Saturday, October 8
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Whitcomb's Community Room

This Watercolor Still Life class will be held in the indoor studio setting of the Whitcomb's Community Room. A second class, Watercolor Painting from Photographs, will take place on Saturday, November 12. Students may register for one or both classes.

This class will explore transparent and opaque watercolor processes, and feature traditional techniques of selective wetting, wet on wet, and dry brush. Kevin will introduce and demonstrate each technique while emphasizing compositional placement and still life lighting and atmospheric perspective. The class will then practice each application technique for approximately one hour. Students are encouraged to bring lunch in order to optimize our painting time.

The following still life subject matter will be explored through demonstration: 
Flowers - wet on wet technique
Eggs - Selective wetting technique
River rocks - Dry brush technique

Most materials will be provided or you may bring your own. Paper will be available for purchase at a modest price.

If you have questions please contact Kevin at 443-695-9202 or email him at kevinrainesart@gmail.com

Class fee $40. Click the button below to register.

Instructor: Kevin Raines is a professor of art at Notre Dame University of Maryland. He tailors his instruction to address individual needs and carefully crafts his teaching to address the experience level and personal aesthetic unique to each of his students. Kevin’s plein air watercolor and oil paintings are born out of a deep concern for environmental conservation. Many of the images he creates are a result of collaborative work with organizations such as The Adirondack Nature Conservancy, The Audubon Society, and UNESCO. He lives and works in his Wadhams home and studio throughout the year.