Creating Water and Sky With Watercolours
Do you want to extend your watercolour skills by painting the ever-changing landscapes of sky and water? Come and learn how to harness light and dark and create atmospheric scenes that you will be proud of. This course is suitable for those with a base knowledge of painting.
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Description
Do you want to extend your watercolour skills by painting the ever-changing landscapes of sky and water? Come and learn how to harness light and dark and create atmospheric scenes that you will be proud of, with Ashley Ruth Stirling.
Course outline
- Welcome
- Art Materials
- Master Artists in Sky, Seascapes, and Streams
- Ways to Approach the Page
- Simple Water and Sky Painting Warm-Up
- How to Paint Clouds
- In the Bush: Colours of Water and Reflective Light
- Sea and Sky: Painting Waves with Perspective
- The Golden Hour: Painting Sunrises and Sunsets on the Coast
- Putting it all together, Cultivating your style, and Developing a Final Piece
Expected learning outcomes
- Learn to paint rivers, lakes, streams, and reflections.
- Become confident to paint sky on cloudy, rainy, and sunny days.
- Be able to adapt to the light and dark in a changing scene.
- Have fun painting from life, reference, and imagination.
Who should attend?
Those with some basic practice in watercolour painting, or who have taken a previous watercolour class.
What to bring
Nothing. All materials are provided within your course fee ($25). For weekend workshops, bring your lunch.
About your tutor, Ashley Ruth
Ashley Ruth Stirling lives and breathes art, taking her travel-size watercolour supplies with her everywhere she goes - no exaggeration! She has developed her own unique style of watercolour and illustration and creates art every day. A gifted teacher, she will guide you through the creative process in an enabling and encouraging manner so therapeutic you won't want class to end. For Ashley Ruth, water and sky are a challenge, so she has spent the time to learn from these ever-changing landscapes to bring some insight to your own painting practice.
Prerequisites
Students should have a base knowledge of painting to register for this course. It is not suitable for beginners. Please contact the office for information on painting courses suitable for beginners.
