February 20 & 27,2021,
12pm-4pm Eastern Time

Leave your hesitation behind and get ready for a simplified, step-by-step method for creating watercolor portraits. Learn how to diagram a face by following simple spatial relationships; how to mix colors to achieve a range of skin tones; and how to layer watercolors to add dimension to facial features and hair. After two sessions, you’ll be prepared to begin watercolor portrait projects on your own.

February 24 & March 4, 2021
6 to 8:45pm Mountain Time

Using unexpected, expressive colors, discover how you can apply realistic and abstract shapes to expand your approach to color. Through a demonstration by the instructor, you will discover how to use creative color and brushwork in your paintings. We'll explore together how you can capture your subject in your own unique way and celebrate the variety of work created by everyone in the class.

March 2 & 3, 2021
10am to 1:30 Mountain Time

Discover how to easily draw with free flowing lines and confidently mix and mingle flowing translucent watercolors. Using fine point markers and transparent watercolor, you will see how quickly you can create exciting spontaneous small paintings, quick studies and journal entries. With two sessions you'll have time to experiment, expand your skills, and explore your own style as you get into the flow of creating. This class is great for all levels of experience. Participants are encouraged to bring a selection of reference photos or use those provided by the instructor. Students are responsible for their own materials; find a list online.

March 6 & 13, 2021
10am to 3:30 Mountain Time

Discover how to easily draw with free flowing lines and confidently mix and mingle flowing translucent watercolors. Using fine point markers and transparent watercolor, you will see how quickly you can create exciting spontaneous small paintings, quick studies and journal entries. With two sessions you'll have time to experiment, expand your skills, and explore your own style as you get into the flow of creating. This class is great for all levels of experience. Participants are encouraged to bring a selection of reference photos or use those provided by the instructor. Students are responsible for their own materials; find a list online.

March 10 & 17, 2021
6pm to 8:45 Mountain Time

Create a dramatic, colorful flower painting as we paint layer by layer. Following a step-by-step demonstration, you'll discover how to paint with transitional colors to layer up your watercolor floral. We'll focus on capturing the sunlit petals and the colorful shadows to create dimension and depth. A tracing will be provided to get you started on day one.

March 11 & 18, 2021
6:30-9:30 pm Eastern Time

If you venture outside the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, you discover a walkway filled with marble statues of Renaissance masters including Michelangelo, da Vinci, and Ravello. Bring a bit of Italy to your artwork as you learn to capture the likeness of a sunlit sculpture in watercolors. In the first class, paint the likeness of the master sculptor Michelangelo and explore how dramatic sunlight and layered shadows can give a watercolor painting a sense of dimension. In the second, paint Leonardo da Vinci’s statue along with the instructor, or work from your own photo of a sculpture. This new way of seeing can be your stepping-stone to the world of watercolor portraiture.

March 15 & 16, 2021
10am to 1pm Pacific Time

Join Cindy Briggs as we virtually travel to the romantic Amalfi Coast with picturesque Italian seaside villages built up along the cliffs. Cindy shares paintings from her travel sketchbook as studies for the lessons in this workshop. “The Amalfi Coast is one of the most beautiful places in the world to visit, I can’t wait to go back. Until then, let’s share this experience together.”