エイプリルのアート：水彩画で描く素晴らしい動物たち

My weekly animal watercolor painting class will be a great spin off of my original class, Watercolor Club. THIS class will focus JUST on animals! We will spend the first half of class sketching our animals using a step by step method through my top view camera. Students are encouraged to make any changes to their pictures to individualize them. This may be making them more cartoon style or more realistic, adding scenery, or anything else that pops up! We will then use our watercolors to create washes, create textures, blend colors, and experiment with all of the magical things watercolors can do to finish our animal paintings. 

I welcome some chatting in this class but also have times of focus and attention, to be sure all students learn and grow as artists. Muting of microphones will be utilized from time to time to ensure all can hear instructions clearly and everyone gets their turn to speak if they like. 

We will work rather small for this class, creating artworks that are about postcard size. Trimming or taping of paper may be necessary. Using smaller papers will allow us to draw and paint with much detail and keep to our time frame. Students are welcome to work larger if they can still keep up with the general pace of class. 

Fall 2024

9/1-9/7 Dolphin
9/8-9/14 Parakeet 
9/15-9/21 Guinea Pig
9/22-9/28 Husky
9/29-10/5 Duck
10/6-10/12 Colorful Giraffe 
10/13-10/19 Chameleon
10/20-10/26 Rainbow Zebra
10/27-11/2 Rhinoceros
11/3-11/9 Rooster
11/10-11/16 Green Cheek Conure (Parrot)
11/17-11/23 Sea Angel
11/24-11/30 Pygmy Goat
12/1-12/7 Snail
12/8-12/14 Clown Fish
12/15-12/21 Gentoo Penguin
12/22-12/28 Christmas Break- No classes
12/29-1/4 NO CLASS New Years Day
1/5-1/11 Jellyfish
1/12-1/18 Lobster
1/19-1/25 Praying Mantis
1/26-2/1 Polar Bear
2/2-2/8 White Tiger Eye
2/9-2/15 Western Tanager (Yellow bird with black and red)
2/16-2/22
2/23-3/1 Scarlet Ibis
3/2-3/8 Moose
3/9-3/15 Owl Eyes
3/16-3/22 Baltimore Oriole
3/23-3/29 Orca
3/30-4/5 Llama
4/6-4/12 Green Headed Tanager
4/13-4/19 Spring Break- No Classes
4/20-4/26 Bunny
4/27-5/3 Woodpecker
5/4–5/10 Swan
5/11-5/17 Peacock Butterfly
5/18-5/24
5/25-5/31
6/1-6/7 Swallow
6/8-6/14
6/15-6/21
6/22-6/28
6/29-7/5 NO CLASS
7/6-7/12 Flamingo
7/13-7/19 Seahorse
7/20-7/26 Blue Crab
7/27-8/2 Dragonfly
8/3-8/9 Ladybug
8/10-8/16 Bumblebee
8/17-8/23 Pufferfish
8/24-8/30 Parakeet
8/31-9/6
9/7-9/13
9/14-9/20
9/21-9/27
9/28-10/4
10/5-10/11
10/12-10/18
10/19-10/25
10/26-11/1

Requests: 

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2022-23 
Sept 11-17 Tree Frog
Sept 18-24 Toucan
Sept 25-Oct 1 Panda
Oct 2-Oct 8 Seahorse 
Oct 9-Oct 15 Eagle eyes
Oct 16-Oct 22 Owl
Oct 23-Oct 29 Bat
Oct 30-Nov 5 Flamingo 
Nov 6-Nov 12 Jellyfish
Nov 13-Nov 19 Turkey
Nov 20-Nov 26 Chameleon
Nov 27-Dec 3 Hummingbird
Dec 4-Dec 10 NO CLASS- Ms. April's medical procedure
Dec 11-Dec 17 Axolotl
Dec 18-Dec 24 Penguin
Dec 25-Dec 31 NO CLASS for Winter Holidays
Jan 1-Jan 7 Parrot Fish/Rainbow Fish
Jan 8- Jan 14 Dragonfly
Jan 15- Jan 21 Ichthyosaurus
Jan 22- Jan 28 Platypus
Jan 29- Feb 4 Peacock
Feb 5- Feb 11 Blue Crab
Feb 12- Feb 18 Beluga Whale
Feb 19-Feb 25 Baby Hippo (head only)
Feb 26-Mar 4 Mallard Duck 
Mar 5-Mar 11 Tiger face
Mar 12-Mar 18 Chick
Mar 19-Mar 25 Bunny
Mar 26- Apr 1 Rooster
Apr 2-Apr 8 Ladybug
Apr 9-Apr 15 Sea Otter
Apr 16-Apr 22 Hedgehog
Apr 23-Apr 29 Piglet
Apr 30-May 6 Raccoon
May 7-May 13 Japanese Beetle
May 14-May 20 Peacock (head closeup)
May 21-May 27 Parrot
May 28-June 3 Deer
June 4-June 10 Kitten (head closeup)
June 11-June 17 Giraffe

Summer 2023
June 18-24 Bumblebee 
June 25-July 1 Blue Heron
July 2-8 Zebra
July 9-15 Cheetah
July 16-22 NO CLASS
July 23-29 Blue Morpho Butterfly
July 30-Aug 5 Cedar Waxwing (Type of Songbird)
Aug 6-12 Sloth
Aug 13-19 Luna Moth
Aug 20-26 Great White Shark
Aug 27-Sept 2 Frog

Fall/Winter 2023
9/3-9/9 Dolphin
9/10-9/16 Ferret
9/17-9/23 Duck
9/24-9/30 Elephant
10/1-10/7 Fox
10/8-10/14 Koala
10/15-10/21 Toucan
10/22-10/28 Panda
10/29-11/4 Seahorse 
11/5-11/11 Barn Owl
11/12-11/18 Flamingo
11/19-11/25 Turkey
11/26-12/2 Red Panda
12/3-12/9 Jellyfish (Portuguese Man of War)
12/10-12/16 Chameleon
12/17-12/23 Eurasian Robin
12/24-12/30 NO CLASS

Winter/Spring 2024
12/31/23-1/6/24 Emperor Penguin and Baby 
1/7-1/13 Narwhal
1/14-1/20 Puffin
1/21-1/27 Dragonfly
1/28-2/3 Woodpecker
2/4-2/10 Koi Fish
2/11-2/17 Cow
2/18-2/24 Peacock
2/25-3/2 Queztal
3/3-3/9 Axolotl
3/10-3/16 Eagle Eyes
3/17-3/23 Tree Frog
3/24-3/30 Calico Cat
3/31-4/6 Chesapeake Blue Crab
4/7-4/13 Baluga Whale
4/14-4/20 Pufferfish
4/21-4/27 Sea Turtle 
4/28-5/4 Rabbit
5/5-5/11 Alpaca
5/12-5/18 Kingfisher (bird)
5/19-5/25 Squirrel
5/26-6/1 Kiwi Bird
6/2-6/8 Octopus
6/9-6/15 Guppy
6/16-6/22 Hummingbird
6/23-6/29 Purple Jewel Beetle

SUMMER 2024
6/30-7/6 Blue Footed Booby
7/7-7/13 Blue Macaw
7/14-7/20 NO CLASS 
7/21-7/27 Japanese Beetle
7/28-8/3 Snake
8/4-8/10 Luna Moth
8/11-8/17 Blue Dragon Sea Slug
8/18-8/24 Leopard Gecko
8/25-8/31 American Goldfinch