"Painting Loosely in Watercolor" with Alex Sharma (April 2025)
PAINTING LOOSELY IN WATERCOLOR
with Instructor Alex Sharma
WHEN:
4-WEEKS
Wednesdays (1 - 4pm)
April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2025
WHERE:
Art League Academy
(106 Cordillo Pkwy, Hilton Head Island, SC)
Imagine clear, transparent and luminous watercolors where your brush strokes make the shape and form of your subject without picky detail. Mastering a loose technique is the groundwork that will enable you to paint intuitively and creatively. Use of color, specific brush technique, transparent layering, juxtaposition of values and use of visual texture and rhythm to create your scene are the focus of this course. We will paint from life in the studio and outdoors (weather permitting), and from your reference photos. When painting from life, Alex will start the class with a demonstration on what to look for and how to compose the scene in a loose, balanced and lively manner.
SKILL LEVEL:
Students taking this class should have completed at least one beginner watercolor course prior to taking this course.
REFUND POLICY:
Ticket purchases to Art League of Hilton Head events are final. Refunds will not be given for missed or classes/workshops.
If a class or workshop is canceled by Art League of Hilton Head a full refund will be given.
| Materials Included: | No materials are included in this class. A list of materials you should bring with you will be provided upon registration. |
| Requirements: | Download a printable supply list PLEASE BRING PAINTS: Cadmium Yellow or Lemon (or any primary yellow) Cadmium Red (not Cadmium Red light or deep) Alizarin Crimson Ultramarine Blue or Cobalt Blue Cerulean Blue Phthalo Blue orPrussian Blue Sap Green or Hookers Green (or other green of your choice) Yellow ochre or raw sienna Burnt Sienna BRUSHES: You may already have brushes to use; however, it is important that you have at least one good quality flat and one good quality round brush of size noted below. These two brushes form the basis of our brush technique. NOTE: When purchasing please look for the words, "good spring" associated with the brush. This means that the brush hairs are not floppy when wet and will "spring" back when pressed down. This spring allows for the best control of the stroke and is very important. Flat Brush (3/4 inch, 1 inch, or larger) Round brush: one of the following: choose from sizes 8, 10, 12 or larger ADDITIONAL MATERIALS You will need a pencil (any regular office pencil), a white eraser or other soft eraser, a watercolor palette * with large areas to mix on and with spaces for each color of paint. Also, bring a container for water such as a cottage cheese container. *A folding watercolor palette is a good choice for ease of transportation. PAPER: Bring watercolor paper 140lb cold press in blocks or pad format size 11" x 14", or size of your choice. You may also bring a large sheet of watercolor paper that can be cut into smaller sheets. Most standard w/c paper comes in 140 lb weight. QUESTIONS?: Please Email: Academy@artleaguehhi.org. |
| Instructor: | Alex Sharma |
| Instructor Bio: |  Born into a family of artists, ALEXANDRA SHARMA learned early a unique awareness of form and space that is manifest in her work. A painter, print maker, sculptor, and art professor, Alexandra has a Fine Arts degree and has studied at the Sorbonne, France, and Oxford University, England. Her work spans over twenty-five years and she is known for unique visual imagery in her paintings and her ability to capture the moment as she works primarily en plein air. Alexandra is a founding member of the Multi Media Arts Guild, Kingston, Canada, and member of Hilton Head Art League, Apple Pie Painters, Northview Group of Artists, and a lifetime member of the American art honorary, Delta Phi Delta. Alexandra exhibits regularly at the Charles Street Gallery in Beaufort, SC and at ALHH Gallery. Visit Alex Sharma's Website |
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