Celebrate Earth Day- Spring Upcycle Watercolor Collage
Workshop | Registration opens 11/23/2025 12:00 AM EDT
Not sure what to do with those “ooops” watercolor or multimedia paintings that you are not quite happy with?
Create colorful collages using your own watercolor paintings.
The instructor will guide you to arrange your trimmings and torn pieces of watercolor paper into lovely flower arrangements of spring blossoms and flowers that celebrate Earthday!
- Supply List for Workshop
• Watercolor or Water media Paintings on paper (those that you may not be sofond of, or are ready to recycle!)
• Scraps of watercolor paper (professional or student grade)
• 12x16 140 lb watercolor paper (blank or gently painted)
• Board to tape down your work
• Aleene's All Purpose Tacky Glue or glue of similar type
• Brushes, some for painting and some for glue
• Scissors
• Xacto knife
• Cutting surface (mat or boards)
• Watercolor paints or goauche
• A used mat board- can be stained! 11x14 size or 12 x 16
Clara Sue Beym
Clara Sue Beym is a resident of Bayville NJ. She has been painting in watercolor for most of her life. Her education was in Graphic Design, Fine Art, Architectural Illustration and Fabric Arts. An award-winning graphic designer for over 25 years she has used both her graphic design and her fine art skills in her career in marketing of publications and international ad campaigns. Clara has helped teach art to seniors, young students and will soon be working with Easter Seals organization leading art-making with disabled adults.
Recently retired, Clara is an active member of several art organizations: OCAG, Garden State Watercolor Society (Board Member), Pine Shores Art Association and Toms River Arts Association. Clara is part of the Print Making group on Tuesdays at the Guild, has shown her art regularly at the Guild and other venues in Ocean County and Mercer County. Clara regularly donates her paintings to fund raisers. She paints commissioned house portraits and pet portraits, and has sold paintings to collectors throughout the states. Clara had a solo exhibit at the Berkeley Branch library in 2022, which showcased her local paintings including her watercolor collages. Clara won first place for her watercolor in the 2022 Senior Art Exhibit for Ocean County and honorable mention for NJ.
Websites:
https://clarasuebeym.wixsite.com/beymart
https://1-clara-sue-beym.pixels.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@clarasuebeym2846
Social Media:
https://www.instagram.com/beym_ar