Fun With Watercolor: Practicing Artistic License

Adult and Senior / Arts & Crafts -

Senior Program 2023-2024

Students will learn how to make changes to make better paintings. Focus will be on staying away from copying, and instead simplify and emphasize shapes and values.

Class Level: Beyond Beginners

Supply List for Fun With Watercolor Classes
NOTE: Buy brushes, paints/pigments and papers at BLICK’S. You can also buy papers at Micheal’s.

PAPER - 140lb Strathmore cold press watercolor paper with dark brown cover, 9x12 or 11x14.

WATERCOLOR BRUSHES - (Dot buy cheap sets) ask staff for help
1 small round #10 or 12, 1 large round bush #14 or 16, 1 3/4 or 1 inch flat brush

PAINTS: (Professional Gradetube watercolors. Brands: Windsor Newton, Holbein, Daniel Smith, Blick, Sennelier… Look for sales.
Recommended pigments. You will build your palette gradually

Cobalt Blue and/or French Ultramarine
Permanent rose and Winsor Red
Aureolin Yellow and Yellow Gamboge
Payne’s Grey
Burnt Sienna
Sap Green
Quinacridone Gold

OTHER

Palette with larger wells, mixing area
White or clear plastic container for water
Paper towel
Pencil
Kneaded eraser
Regular beige masking tape
Board to tape down loose paper (don’t need if using pad or block)

Vera Kovacovic

My art education started in the former Czechoslovakia, where I studied art history, painting and historical costume design in a specialized high school. Thanks to an exceptional teacher, painter and designer, I found a great deal of satisfaction in bold style drawing, working primarily with charcoal, Indian ink and color.

I have studied with and continue to learn from many exceptional watercolorists (Barbara Nechis, Tom Francesconi, Andy Evansen, Cheng-Khee-Chee, Doug Lew, Robin Berry, Dan Wiemer...)

I am a member of the Minnesota Watercolor Society, Minnesota Artists Association, Edina Art Center, attend figure drawing co-ops. and belong to a Brush Pilots Painting group.