KIT:

W A T E R C O L O R S : Daniel Smith pigments (or comparative professional brand Holbein, M. Graham,Sennelier, Winsor & Newton, Qor. To truly experience the capability, color, and magic of watercolor good pigments are essential!)
Lemon Yellow
Hansa Yellow Medium
Quinacridone Gold
Phthalo Blue (Red Shade)
Phthalo Blue (Green Shade)
Ultramarine
Payne’s Grey
Pyrrol Scarlet
Pyrrol Crimson
Quinacridone Rose
Burnt Ochre
Burnt Sienna
Quinacridone Burnt Scarlet
Raw Umber

BRUSHES: (Bring soft, absorbent, quality watercolor brushes: sable, squirrel or blends. PLEASE NO stiff oil brushes!)
#8 Round brush
OPTIONAL: #2 Round brush
OPTIONAL: 1/2” Flat brush

OTHER SUPPLIES:
Mixing Palette (As long as it’s flat, white, water-resistant! Ceramic salad plate, serving dish, butcher tray etc.)
1” 3-ring Binder
Zipper pocket/pouch for 3-ring binder