Workshops

Colored Pencil Landscapes

Workshop Description: This workshop focuses on the various techniques used to blend colored pencil strokes (including linear stroke, overlaying colors, scumbling, impressing, glazing, burnishing, colorless blending pencils) used to create interesting landscapes in any style.  Please note that that the 2^nd class builds on the 1st.

Materials Provided by the Participant: drawing paper or pad, set of colored pencils including white, grey, and black (Prismacolor brand recommended), eraser, pencil sharpener, and a colorless blending pencil.

Materials Provided by the Instructor: information packets and photos that can be used for inspiration.

Contact: register by contracting the instructor at rnelson33@rochester.rr.com  

Still Life Drawing

Workshop Description: These 2 day classes are for those who want to learn how to compose an interesting still life or for those who just want to refresh their skills. It focuses on the use of positive and negative shapes, different types of balance, spatial relationships, aerial perspective, and contrast and variety of values, colors, and textures. Any dry medium (pencil, colored pencils, pastels) can be used.  Please note that each class builds upon the previous one.

Materials Provided by Participant: For the first class just bring white drawing paper or pad 9”x 12” or larger, regular pencil, and an eraser and the dry medium to be used for shading. If desired, bring photos of desired objects.

Materials Provided by Instructor: information sheets.

Contact Information: register with the instructor at rnelson33@rochester.rr.com

Watercolor Floral Painting

Workshop Description: The workshop focuses on the traditional method of watercolor painting, also known as glazing. The superimposed wash is the foundation for the traditional method of watercolor painting. The paint is applied in a series of flat or graded washes superimposed from light to dark to create desired effects. The lightest color wash is applied first; the medium is applied over it; and the darkest applied over the medium. The top wash will determine the final effect.

Materials Provided by the Participant: set of watercolor paints (do not buy tube colors that say tint), brushes, cold pressed 140lb. wt. watercolor paper 9”x 12” or larger, a board larger than the paper to stretch the paper, masking or painters tape, water container, paper towels, pencil,  eraser, and photos to use for subjects.

Materials Provided by the Instructor: information sheets

Contact the instructor to register: email rnelson33@rochester.rr.com   

Layered Paper Art

Workshop Description: Layered paper drawing is technique that breaks a drawing down into a selected number of colors. All shapes that are the same color are drawn onto the same sheet of paper and then are cut out. (If there are 4 colors, 4 different color sheets will be used.) The sheets are then glued together beginning with the background color and working forward to the foreground color. Once the glue is dry, the shapes are shaded with colored pencils to create 3-D effects. Any subject matter can be used. Please note that the 2^nd class builds upon the 1^st.

Materials Provided by Participant: 9”x 12” or 12”x 16” sheets of construction paper in the  desired colors, scissors, exacto knife, cutting board, glue, and colored pencils. (Prismacolor Color Pencils are recommended.) Bring photographs to use for ideas, if desired.

Materials Provided by Instructor: information sheets, tracing paper

Contact Information: contact the instructor at rnelson33@rochester.rr.com

Wet-On-Wet Watercolor Painting

Description: The workshop is a series of two classes focusing on landscapes done in the wet-in-wet method of watercolor painting. The paints are applied to wet paper or other wet colors which makes controlling their flow difficult, but creates very interesting and pleasing results.  The use of various washes (flat, graded, granulated, transparent, and superimposed) also enhance the effects. This method is excellent for atmospheric effects, exaggerated forms, and soft edges. Skies and water are excellent subjects for this technique. Working in this method is really a lot of fun and exciting results and surprises occur. Any subject matter can be used.

Materials Provided by the Participant: set of watercolor paints (do not buy tube colors that say tint), brushes, cold pressed 140lb. wt. watercolor paper 9”x 12” or larger, a board to stretch the paper, masking or painters tape, water container, paper towels, pencil, eraser, and photos to use for subjects.

Materials Provided by the Instructor: information sheets

Contact the instructor to register: email rnelson33@rochester.rr.com  

Oil Pastel Landscape

Workshop Description: Oil pastels are soft oil based sticks that can be easily blended with swabs, tortillons, fingers, and Baby Oil to create realistic works resembling oil paintings. They can be worked from light to dark or dark to light. The focus of the class will be using various drawing and blending techniques to create textures and three-dimensional form.

Materials Provided by Participant: set of oil pastels, a regular pencil, and an eraser. If desired, bring photos of landscapes.

Materials Provided by Instructor: various papers, swabs, information sheets

Contact Information: for information or to register email the instructor at rnelson33@rochester.rr.com