Watercolor Out Loud

Watercolor Out Loud

Workshops | This program has been canceled

585 Park Street Naples, FL 34102 United States

Studio 202

All levels

1/4/2021-1/6/2021

9:00 AM-4:00 PM on Mon Tue Wed

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$385.00

$350.00

Focus on creating watercolor paintings that are Vibrant, Clear, and Expressive! Skills that allow the watercolor artist to achieve these aspects in painting will be featured, including color mixing, application & placement, assessment, selection & manipulation of subject matter, physical dexterity with your tools, self-critique and finishing paintings. A variety of experiences will promote exploration and development of all these skills. Students will paint from life and photos and will have the opportunity to complete one to two paintings. This workshop is appropriate for all levels of painter and I will meet each student to evaluate their artistic level and make suggestions for further growth.

  • Here is a link to my Supply List at www.jerrysartarama.com-
  • http://shop.pe/542dw
  • This is not an exhaustive list, but rather some choices of certain items you might like. To view my recommended paints, search Winsor Newton Professional Watercolors and then click on Tubes.
  • You will see all the colors and tube sizes available and can choose what you want or need.
  • Good sites for ordering supplies:
  • www.cheapjoes.com , www.dickblick.com , www.artexpress.com
  • PAINT:
  • Please bring Tube Paints in either 5ml size (less used colors) or 14ml size (the colors you use
  • the most). If you plan to continue painting, the larger tubes are more economical. I recommend Winsor & Newton Professional Water Color Tubes. I also use Holbein, Old Holland, & Sennelier, and always artists’ grade. If you have or prefer another brand, or slightly different colors, please feel free to use and/or add to what you have.
  • COLORS:
  • The colors below are my main palette of colors. I use them all, plus others that strike my fancy. The ones with an asterisk in bold are necessary, or choose close substitutions. The others will
  • be very nice to have, but you can do without. The colors in red cannot be created by mixing other colors and I like and use them frequently:
  • *French Ultramarine Blue
  • *Cobalt Blue
  • *Cerulean Blue
  • *Manganese Blue Hue
  • Cobalt Turquoise Light
  • *Hooker’s Green
  • *Permanent Sap Green
  • *Cobalt Green
  • *Veronese Green or Emerald Green
  • Green Gold
  • Watercolor Supply List
  • NOTE:
  • I have given you a detailed and extensive list of what I USE in case
  • you are new to Watercolor Painting, but you may already have a
  • system that works for you, so:
  • Quinacridone Gold
  • Aureolin
  • Cadmium Lemon
  • *Cadmium Yellow Deep
  • *Naples Yellow
  • *Scarlet Lake
  • *Permanent Alizarin Crimson
  • Opera Rose
  • *Cobalt Violet
  • *Venetian Red
  • PAPER:
  • I recommend Arches or Arches Bright White paper, 140lb. It is the most forgiving paper. You can bring quarter sheets you have torn from a full sheet, or a similar size watercolor block, also 140lb. Please bring one intact full sheet as well. I also use Lana and Fabriano, always 100% cotton paper, so if there is a paper you know and love, please feel free to use it. Bad or cheap paper is the biggest killer of a watercolor painting, so don't scrimp on this.
  • PALETTE:
  • White Plastic or Metal Folding Watercolor Palette With Enough Wells for Your Colors and a Large Mixing Area. I like metal.
  • BRUSHES:
  • Make sure you get Watercolor Brushes as opposed to oil painting brushes #10 or #12 and #6 Rounds that come to a good point and spring back after being wet. Sable is best and pricey, synthetic and natural/synthetic blends are fine. Isabey and Raphael are my brand choices and I use sable.
  • OTHER:
  • Plastic Cup such as a large yogurt container
  • Plastic Water Bottle
  • Plastic Zip Lock Bags for paint tubes, wet palette, etc… I get the heavy duty ones with a slider in the extra large size to store and protect my finished quarter sheet and smaller paintings. I also bring extra quart and half gallon sizes as they come in handy for all sorts of things.
  • #2 Pencils and Gum Eraser (the kind that crumbles as you use it)
  • Apron
  • Paper Towels
  • Pen and Notebook or small Sketch Pad if you are a note taker or sketcher
  • Backing Board larger than your watercolor paper - foam core board is best
  • Roll of one inch White Painters Tape
  • CAMERA, PHONE with camera, or iPad with cords, chargers, batteries…
  • for recording paintings and painting progress and for images for future paintings back home.
  • Ginny Fergus
  • 404-808-7493
  • vsfergus@gmail.com
  • www.vsfergus.com
  • www.facebook.com/VSFergus
  • www.instagram.com/VSFergus
Fergus, Virginia

"My Paintings are Daydreams that take on a life of their own." Painting has always been a natural experience for me. My maternal grandmother gave to me my first paint set and lessons when I spent time with her in summer in tiny Canoe, Alabama. She was a late-in-life painter and recognized a kindred spirit in me even as I was a small child. In my early twenties I decided watercolor was the medium for me. After three years of weekly lessons I moved away and kept painting on my own. My process has changed and is a non-traditional approach. But thanks to my firm foundation in classic watercolor techniques I was able to branch out and come to something uniquely mine. Lately I am returning to my very first painting experiences with my grandmother and am exploring oils. It is a new challenge and is keeping me on my toes. Going back and forth between watercolor and oil is a brain and hand workout, and I love it! For the past twenty-two years I have been a full-time professional artist. It has been an incredible ride! Hundreds of outdoor shows, several dozen states, and several countries later, I can still be thankful for the perfectly matched career I have. It is a one woman show from making, framing, and presenting the paintings, meeting my patrons and collectors, and sharing and selling my art. It suits my gifts, affinities, and personality. I am thankful for every painting experience, every admirer, and every sale!