Online Workshop Coming with the CWA in April 2021!
Exciting news! I’ve got an online workshop coming up with the CWA (the California Watercolor Association) in April 2021, and I wanted to share about it here. This workshop will be available to anyone anywhere world-wide with access. I’m hoping some readers will be interested in participating.
Building a Strong Focal Point Through Composition
This is a 3 day-workshop that I’ve designed to play to the strengths of being online, so we’ll be focusing on live demonstrations, conceptual work, and guided activities. We’ll work from the ground up- going from shape to value to color. We’ll start by experimenting with composition through abstract shape-building (it’s fun! really!), shift to notans and practice simplification, move into using color with a limited palette, and finally end with self-guided work where students can (if desired) bring in their own subjects and apply their new learning. I’ll be providing educational lectures on important topics, doing live demos, and moving from small group to small group, providing input and critiques.
When: April 16-18, Friday- Sunday, 9 am- 4 pm Pacific Standard Time
Price: 225$ for CWA members, 285$ for non-members
Interested in signing up? Follow this link to the CWA website. :)
Private Facebook Group
We’ll be setting up a private Facebook group, where people will be able to share their paintings and get feedback from myself and others for a month after the workshop. This is super important, and where much of the learning really occurs!! That month or so after a workshop is when you need to start applying what you’ve learned and really set it in place mentally.
Recording To Be Made Available
The workshop will also be live-streamed to the Facebook page, where it will be recorded and made available for a month as well. Again, we’re really trying to play to the strengths of being online. This way, you can rewatch a lecture or a demo at your leisure (and as many times as you want!), or view a day’s activities if you can’t make it to the whole workshop.
Small Virtual Groups
Additionally, after lectures or demos students will get separated into small groups of approximately 4-8 people in Breakout Rooms. This will allow for some interaction and sharing with other attendees (such as friends, if you are signing up with someone you know), and will make feedback easier as I move around the workshop, looking at different people’s work. A lot of learning occurs between workshop goers, as well as between students and myself, so it was important to me that we find a way for students to connect with each other.
If you’ve got some of the basics down, but are looking for ways to improve your compositions through
-exploring stronger shape-building
-practicing with notans to simplify content
-or using color for stronger effect
then this workshop might be a good fit for you. Over the next few months, I’ll be doing some blog posts that will feature concepts we’ll be exploring in the workshop.