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Spring 3 - Watercolor Basics and Beyond


  • OPAL 720 CHICAGO AVE Oak Park, IL United States (map)

with Richard Sheppard

Have you admired watercolor paintings and wished to learn how to paint with this beautiful, luminous medium? Creating beautiful watercolor paintings is available to anyone with curiosity enough to give it try. In this five week class we'll explore the tools used to create watercolor paintings: pigments, mixing techniques, water control, brushes, and papers, without getting fussy with technical details. You'll learn through demonstrations and exercises designed to build your understanding and confidence of this fluid medium.

This class is designed to be repeated.

Monday, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Instructor: Richard Sheppard

Registration and Fees

Become a member of the Oak Park Art League and save on class registration.

  • Members: $185.00; after 5/23/2026: $205.00

  • Non-Members: $205.00; after 5/23/2026: $225.00

Advance registration required.

Registration Code of Conduct Policy

All materials provided.


BRING YOUR OWN PAPER TOWELS!

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