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Second Saturday Art Workshop

Instructor: Jeannie McGuire
Time: 11 – 2 PM
For Ages or Experience level: Intermediate and Advanced Levels
Fee: $40

Through painting and demonstration by Jeannie McGuire, Gold Medal Winner of the National Watercolor Society, learn to develop emotion by intertwining figurative subjects with their background. See natural design in reference materials, and explore the impact of cropping and placement of contrast to create interesting compositions.

Student Material List:
Students are to bring their own personal photography or other acquired photos and snap shots to reference. Include posed and un-posed figure(s) and face(s). Look for eyes, emotion, movement, gesture, single figures and groupings, interesting poses and background elements. Pre-drawing from a few references is optional; adjustments may be needed for the project.

The following supplies are considered essential; a few are noted as very helpful.

• Paper: Cotton/100% rag artists’ watercolor paper such as 140 lb. Arches, Lanaquarelle or other known brands, quarter to full sheets. A variety of paper surfaces such as hot press, cold press or rough are helpful. (Do not apply paper mediums).
• Paint & Palette: Watercolor pigments; semi-transparents, opaques, values, fun colors and titanium white watercolor pigment. A large palette is helpful. Squeeze fresh pigments into the wells so fluid paint may be used instead of dried paint.
• Brush collection: Include at least one 1½” or 2” flat brush such as Robert Simmons SkyFlow or other known brand.
• Tabletop work surface should be slightly elevated.
• Magnifying lens: A linen tester or loupe, 1” 6X magnification, is very helpful in seeing photographic detail.

Instructor’s current working materials:
For reference only, not intended as a purchasing requirement...

Palette:
Robert Woods

Pigments common to artist’s palette:
The majority of the artist’s pigments are Daniel Smith and all pigments are professional watercolor pigments. Below is a list of pigments that are common to the artist’s palette, supplemented by many other colors and neutrals.

Titanium White
Cadmium Yellow Deep
Yellow Iron Oxide
Raw Umber Violet
Rich Green Gold
Ultramarine Violet
Cobalt Teal Blue
Opera
Alizarin Crimson
Cadmium Red Scarlet
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Yellow
Hansa Yellow Light
Shadow Violet
Phthalo Yellow Green
Phthalocyanine Green
Hooker’s Green
Quinacridone Violet
Bordeaux
Cerulean Blue
French Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue
Phthalo Blue
Naples Yellow
Plus interchangeable pigments in all colors and neutral shades

Brushes:
Robert Simmons Sky Flow flats – 1”, 1 ½”, 2”, 3”
Daniel Smith wash – ¾”
Few small rounds

Paper:
Arches Cold Press, 140 lb.
Lanaquarelle Hot Press, 140 lb.
Lanaquarelle Rough, 140 lb.