Contemporary Watercolor Painting
Adult Class | Available
Fresh, nuanced color, compositional use of white space, and calligraphic mark-making, create inspiring watercolors. A classical form of watercolor is done as a step-by-step process, light to dark, big to small. Big sable (mink) wash brushes, and Japanese natural-hair brushes to draw with, add to the luxury of the experience of watercolor painting. Learn the mechanics in the first two classes as you paint from the still life, and proceed to the expression of spirited paintings of vitality while documenting your travels, your environment, and memorable events. Please note: no class 1/20.
Supplies: The instructor will give you a printed sheet with recommendations. Bring to first class: brushes and paper and watercolor paint kits you already have. Buy a fun watercolor box set if you don't have one, the kids ones with fluorescent colors are especially cool. It will last through the class. If you don’t have paper you can buy small sheets of Arches from me until you buy a block. Borrow a few brushes from friends. Don’t buy sets of brushes.
Lexa McCrady
LEXA MCCRADY AXON has taught painting, drawing, and printmaking since 1987 and shown work in NYC, Paris, Tokyo, and London. She holds a MFA from the City University of New York Hunter College. She is a student of Valerie Jaudon, Robert Morris, and art theorist Rosalind Krauss. She received individual artist grants from New England Foundation for the Arts, Connecticut Commission on the Arts, Guild Hall Museum East Hampton NY. Exhibitions include Smith College, Parrish Museum, East Village NY; Biennials of Sao Paolo and Everson Museum. She is Adjunct Faculty at Eastern CT State University in digital art.