Saturdays: Watercolor Studio [Adults & Teens]

Beginners and more experienced students alike will increase their skill and enjoyment of this exciting medium. Students will learn basic techniques such as wet-on-wet, glazing, masking, lifting, and controlling edges. We’ll learn when and where to use these methods to create beautiful artworks as students develop their own personal style. Drawing will also be emphasized, providing a strong foundation for each painting.

Materials: Bring to first class: 12x16” watercolor paper 140# Cold Press 100% cotton (pad or block); tube watercolors - small to medium set (recommended brands: Winsor and Newton, Cotman). We will discuss the rest of the supplies (ie: brushes) during the first class.

About the Teaching Artist

Pratibha Raju is an artist and a visual art teacher. Pratibha earned her Bachelors of Fine Arts specializing in Drawing and Painting in 1998 from India. Since then she has been practicing and teaching drawing and painting in different styles and mediums. She has exhibited her paintings in oil and acrylic at the College Annual Art Shows and at the Coram Long Island and Piscataway libraries. Her watercolor landscape paintings were selected for the Plainsboro Preserve juried art shows for the last two years. Pratibha has completed many art and teaching courses online from the British Council and Coursera. She has taught in many schools for the last 20 years including the IB school in India with emphasis on holistic teaching. Click here to know more  http://enjoying-paintings.webnode.com/