Instructor:
Mondays,
7:00-9:00pm
Have you admired watercolor paintings and wished to learn how to work with this beautiful, luminous medium? The chance to create radiant translucent compositions is available to anyone with enough curiosity to give it try. In this five-week class, we'll demystify the tools used to produce successful watercolor artwork without getting fussy with technical details. We’ll cover pigments, mixing techniques, water control, brushes, and papers through demonstrations and exercises designed to build your understanding of and confidence with water-soluble paint.
Class can be repeated.
MATERIALS
For the first class, please bring whatever supplies you already have on hand:
watercolors (any forms)
watercolor paper
watercolor brushes
Some Materials Provided, but we’ll discuss recommended supply options during our first evening together.
Please bring paper towels for personal use.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
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Richard Sheppard is a freelance illustrator, fine artist, and writer. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration from Academy of Art University in San Francisco and a Bachelor of Arts in painting and drawing from Arizona State University. He has illustrated numerous books for major publishers, and released two titles inspired by his travels.
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Sketching out-of-doors is one of my favorite activities. Whether I’m traveling locally or abroad, I’m always on the lookout for good places to sketch.
Although most of my weekdays are spent illustrating books for publishers, I enjoy spending my free time sketching and recording my travel experiences. At the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, I studied under sketch artists Barbara Bradley, Barron Storey, and Howard Brodie, whom I thank for passing on to me their love of sketchbooking.
In the fall of 2009 I spent three weeks drawing and painting in Greece. Upon my return, I illustrated, wrote, designed, and published the book “The Artist on the Road: Impressions of Greece.”
In the fall of 2015 I published my second book, “Impressions of Wine Country,” about discovering California’s world class wine industry.
REGISTRATION GUIDELINES
➔➔➔ REGISTRATION CLOSES ON SAT, AUGUST 1 @ 5 PM
Advance registration required.
Late registration not allowed.
Session cannot be prorated for missed classes.
FEES
Members: $185.00
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Non-Members: $205.00
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