Author: cparker
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Landscape Painting from Photographs with Gouache – Jester Artspace Workshop, Jan 18 & 25, 2025
Saturday January 18th & Saturday, January 25th, 2025, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon Presented by Jester Artspace. The class will include instruction in creating a composition, transferring photographic reference to your paper using a grid, blocking your painting, painting gouache in layers, adding details, techniques for indicating foliage and other textures. You will also learn…
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Still Life Painting with Gouache, an 8 week class at the Wallingford, PA Community Arts Center, 1/8/25-2/26/25
Wednesdays, 1:00-4:00pm A class in painting still life in gouache, open to all levels, beginners or experienced. Classical still life techniques will be taught using gouache, a versatile and fun to work with medium that allows working from dark to light, like oil, but thins and cleans up with water like watercolor. Topics will include,…
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Landscape Painting from Photographs with Gouache – 10 week class at the Delaware Art Museum, 1/14 – 3/19/2025
Gouache is a fun and easy to use water based medium that dries quickly to a beautiful matte finish. It is an opaque version of watercolor. Unlike transparent watercolor, gouache allows for painting light colors over dark, providing greater freedom in how a painting is created. The class will include instruction in choosing a composition,…
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Sketching and Painting Architecture in Ink & Watercolor, 10 week class at the Delaware Art Museum – 1/16 – 3/20/2025
Offered by the Delaware Art Museum Thursdays, January 16 – March 20, 20205; 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Enjoy the fun of sketching buildings and urban scenes with ink and watercolor — a technique that encompasses the visual appeal of both drawing and painting. Topics will include choosing a subject, creating a composition, taking both…
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Past Demo: Free Gouache Painting Demo, Swarthmore, PA – Saturday, September 28, 2024
As part of the Wallingford Community Arts Center’s Fine arts and Crafts Festival in Swarthmore, PA, I will be doing a gouache painting demo in the Community Arts Center’s booth, likely early or mid afternoon. The festival itself runs from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and features a range of artists and crafters, as well…
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Past Demo: Free Plein Air Gouache Painting and Urban Sketching Demos, Oct 5th, 2024
As part of the Jester Artspace housewarming and ribbon cutting, I will be doing free demos of Plein Air Painting in Gouache and Urban Sketching in Ink and Watercolor on Saturday, October 5th. Along with other artists, I will be doing a gouache plein air demonstration from noon to 1:15 pm, and urban sketching from…
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Past Workshop: <span>Fall Plein Air Painting in Gouache, 2 afternoon workshop – Jester Artspace, Oct 19 and 26, 2024</span>
Saturday October 19, and Saturday, October 26, 2024 – 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm (Rain Date: Saturday, November 1, 2024) Presented by Jester Artspace Two fun Fall afternoonss exploring plein air painting in gouache (opaque watercolor). Beginners can learn the fundamentals of plein air painting and using gouache, and more experienced painters can improve their…
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Past Class Sketching in Ink and Watercolor, 6 week class in Wallingford, PA, 9/11-10/16/2024
Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM EDT on Wed Enjoy the fun of sketching with ink and watercolor — a technique that encompasses the visual appeal of both drawing and painting. The class will include choosing a subject, creating a composition, taking both a methodical and loose approach, line quality, paint handling, and the simplified fundamentals of…
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Past Class: Drawing – at the Delaware Art Museum, September 10 – November 12, 2024
This relaxed, fun class will help you improve your drawing skills and learn to draw what you see more accurately. Practice basic drawing techniques and explore more advanced concepts presented in an easy to understand manner. Learn about line, value, perspective, and composition. Produce quick sketches and complete drawings ranging from still life to the…
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Past Class: Sketching and Painting Architecture in Ink & Watercolor, September 12 – November 21, 2024 at the Delaware Art Museum
Offered by the Delaware Art Museum Thursdays, September 12 – November 21, 2024, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Enjoy the fun of sketching buildings and urban scenes with ink and watercolor — a technique that encompasses the visual appeal of both drawing and painting. The class will include choosing a subject, creating a composition, taking…