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Still Life in Watercolor

Working from life is the best way to hone your artistic eye. Add new compositional tools to your watercolor practice by identifying shape, color, and value to add life to your paintings.
Prereq: PD104 or similar exp.

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Painting Knife Techniques

Loosen up your painting style and add interest to your paintings through studies using palette and painting knives and other straight tools. Expand your painting skills while exploring new ways to express your artistic vision and creativity. Subject matter will be landscape (from reference photos) and still life (stage setups).
Prereq: PD103 and PD157 or similar exp.

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Tips and Tricks for Painting Portraits in Oil

Painting a good portrait is often a test of both skill and patience. Learn to capture not only a likeness, but also a person's essence. Take your painting ability to the next level by creating a figure that really "comes to life" before your eyes!
Prereq: PD103 and PD157 or similar exp.

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Watercolor (Winter Garden)

**Class meets at Jessie Brock Community Center**
Explore the classical world of watercolor and develop a firm grounding in traditional approaches and techniques. Intermediate and advanced students will work independently on personal projects with instructor's guidance.

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Gouache Painting Explorations 3/21

The versatility of gouache appeals to artists working in various techniques and styles. It can be thinned down to an almost watercolor transparency, or laid thick like acrylic or oil to create textures. Students will experiment with properties of gouache, using it alone or with special painting mediums and varnishes, on different surfaces, creating beautiful art pieces. All supplies provided.

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Your Next Level in Watercolor

Enhance your watercolor skills with advanced techniques, color theory, and composition. Expand your palette with new colors and uncover design secrets to create vibrant, dynamic paintings. 

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Art Journaling

Art Journaling is a visual diary where memories and emotions come alive onto the pages. Through the expressive use of various paint mediums, collage, and imagery, students will create a personal art journal that will uncover their heart's story.

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Calming Totems

This immersive art wellness workshop will guide you toward inner balance and rejuvenation. Discover stress reduction strategies, such as reflective practice of journaling, the restorative power of mindful breathing and stretching exercises. Create a personalized totem as a tangible symbol of grounding and mindfulness. Celebrate resilience, a nurturing force that cultivates strength and compassion.

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Collaborating with Watercolor 4/19

The watercolor can have a mind of its own. Rather than fight with it, an artist and paint can collaborate to unlock unique atmospheric and transparency effects. Discover the surprising therapeutic results that can be achieved by letting the flow of the paint take the lead. Prereq: PD104 or similar exp.

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