Watercolor Class with Sandra Kahler

Magnuson:  Tranquility Garden Classes
Fridays 10:15 am to 12:30pm

Summer 2021 Lessons

The 7 Elements of Design in the Landscape

Lesson one

Three Quick Sky Techniques

Design Element: Space. Creating depth or distance in your painting

  Student class work: lesson One

Lesson two

Painting from  a Pea Patch sketch

Design Element: Value. Creating dynamic painters with dark value

  Student class work: lesson Two

Lesson three

Painting a Garden

Design Element: Line. Adding Line to a painting: thick, thin, dark, light and broken

  Student class work: lesson Three

Lesson four

Shapes in the Landscape

Design Element: Shape.  Learning to see and use shapes in a painting

  Student class work: lesson four

Lesson five

On the Vine

Design Element: Texture.  Lots of ways to add texture

  Student class work: lesson five

Lesson six

Reflections on Color

Design Element: Color. Finding the Greys in Complementary Colors

  Student class work: lesson six