Workshop Highlights: Over the course of this three-day watercolor workshop, students will explore and master key techniques to capture the enchanting essence of California’s coastal landscapes and traditional architecture. Participants can expect to create one painting per day while learning: Selecting and Approaching a Subject; Sketching Techniques; Mixing Sublime Washes; Dynamic Watercolor Application; Painting Coastal Rocks; Creating Depth. Each day of the workshop will focus on a specific aspect of the landscape, from atmospheric perspective to textural details. By the end of the workshop, participants will have gained a deeper appreciation of California’s romantic light and refined their watercolor skills to reflect its beauty.
 
Location: Laguna Beach, California
Instructor: Vladislav Yeliseyev
Cost: $650
Sponsor: Renaissance School of Art
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Simplify and edit to achieve maximum drama and beauty in your paintings. Debra will teach you how to design for powerful landscapes and how to get thick paint and clean, juicy paintings. Learn the secrets to painting clouds, mountains, boats, and trees, and capturing sparkle on the water. Break old habits and bring a new, more confident, approach to your work. Debra Huse is an award-winning, impressionist oil painter. Painting primarily En Plein Air, she is acclaimed for her joyful use of color and bold brushwork. Her work has been featured on the cover of Southwest Art, Art of the West, Plein Air, and Fine Art Connoisseur Magazines and has been exhibited in over 25 museums.
 
Location: Newport Beach, California
Instructor: Debra Huse
Cost: $950.00
Sponsor: Huse Skelly Gallery
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