My next Watercolour Course is being held at my Studio & Gallery in Ponteland starting Friday 30th January-6th March.
Alan Reed Studio & Gallery
This new Watercolour Course lasts 6 weeks. I will be covering many different aspects of what has been described as the most difficult medium to master.
However, even though watercolour painting is challenging, even an absolute beginner will be able to gain an insight and understanding of at least the basics of watercolour painting. This will be through the step by step demonstrations I’ll be giving on a weekly basis.
Each day begins with me going through the reference material provided for the lesson. I will be demonstrating each stage for the students. They then go and work through the process themselves. I’m always on hand should anyone run into any major problems. Although I do stress that we learn the most through making mistakes!
Fresh tea and coffee is provided. However I recommend that pupils bring a packed lunch to break up the lesson which runs from 10-3pm.
Colours
Regarding materials, these are the colours I tend to use the most and which I carry on location: Cadmium Lemon, Cadmium Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, Scarlet Lake, Rose Madder. For blues I use Ultramarine Violet, French Ultramarine, Manganese Blue Hue, Cobalt Turquoise Light. I also use Windsor Green, Burnt Umber, Vandyke Brown, Payne’s Grey, Lamp Black and Chinese White.
Alizarin Crimson, Cerulean Blue, Winsor Yellow and Cadmium Orange are also colours which I might also use when working in the studio. Remember, you can mix colours, either in your mixing palettes or through laying one wash of colour on top of another when it’s dry.
Watercolour Paper
For paper, I like to demonstrate on Arches Watercolour Block 14″ x 10″ or 12″ x 9″ size. I also recommend having a Moleskine Sketchbook to practise drawing out the subject before commencing the painting.
The painting above of Grey Street is similar to one of the paintings I demonstrated on the last course for the final week. It’s a variation on a watercolour I painted several years ago as a Christmas Card.
I was pleased with the results that the class came up with after only 5 weeks tuition. The feedback about the watercolour course I received from everyone was very positive. If you are interested in finding out more, please contact me.