Instructor: Monica Wilkins
Learn to paint around the subject rather than painting the subject/object. Learn to create and interweave layers using negative shapes and glazes.
Materials:
140lb. (or higher) cotton watercolor paper (Arches, Kilmanjaro. Note: Canson and Strathmore are made from wood pulp)
Pencil
#8 and #10 round watercolor brush
1 1/2 “ flat wash brush
Gator board or foam board for your watercolor paper
Fresh tubes of watercolor paint. Suggestion Cerulean Blue, Burnt Sienna, Pthalo Green; or use colors you like.
Mixing area
Hairdryer
Spray bottle (small) filled with clean water
Piece of plexiglass 11x14 or larger for doing wet into wet color
About the Instructor:
My formal education was in Advertising Art and Design from SUNY Farmingdale. I involved myself in the Fine Arts while living in Morgantown, WV. I attended many art workshops with artists like Sterling Edwards, Skip Lawrence, Linda Kemp, Bob Burridge and Karlyn Holman. With this expanded knowledge of watercolor and acrylics, I taught classes at the Morgantown Art Association Gallery and the adult education program in Morgantown, WV. I have also taught watercolor classes in my home here in Shepherdstown, WV. I learned that students want to take home something and be able to say “Look, I did this today”.