Weekly Watercolor Landscape Painting Class

In this ongoing watercolor painting class we will meet weekly to create a different landscape. Landscape paintings are a lovely and easy way to get introduced to watercolor painting techniques. We explore a variety of techniques that pertain to the medium, as well as learn elements and principles of art in general. 

Art making in my classes are always process focused, but we will discuss what challenges come up when creating art, and work out solutions. The students will be able to get the instructor's and their classmates feedback. Sometimes the art will take up more than a single lesson. The learners may need to finish their painting independently from time to time. During class, I will be painting and the students will paint alongside me. Throughout the class, the students are more than welcome to make suggestions as to what they would like to paint. Using prompts and with students following along with me, we will have a great time painting together! 

Some weeks we will sketch prior to painting, while other weeks we will jump right into painting. 

Weekly breakdown: 

Theme 1: Orange and red ocean sunset
Theme 2: Mountains, lake and pine trees
Theme 3: Fuji Mountain
Theme 4: Purple lake sunrise
Theme 5: Magical Fall Forest
Theme 6: Lake sunset with a dock and a boat 
Theme 7: Autumn Stream and Mountains
Theme 8: Daytime at the beach
Theme 9: Arctic Landscape
Theme 10: Night Sky
Theme 11: Cabin in the forest
Theme 12: Waterfall and Trees
Theme 13: Serene River with cattails, summer trees. 
Theme 14: Moonrise over an ocean. 
Theme 15: Summer day with flowers and a tree
Theme 16: Waterfall
Theme 17: Flower Field
Theme 18: A pond, birch trees and swan
Theme 19: Secret Garden
Theme 20: Single mountain and path
Theme 21: Lavender Fields
Theme 22: Deer Silhouette  
Theme 23: Seascape with boats, through an arch/Italian port theme.
Theme 24: Desert with cacti
Theme 25: Weeping willow 
Theme 26: Bluebell field
Theme 27: Grand Canyon
Theme 28: Barn with field and harvest of vegetables and fruits up front. 
Theme 29: Tropical late night with palm trees
Theme 30: Hoodoos 
Theme 31: Antarctic landscape with an iceberg.
Theme 32: Eclipse 
Theme 33: River gorge 
Theme 34: Summer day
Theme 35: Yosemite mountains
Theme 36: Lighthouse
Theme 37: Tuscany fields and hills
Theme 38: Cherry blossom tree 
Theme 39: Mountains and bird silhouettes 
Theme 40: House in the mountains with a large tree and a path

Week of 07/29/24: Theme 41: Autumn Bridge
Week of 08/05/24: Theme 42: Great Smoky Mountains
Week of 08/12/24: Theme 43: Tropical garden path
Week of 08/19/24: Theme 44: Mountains and a lake inspired by Torin's photo
Week of 08/26/24: OFF
Week of 09/02/24: Theme 45: Road through though the mountains
Week of 09/09/24: Theme 46: Road and palm trees at sunset
Week of 09/16/24: Theme 47: Stream in a green forest
Week of 09/23/24: Theme 48: Flower field and mountains
Week of 09/30/24: Theme 49: Autumn Lake and trees
Week of 10/07/24: Theme 50: Landscape with a mountain and a sailboat
Week of 10/21/24: Theme 51: Mountains and red poppy flowers
Week of 10/28/24: Theme 52: Moonrise
Week of 11/04/24: Theme 53: Boat with clouds and birds. 
Week of 11/11/24: Theme 54: A green valley with white clouds.
Week of 11/18/24: Theme 55: Waterfall 
Week of 11/25/24: Theme 56: A beach with waves and a moon
Week of 12/02/24: Theme 57: Summer path through the woods
Week of 12/09/24: Theme 58: Winter landscape with a river and trees
Week of 12/16/24: Theme 59: A house and sunflower fields
Week of 12/23/24: Theme 60: Winter landscape with a town and a small bridge
Week of 12/30/24: Theme 61: A Hawaiian sunset
Week of 01/06/25: Theme 62: An old oak at sunset
Week of 01/13/25: Theme 63: A castle 
Week of 01/20/25: Theme 64: Sunset over green hills
Week of  01/27/25: Theme 65: Winter lake sunset with tree silhouettes
Week of  02/03/25: Theme 66: House on the beach with flowers
Week of 02/10/25: Theme 67: Birch trees in the winter
Week of 02/17/25: Theme 68: Sunset with a cabin and pine trees
Week of 02/24/25: Theme 69: Japanese Garden



Theme 46: Every color of the rainbow sunset
Theme 47: Starry Night with mountains, winter landscape
Theme 48: Town silhouetted against a beautiful sky
Theme 49: Tulip fields of Holland
Theme 50:  Pink marsh landscape