324-Watercolor Workshop: Waterlilies

Waterlilies rise up out of the muck at the bottom of still water. Their round sculptural leaves float on the surface. Here and there beautiful white flowers emerge. There’s a reason Monet loved them so much. Besides the plants and the water, there’s the reflection of the sky above. We will analyze the plant, then sketch a composition of floating lily pads and lilies. Finally we will apply a variety of techniques to capture their color and mystery.  

Special Notes

All students must comply with the Policies and Procedures found on The Center's website. There will be no refunds for students removed from class for failure to observe The Center’s Policies and Procedures.

Materials

Recommended professional grade watercolors. Holbein, Winsor & Newton, Daniel Smith and Sennelier are excellent brands. If you are new to watercolor, buy Cotman.

Cadmium Yellow or Winsor Yellow
Winsor Lemon or Hansa Yellow Light
New Gamboge
Greenish-Yellow
Quinacridone Gold or Transparent Yellow
Raw Sienna or Yellow Ochre
Burnt Sienna
Alizarin Crimson or Perylene Maroon
Quinacridone Rose or Permanent Rose
Permanent Magenta
French Ultramarine
Cobalt
Cerulean
Winsor (phthalo) Green
Perylene Green
Neutral Tint or Payne’s Gray or Black

Brushes: #10, 12 Rounds. 3/4” Oval or flat wash. I like Silver Black Velvet brushes, in different sizes and shapes. They are squirrel with a touch of synthetic. Not expensive.  https://www.dickblick.com/products/silver-brush-black-velvet-brushes/

I like to use synthetic brushes as well. Escoda, Princeton and Loew Cornell are very good brands.

Paper: Arches or Fabriano. 9 x 12” or 12 x 16” cold press block, 140 lb.
https://www.dickblick.com/products/arches-watercolor-blocks/.
https://www.dickblick.com/products/fabriano-artistico-enhanced-watercolor-blocks/

Canson Montvale field book. https://www.dickblick.com/products/canson-montval-field-watercolor-artbooks/

Covered palette. This is the one I use. https://www.dickblick.com/products/mijello-fusion-airtightleakproof-palettes/?fromSearch=/search/?q=covered%20palette%20leak%20proof

An enamel mixing tray or an old white dish. https://www.dickblick.com/items/butcher-tray-palette-11-x-7-12/