Beginner Watercolor & Mixed Media: Fall’s Bounty: Come learn the basics of watercolor while painting a beautiful Fall themed still life with Suma CM!

Get creative in this season-inspired still life sketching workshop, perfect for beginners! Learn to capture an autumn arrangement, featuring farm-fresh flowers, fruit and gourds in vibrant hues. We’ll explore how to use watercolor along with colored pencils, water-soluble crayons, and other media for expressive results!

We'll cover how to:

• Develop a pleasing still-life composition, focusing on shapes

• Mix watercolors to match or complement the arrangement 

• Use dynamic marks to capture the character of flowers and fruit

• Incorporate colored pencils, pastels, or water-soluble crayons for texture and detail

The class meets indoors at Cura Contemporary. Please bring a bag lunch (or grab a bite to go nearby).

Materials provided:

• Watercolor pan sets, pencils, fineliners and brushes to borrow

• Brown kraft paper 

• Various media to try including colored pencils, pastels/crayons 

Materials to bring: 

• Mixed media sketchbook, at least 8x11 inches in size (any brand, e.g., Stillman & Birn, Strathmore Mixed Media) - regular or toned paper

• Optional:

• Small portable watercolor pan kit, with water container and brushes - (Note: I do not recommend the small W&N Cotman Sketcher’s box, due to the provided colors.)

• Fineliner pens and sketching pencils (2B or softer)

• Small set of water-soluble crayons (e.g., Caran d'Ache Neocolor II, Faber-Castell Gelatos) 

• Assorted pastels, colored pencils (water-soluble or regular)