BEAVER STATION: Watercolors with Doug Brown-BS02

Adult Classes | This program has been canceled

250 East End Avenue Sewickley, PA 15009 United States

Sweetwater Beaver Station

Ages 18 & up

4/6/2016-5/25/2016

9:30 AM-12:30 PM EDT on Wed

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$220.00

$190.00

This watercolor class will focus on the principles of controlled realism. Each class will begin with a short demonstration of the subject matter of the week. All levels of experience are welcome. Each student will receive individual attention and can work at his or her own pace. Please bring drawings and/or photographs of the subject you wish to paint. A materials list can be found online at www.SweetwaterArtCenter.org/classes.

  • THIS CLASS IS LOCATED AT BEAVER STATION (250 East End Avenue, Beaver, PA 15009)
  • Please choose one of the three options:
  • - 3 full sheets of watercolor paper (22 x 30 is a full sheet/any brand of paper is okay)
  • - 140 lb or 300 lb cold pressed paper
  • - A watercolor block (10 x 12 or 12 x 16 or bigger)
  • - One covered plastic palette
  • - 2 round brushes (#4, #6 or #10)
  • - 2 flat brushes ( ½ , ¾ or 1)
  • - One plastic container or small coffee can for water
  • - Watercolors (Brand is your choice, and you will add colors as you go along. If you can’t find them all, that is okay)
  • o Prussian Blue
  • o Thalo or Phthalo Blue
  • o Cerulean Blue
  • o Cobalt Blue
  • o Indigo
  • o Payne’s Gray
  • o Cadmium Red
  • o Alizarin Crimson
  • o Permanent Rose
  • o Burnt Sienna
  • o Van Dyke Brown
  • o Raw Sienna
  • o Yellow Ochre
  • o Lemon Yellow
  • o Cadmium Yellow
  • o Sap Green
  • o Mauve
  • - One household sponge and a handful of Kleenex tissues
  • Please come to class with your drawing completed on the watercolor paper, so that we can start right into painting. If you need help with the drawing, the instructor will help you.

A Pittsburgh native, Doug attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Dough recently returned to Pittsburgh after pursuing a career as a package designer and freelance artist for almost forty years in northeastern Pennsylvania. He is a signature member and past president of the Pennsylvania En Plein Air Society. For the past fifteen years, he has taught watercolor classes and shared his love of the beauty of colors with students at several art leagues, both in group and individual formats. He has given both demonstrations and workshops that benefited both beginners as well as more advanced students. Doug has exhibited in many areas of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut and Florida and is currently represented by Matthews Gallery in Bellevue and Bottlebrush Gallery in Harmony.