Option 1: 10 Tuesdays, January 6 - March 10, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Option 2: 10 Wednesdays, January 7 - March 11, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Tuesday Evening in Classroom 3A, Wednesday Morning in 2A
Instructor: Deborah Velasquez
Level: No experience necessary
Materials Fee: $10 payable to the instructor
Tuition: $350 Members save 10%
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Class Description

Discover the expressive side of watercolor! Using organic forms as inspiration, you’ll explore abstraction through color, fluid movement, and dynamic brushwork. Experiment with techniques such as wet-on-wet, glazing, and layering while working with vibrant Dr. Ph. Martin’s Radiant Concentrated Water Colors. Guided exercises will help you loosen up, paint intuitively, and develop your personal style. Along the way, we’ll touch on color theory and foundational painting principles. The class will culminate in creating larger, fluid compositions—final pieces up to 18" x 24"—that celebrate the natural beauty of watercolor.

Materials
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A $10 supply fee is payable to the instructor in exchange for materials Deborah will provide for you to use.

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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