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October 5, 2023
Join award-winning watercolorist, Yong Hong Zhong, for this informative one day workshop! Yong will show you his techniques for creating stunning works of art focusing on the concepts of Simplification, Value, Colors, Edges, and Light & Shadow.
This workshop is a part of the Masters of Watercolor Explorer Program, which includes 4 live workshops each month, and 75+ hours of video courses from 20+ of the world's top watercolorists.
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Yong Hong Zhong
Cost: $79
Sponsor: Terracotta
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October 19, 2023
Join internationally renowned watercolor artist Pablo Ruben Lopez Sanz for a one-day workshop to perfect painting water scenes. Pablo has spent over a decade specializing in this watercolor technique and will walk you through the process during this live studio session. Students will work with Pablo to paint a scene of water and reflections in water and learn basic skills to paint an atmospheric urban landscape. All levels are welcome as this workshop will start from the basics of palette organization, correct paper, brushes, and picking the right colors for your piece. This class is primarily available in English. Expand your watercolor toolbox with this personalized learning experience from Pablo Ruben!
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Pablo Ruben Lopez Sanz
Cost: $79
Sponsor: Terracotta
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November 9, 2023
Join master watercolorist Anders Andersson as he guides you through a nautical landscape demonstration! Anders will show you his unique approach as he paints boats on a majestic water scape. All levels are welcome!
This workshop is a part of the Masters of Watercolor Explorer Program, which includes 4 live workshops each month, and 75+ hours of video courses from 20+ of the world's top watercolorists.
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Anders Andersson
Cost: $79
Sponsor: Terracotta
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November 12-14, 2023
Join us in a three-day immersive workshop where you'll explore the complete journey of creating a stunning landscape painting, following the expert guidance of esteemed watercolor artist Jessica L. Bryant. Starting with the initial preparations and concluding with the final embellishments, you'll delve into the inner workings of Jessica's approach to creating captivating works of art. By the end of this workshop, you'll not only have a completed landscape painting but also a profound understanding of the entire artistic process, from inception to conclusion.
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Jessica L. Bryant
Cost: $280
Sponsor: Terracotta
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November 16-18, 2023
Prepare to embark on an artistic journey! This class is designed to ignite your creativity and elevate your watercolor skills as you learn to transform fleeting moments into enduring works of art. We'll focus on the art of finding that special scene or subject that speaks to your soul, inspiring your inner artist. Like a blacksmith striking while the iron is hot, you'll swiftly sketch your chosen moment onto your sketchpad, capturing the essence and energy of the experience. Sebastian Thommen, with his wealth of artistic knowledge and plein air experience, will guide you through the process, sharing invaluable insights into composition, color, and value. These are the fundamentals that, once mastered, will enable you to see inspiration everywhere you look.
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Sebastian Thommen
Cost: $280
Sponsor: Terracotta
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December 14, 2023
Join master watercolorist, Keiko Tanabe, as she shows you her unique approach to tackling complex scenes. Learn how to work smarter, not harder!
This workshop is a part of the Masters of Watercolor Explorer Program, which includes 4 live workshops each month, and 75+ hours of video courses from 20+ of the world's top watercolorists.
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Keiko Tanabe
Cost: $79
Sponsor: Terracotta
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Throughout 2023
Paintings in black ink are called sumie in Japan. Sumie basically uses only black ink. Sumie uses various techniques of shading and gradation. Shading and gradation can be obtained through changing the amount of water added to the ink. You will be working with black ink on cartridge sheets. Take Away: Two Paintings (A4 size each). Art Material to be arranged by participants on their own. Art Material list will be given to registered participants. For registrations write to trishnapatnaik86@gmail.com and let us fix a mutually convenient date after that for the workshop.
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Trishna Patnaik
Cost: 1500 INR
email, +919867982075

January 5, 2024
Join us for a captivating journey into the serene world of winter landscapes with watercolor artist, Willow Heath. In this immersive workshop, learn from Willow's live step-by-step narrated tutorial in the art of capturing the subtleties and ethereal beauty that define the winter season. With her expert guidance, you'll learn how to translate the quiet stillness of snow-covered landscapes onto paper using watercolor techniques that bring out the magic of this enchanting time of year.
