Winter/Holiday Cards in Watercolor with Kerrie Savage

Situated in the beautiful studio space of Newberg’s 3rd Street Retreat, this workshop will feature a brief intro to watercolor painting, mixing color, creating a wash, experimenting with techniques, and creating simple seasonal designs for the holidays. We will begin with introductions and the basics: mixing a three-color palette,  practicing with wet on wet techniques, and wet on dry techniques, and painting simple designs using layering techniques on practice watercolor paper.

The second half of the workshop will be devoted to creating a set of winter-themed cards. No previous watercolor experience is necessary; however, if you are an artist (I would argue we all are:) feel free to relax, be creative, and paint at your own pace. 

Supplies provided by the instructor Each participant will receive a kit that contains: * practice watercolor paper * six blank watercolor cards with envelopes * one watercolor paint brush * one artist pencil, eraser * one plastic palette * access to a variety of watercolor paint: we will begin with a three color pallet. * printed detailed instructions, helpful tips, and links to social media visual journaling pages

Each participant will have access to: * tape for creating a clean border for card edges * a variety of high quality watercolor paint and palettes to use during the workshop * a variety of brushes and supplies to try out

Thank you so much for signing up for this workshop; I’m looking forward to working with you. I encourage you to continue to paint long after today, and please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions you have along the way. Sincerely, Kerrie Savage kerrie.l.savage@gmail.com