In the Studio: Impressions in Watercolor with Keiko Tanabe 2 day workshop
In the Studio: Impressions in Watercolor with Keiko Tanabe 2 day workshop
Date: Saturday and Sunday, November 4 & 5, 2023
Time: 10am-4pm PST
Instructor: Keiko Tanabe
Price: $225
Class Description
Do you paint everything that your eyes see? In this class learn how to turn reality into an impressionistic image. Capture the essence of the subject with mood and atmosphere. Keiko will show you how to take the initial inspiration, simplify, then create an expressive painting strong in composition and content.
Introduction will focus on fundamentals IE, materials and seeing things with an artist's eye. Keiko will cover drawing, composition, watercolor techniques, paint application and brush handling, good design, relationship of dark and light values, planning and intuition, and how to edit complex visual information during her daily demonstrations. There will be one-on-one guidance/ critique. Reference images will be provided.
About the Instructor:
Keiko Tanabe, AWS, NWS, AIS, LPAPA. Often working en plein air, her atmospheric watercolors perfectly capture a sense of time and place. Through her use of color, textures, and signature brushwork, Keiko's landscapes and cityscapes beautifully convey both the exitic and the simple scenes of the many places she travels. Never attending art school, Keiko took only one drawing class to learn basic technical skills before she started painting in 2005. One year later, Keiko decided to paint full-time. From then on, she intensely taught herself to be fluent in watercolor apinting, just as one would do to master a foreign language. Her subjects include landscape, cityscape, waterscape and interior scenes, which will be demonstrated in the workshop, using representational and impressionistic compositions. Since 2011, Keiko has complete numerous workshops successfully and live demonstrations around the world. She has 4 DVDs and several books of her art and has been featured in many art magazines.
Materials list:
Paints: Professional quality brands. Cobalt Blue, Phthalo Blue, Alizarin Crimson, Orange, Cadmium Red, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Quinacridone Gold, Lemon Yellow, Dioxazine Purple, Viridian or Phthal Green, Turquoise, Transparent Brown, Titanium White (all Sennelier colors). Feel free to bring your favorites. Include one suitable for a monochromatic painting such as neutral tint, gray, or sepia.
Brushes: Large brushes for a wash similar to Escoda Ultimo/ Versatil/ Aquario, OR Princeton Neptune (#12 or larger) or something similar. Medium size rounds of the same or similar. Brushes for deails such as Escoda Perla OR Raphael Precision (up to #14) or similar. Other useful brushes: liner, rigger dagger, flat (hake), oriental brushes, etc.
Paper: Rough or cold press, 140lb or heavier, cotton, professional quality such as Fabriano Artistico, Arches and Saunders/ Waterford. Plan on using 2 sheets per day. 12"x16", 14"x20" or half sheet (15"' x22") recommended. Plus paper to test color (old or lesser quality paper will be fine for this).
Other items: Palette (any kind with plenty of mixing area), Drawing Board (gatorboard, foamcore or anything that supports paper, if using a block this is unnecessary), masking tape, clips or stapler to secure paper to board, pencil and eraser, sketchbook or drawing pad for thumbnail sketches and small studies, container for washing brushes, towels or sponge.
Please note this in person class is limited to 16 students.
Location: Catalyst, 6630 Westminster Blvd, Westminster, CA 92683
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