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Willow Heath
Cost: $79
Sponsor: Terracotta
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Ongoing classes
These ongoing classes series of 4 meetings each, are for you, who wish to improve your painting and sketching skills of the Landscape. Painting from your window or from images you took yourself. Will be available to participants of any level! Classes offer individual instruction and assignments. In addition, I will be open to specific requests for technique or any artistic "problem" that you may want to talk about and work out. Finding shapes, colors, and color values. Using the brush as an extension of your hand, we can work looser.
The class is on Mondays. Duration 2 hours (it is an international group check your time zone on the site)
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Tali Farchi
Cost: $125 for 4 meetings
Sponsor: Artist Table
Website, email, 0031624903316

Ongoing classes
Storytelling versus Story Painting? Or maybe not versus? Let’s tell your story in a painting. In this class, we will learn how to tell your story, convey atmosphere, and feel, and understand colors, lines, focal-point, framing, and depth. You can add (or deduct) from the painting that will tell your story! Let us hear your tale!
an ongoing class and instructions. From the prehistoric images in the caves to Edward Hopper...
from the bible in pictures to the most modern painters of our times...
We will set our subjects in 4 meetings. If you miss a class there will be a recording available.
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Tali Farchi
Cost: $125 for 4 meetings
Sponsor: Artist Table
Website, email, 0031624903316

video course
This video course is for artists at all levels who want to learn to paint natural landscapes or urban scenes with confidence. Whether you are looking to develop your plein-air skills, improve your ability to capture natural light and colors in your studio work, or enhance your natural and urban compositions - award-winning watercolorist Andy Evansen will cover it all! He guides you through the complete plein air painting process, from setting up on location, selecting a scene, understanding natural light and shadow, using simple shapes to create striking compositions, drawing with confidence, and finishing a painting. The course was filmed outdoors on location and includes three complete painting demonstrations with two charming landscapes and one bustling urban scene.
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Andy Evansen
Cost: $109
Sponsor: Terracotta
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video course
This course is for artists at all levels who want to learn to paint natural landscapes and waterscapes with confidence. Whether you are looking to develop your plein-air skills, improve your ability to capture natural light and colors in your studio work, or enhance your natural compositions - Pablo will cover it all in this course! An award-winning plein air artist, Pablo has spent over a decade specializing in the painting of water scenes. In this video course, Pablo will demonstrate how you can capture the ethereal flow, reflections, and color of water scenes. He’ll walk you through his set up, materials, palette, and explain his techniques for creating reflectivity, translucency, and fluidity in water scenes.
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Pablo Ruben Lopez Sanz
Cost: $99
Sponsor: Terracotta
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video course
In this video course, award winning watercolorist, Keiko Tanabe walks you through her process of painting in Plein Air. She will share how she selects a scene, creates a striking composition, and uses value and color to create mood in her work. This course was filmed outdoors on location in San Diego California, and includes three complete painting demonstrations with two harbor scenes and one beach scene. This course is for artists at all levels who want to learn to paint natural seascapes with confidence. Whether you are looking to develop your plein-air skills, improve your ability to capture natural light and colors in your studio work, or enhance your compositions - Keiko will cover it all in this course!
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Keiko Tanabe
Sponsor: Terracotta
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ongoing
Learn from the world's top watercolorists filmed in their studio and Plein-air on locations worldwide. Explore a range of techniques and weave dazzling new styles into your paintings through immersive video lessons, live workshops, and personal feedback. Engage with the artists live during weekly Zoom workshops. Instructors will take you behind the scenes as they create original works and answer your questions about their method and creative process. Hone your skills with thoughtfully designed projects and get feedback on your work from professional artists. Connect with a community of like-minded learners across all levels from around the world.
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: 20+ top artists
Sponsor: Terracotta
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video course
In this video course, Michal Jasiewicz guides you through his creative processes both for painting plein-air and in-studio. Each demo begins with an explanation of selecting and analyzing a subject to plan for the composition. He will then explain his process step by step from the initial sketch through adding the finishing details. The course was filmed in Lucca, Italy. Included in the course are four complete painting demonstrations, two outdoors on location and two in-studio, for a total of 4+ hours of video content. Throughout the course, you’ll work on thoughtfully-designed exercises that help you hone your watercolor skills and projects that help you breathe life into your own paintings.
