Date: 6 Thursdays, July 10 - August 14, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Classroom 2A
Instructor: Deborah Velasquez
Level: No experience necessary
Tuition: $165, Members save 10%
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Class Description

Get ready to energize your week with this vibrant mixed-media class, which blends watercolors and handmade collage papers. We will touch a bit of color theory and explore foundational watercolor techniques. You'll learn how to layer color, shape, and texture in exciting ways, and you'll explore a variety of creative and playful techniques. No prior experience is necessary — just bring your passion for art and your desire to explore!

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About the Instructor

Deborah Velásquez, a Brooklyn original, lives the creative life in the wooded hills of New England with her husband and two boys. She is an award-winning artist, designer, and the author of Drawing in Black and White. She loves the mix of design, words, art, and craft. Her work is modern, sophisticated, graphic, and bold and reflects her love of nature and the simplicity of line. She makes art digitally as well as using traditional methods, including gouache, watercolor, and printmaking.

Deborah is a graduate of the Colorado Institute of Art and the University of Hartford Entrepreneurial Business program. She has studied textiles and fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York, where she received her Millinery Certification. She's exhibited her work in numerous galleries, taught workshops, and even spoke at The Smithsonian. Her artistic designs grace various products, from rugs to stationery. They've been featured in well-known magazines and are available through major retailers worldwide, including Minted, West Elm, Bed Bath and Beyond, and more.

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