Audubon Watercolor Birds
Location: Scottsdale Location
Room: TBD
Jan 8-Feb 26, 2011
Meets 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
on Sat
Tuition: $360.00
Level: All Levels
Status: This program has been canceled
This eight-session watercolor class is taught by two instructors (four weeks with each artist), Bill Lundquist and Larry Charles, as part of our program to help bird lovers capture accurate likenesses of the birds they observe. Inspired by the historic artworks of John James Audubon, the emphasis is on realism and color accuracy. This in-studio class teaches how to apply watercolor correctly to achieve different effects with paint. The class will be high energy and low stress for maximum enjoyment!
Instructor -- Larry Charles
Larry Charles pioneered his method of teaching drawing for beginners at the Phoenix Art Museum. He is an organizer of the International Guild of Realism and co-founder of the Trompe l’Oeil Society of Artists. Charles’ paintings are shown in galleries nationally. Recent museum exhibitions include the Phoenix Art Museum, the Philbrook Museum of Art, Shemer Art Center, and the Scottsdale Center for the Arts. Charles lectures at museums across the country and has been taught at the University of Southern California. www.realismguild.com
Instructor -- Bill Lundquist
Bill Lundquist works in oil, pen and ink, pastel and watercolor. His formal art education began at Arizona State University and he continued his art studies at Scottsdale Artists’ School with noted Arizona artists Jay Datus and Don Ruffin. His work is in private and corporate collections throughout the world. For more information on Bill, please visit his website at www.billlundquistart.com.
- In preparation for our bird painting class, here are some suggested supplies:
- Watercolor paper - You can get watercolor blocks which will be quite sufficient for our purposes. The best size would be 9' by 12". Be sure to get 140 lb weight either hot or cold press.
- Drawing Book - The paper should be suitable for light washes, pencil or pen and ink.
- Pencils - A regular no. 2 writing pencil will suffice.
- Paints - Watercolors - Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Blue, Pthalo Blue, Cadmium Yellow Light, Cadmium Lemon, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Red Light, Alizerin Crimson, Carmine, Pthalo Green, Burnt Sienna. Professional grade paints will give you the most brilliant colors and mix better than student grade paints. Let your budget be your guide. Get the best you can afford.
- Palette - A small palette with plenty of mixing room should suffice
- Drawing Board - Get or make a board that will be big enough to support your paper and your reference photo.
- Masking Tape
- Two water containers
- Facial Tissue
- Paper Towels
- Kneaded eraser (small grey)
- Small kitchen sponge
- Additional supplies as needed.
- If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 480-241-1719 or email me at blundquist2@cox.net.
- See you in class!