Demystifying Watercolor
Adult Classes | Available
Learn to paint beautiful watercolors through a variety of techniques. Instruction will feature plenty of demonstrations and detailed written instructions to break down and demystify the watercolor process. Techniques presented will encourage texture, rich and layered color, depth and space, reflection and light, and so much more!
-a large palette with a lid (with preformed wells in which to squeeze your tubes of watercolor paint)
-Good, HIGH QUALITY watercolor brushes. Have at least a size 4, 6, and 10 round. Have a 3/4 flat also.
-Cold pressed 140lLB watercolor block in an 8x10 or larger, and one smaller 5x7
-masking tape
-Paper towels or toilet paper or both
-pencil
-watercolor pencil in grey and ochre
-eraser
-spray bottle
-a large water container
-masking fluid (optional)
-magic eraser cleaning sponge (optional)
-small 2-3oz. empty spray bottles (optional)
-carbon paper (optional)
-Tubes of watercolors in the following colors: cadmium orange, quinacridone gold, permanent alizarin crimson, cadmium red light, cerulean blue, ultramarine blue, phthalo or Windsor blue, yellow ochre, burnt sienna, burnt umber, SAP green, hookers green light, phthalo green, Payne’s grey. NO WHITE, NO BLACK.
-oval metal palette knife
Any questions? Please contact me directly: tracykuz@gmail.com
Tracy Kuzminsky
Tracy V. Kuzminsky is native to New England, but her path has brought her throughout the nation. Currently, she resides in Florida and Georgia.
Tracy's undergraduate work was completed at Rhode Island College. Her studies were multifaceted, with pottery and three dimensional clay form as the cornerstone. The nucleus of her later graduate studies at Georgia State University was painting and mixed media work.
Tracy's love of the artistic process led her to become a visual arts educator, which she has enjoyed for the past twenty years with great accomplishment. She has often been recognized in her field and was even awarded Georgia Art Teacher of the Year in 2012 by the Georgia Art Education Association. Tracy is now focusing more of her time and energy into her own art but she continues to enjoy teaching both youth and adult classes at Naples Art in Naples, Florida.
Tracy's diverse studies, commitment to excellence, and exposure to multiple regions inspire exciting collections that explore varied media and subjects.