Try the amazing medium of watercolor! This workshop will cover many of the core techniques alongside an overview of materials. Learn about brushwork and the different properties of transparent and opaque paints so that you can make informed choices during your painting process. We will work on small-scale paintings so that you can go home with some finished studies. Step-by-step demonstrations followed by individual instruction will keep things accessible to you. Knowing some watercolor tricks will inspire you to keep exploring this medium without needing to rely on drawing. This class is for beginners and those simply wish to try this magical medium in a relaxed setting.

Materials fee payable to the instructor. $15

Margaret Dwyer holds a BFA and MFA in visual art. Her thesis work focused on trauma and its effect on women and creativity. This continued with an on going study of how the unconscious processes trauma. She works with a variety of mediums, but her favorite is watercolor.

Her paintings have been recognized in numerous juried national and international exhibitions and have been published in fine art books and magazines that include: Splash, America’s Best Watercolors - North Light Books - How Did You Paint That? - International Artist Books American Artist Magazine, The Artist’s Magazine, Southwest Art Magazinen and Manhattan Arts Magazine.