In this ongoing weekly class we will practice our watercolor skills by painting something new each week with watercolor paints.  The best way to get good at anything is practice,  so that is what we are going to do here! You'll learn some new skills, use some you already have and learn to create beautiful watercolor paintings. Every painting you do is a step toward being a master at this medium.  
   I will lead you step by step in your drawing and painting. 
   The drawing will be simple for those who are comfortable with drawing, and I will provide a template for those who don't want to draw freehand.  (This is not a drawing class so use the template if you cannot follow along easily)
   I will show you how to keeps those colors from running into each other and that sometimes you want to let them run into each.  You will use techniques like washes, wet in wet, dry brush and more. 
     We'll talk about colors as we work, learning about warm and cool colors, how to mix to get just the right shade and color schemes to know which ones look good together.
                                                                                                  VOTING
  Each week we will paint a new subject that will be determined by the students.  I use google slides to show reference photos of a wide range of subjects such as , flowers, fruit, vegetables, insects, landscapes, birds, etc.  You will vote on what you would like to paint and the result of the voting will be what we paint the following week.
   You will have the opportunity to earn extra votes to try to sway the voting and paint just what you want.  
                                                                                               CHALLENGE
 Extra votes can be earned by doing a weekly challenge that will be given at the end of class.  Bring the completed challenge to next week's class and that's one extra vote for you. The challenge will help you practice more what you learn over the week.
                                                                                               SHARE BOARD
    You can also earn extra votes by sharing your artwork on the Share Board. The Share Board is a place where you can share your artwork and take a look at what others are doing.  Like and comment your positive feedback so we can encourage each other in our art journey.