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Michal Jasiewicz
Cost: $99
Sponsor: Terracotta
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video course
In this video course, award-winning watercolorist, Thomas Schaller, will demonstrate how to capture the experience of the natural world through watercolor. Tom will guide you in your pursuit of developing your own creative voice by helping you discover various expressive ways to depict the effects of light, shadow, and atmosphere and most effectively paint the world around you. Tom will share his creative process and technique with you as he paints skies, water, reflections, and landscape elements. You will also develop various methods to paint atmospheric conditions like fog, night skies, rain, and more. The course was filmed in Tom's studio and includes two complete painting demonstrations for a total 3+ hours of video lessons.
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Thomas W. Schaller
Cost: $119
Sponsor: Terracotta
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video course
In this immersive video course, award-winning watercolorist, Andy Evansen, guides you through his entire painting process. The course begins with instruction on selecting scenes, as well as manipulating and using reference photos in the studio. In each of the painting demonstrations, Andy will focus on sketching and using value studies from the outset to identify the large shapes in a scene. He will then move on toward completing the color paintings. The course was filmed in Andy's home state of Minnesota and includes three complete painting demonstrations, two stunning landscapes and one serene street scene, for a total of 5+ hours of video content. This course is for artists at all levels.
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Andy Evansen
Cost: $109
Sponsor: Terracotta
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video course
In this video course, Italian watercolorist, Igor Sava, takes you through his entire painting process. He will walk you through creating a story from a reference image and modifying the subject. You will also learn about Igor’s materials, compositional and design choices, mixing pigments to create warm and cool tones and more! This course was filmed in Italy. Included are 2 complete painting demonstrations filmed in studio for a total of 4+ hours of video content. Throughout the course, you’ll work on thoughtfully-designed exercises that help you hone your watercolor skills and projects that help you breathe life into your own paintings.
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Igor Sava
Cost: $99
Sponsor: Terracotta
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video course
In this video course, award-winning watercolorist Massimiliano Iocco guides you through the complete process of interpreting a scene to create a dynamic and engaging painting. You will see how Massimiliano focuses on the main subject of the scene and identifies which details to include, what to leave out and how to emphasize the main focus of the painting. The course was filmed outdoors in Rome, Italy. Included in the course are two complete painting demonstrations for a total of two and a half hours of instruction. Throughout the course, you’ll work on thoughtfully-designed exercises that help you hone your watercolor skills and projects that help you breathe life into your own paintings.
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Massimiliano
Iocco
Sponsor: Terracotta
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video course
In this video course, award-winning watercolorist, John Salminen, will teach you how to capture the mood and atmosphere of a scene in watercolor. During John’s teaching tenure, he taught in Edinburgh, Scotland, for one year and fell in love with the incredible Scottish landscape. In his painting demonstration in this course, he has captured one small slice of what he found so appealing about the Scottish countryside. John will share his creative process of choosing a reference, sketching the scene, demonstrates various techniques including his techniques for masking and lifting, provide instruction on perspective, and how to create reflection and texture with watercolor. The course includes one complete painting demonstration for a total of 4 hours of video lessons.
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: John Salminen
Sponsor: Terracotta
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video course
All great art starts with a great foundation, which means the bones of your sketch or painting should be solid. In this video course, architect, author, and urban sketcher, Stephanie Bower, guides you through the concepts of perspective and how to apply them to your work. Following along with three complete painting demonstrations, you will apply all these concepts to scenes in Venice, Croatia, and France. After this class, you’ll never have to fear or fake perspective again, and you’ll start to see perspective everywhere. It will change the way you see the world! This course is for artists at all levels who want to improve the foundation of their watercolor work and increase their understanding of perspective.
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Stephanie Bower
Sponsor: Terracotta
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video course
In this video course, Anders Andersson shares his inner thoughts and techniques throughout the entire design process, breaking down each step in a way that makes it accessible and digestible for artists at any level. He hopes to edge you out of your comfort zone and leave you feeling confident and inspired. Painting with watercolor is unlike painting with any other medium. Anders says, “it’s all about curiosity, a journey through chaos and order.” Painting with watercolor teaches us to be okay with things we cannot control. Learning the soul of watercolor means tuning into the watercolor and allowing the watercolor to do its work. Join Anders on the journey of uncovering the personality of watercolor.
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Anders Andersson
Cost: $99
Sponsor: Terracotta
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