Watercolor In Layers
Class | Available (Membership Required)
Learn how to paint a building in the snow using a slow layering method. Mo will help to guide students through the drawing process and through the painting. Creating representation watercolors in this method is a slow process and requires lots of love for drawing. For students who have not had much practice with watercolor the first class is dedicated to an introduction of the medium, a basic understanding of drawing is recommended for this class.
1. Watercolor paint
Windsor and Newton 95437 Cotman watercolor field plus set
This set contains:
Lemon yellow hue
Cadmium yellow hue
Alizarin crimson hue
Ultramarine
Phtalo blue
Yellow ochre
Burnt umber
Chinese white
Option to include an ivory black
titanium white gouache
(option to buy only these pigments separate from the whole set, if you do this, you must also have a palette)
2. Paint Brushes-Any type of watercolor brushes ranging in numbers, I usually prefer #1 #4 #8 #12 (I prefer cotman Windsor and newton watercolor brushes for this class) I use round brushes but you can use flat , it depends on your preference. squirrel hair mop brush optional.
3. Rags or a roll of paper towels.
4. Watercolor paper, Arches watercolor block (7x10) inches Cold Pressed 140LB- or just a sheet of 140 arches watercolor paper that you can cut into pieces
Please do not buy any other brand of watercolor paper, even if it says 140lb cold pressed.
5. Small cup to hold water.
6. Pencil and kneaded eraser- I recommend the BIC mechanical pencil.
Mo Myra
Painting plein-air is my joy, and watercolor is my favorite medium. When I’m not painting outdoors, I’m working as a full-time commissioned painter and watercolor Instructor for various institutions such as the Farmington Valley Arts Center and the Southington Community Cultural Arts Center.
My work has been included in both local, and national juried completions; most notably as part of the Society of Illustrators Student Competition in New York City. My paintings can be found in numerous collections throughout the US and worldwide.
I graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Hartford Art School and furthered my exploration of painting and education during a residency at the Farmington Valley Arts Center in 2018. I’m passionate about bringing art to the community and I’m currently an active board member at the Art League of New Britain and a member of the Connecticut Plein Air Society.