Painting with Intention: Developing a Path to Stronger Watercolors

4 day live plein air watercolor workshop
Tuesday - Friday, April 2-5, 9:30am - 3:30pm 2024
“Painting with Intention: Developing a Path to Stronger Watercolors” By Daniel Marshall

Location: This is a plein air workshop with some classroom instruction.
$575 for members; $675 for non-members (no refunds)
All levels welcome to come paint in the spectacular beauty of tropical Hawai’i.

See this link to Dan Marshall’s supply list:
danmarshallart.com/workshop-supply-list/

Registration open now!

Workshop Description:

Learn to paint expressive, atmospheric, impressionist watercolors-build on your strengths and identify areas for your individual growth in Dan’s workshop.

This workshop will focus on composition, design, consistency of wash and proper use of tone to help you elevate your watercolors to fine art paintings! Develop the ability to see shapes and tones, establish a consistent painting process, exploit “mistakes,” refine and further develop your technique and take your paintings to the next level…We’ll work hard and have fun…there will be serious work and serious FUN!

Dan will not only demonstrate full paintings but also breakout exercises to work on watercolor techniques, fully explaining his process, sharing insights and art concepts to give you a clear path to follow as you paint. Plan on completing multiple exercises as well as 2 paintings a day, with input and personal attention from Dan as you learn new techniques to achieve stronger compositions, proper tone, color harmony/mixing, and loosening up.

In his demo and lecture sessions, Dan will share some detailed skills: drawing rhythmically with a loose accuracy, keeping everything loose to go beyond just coloring in your drawing; Keeping connectivity and color harmony working for you; Using varying consistencies of pigment in relation to the degree of wetness in the paper; Varying types of edges and subtly shifting value and temperature to create visual depth and interest. Sounds like a lot!... but boy is it fun to start truly understanding and exploring the creation process.

Artist/Teaching Statement:

By focusing on the tried and true methods of fine art composition, design, drawing, color theory and communication, my aim is to arm students with the ability to express their individual visions and not just how to copy or execute a series of watercolor “tricks”. While doing master copies is part of the way I teach, my desire is to give students the tools to make their own informed decisions to tell their unique story.

As a painter, demonstrator and educator, my goal is to break the stereotypes of watercolor and attempt to sway not only the general perception, but students overall understanding and knowledge of foundational art principles.

Artist’s Bio:

Dan Marshall is a nationally renowned watercolor artist, demonstrator and instructor located in Denver, Colorado. He is an avid plein air painter, producing the majority of his work on location. He has been featured in and written articles for Watercolor Artist, Southwestern Art, Plein Air Magazine and OutdoorPainter.com and has received multiple awards from juried shows and invitational events. He has previously served as a juror for the National Watercolor Society, the Colorado Watercolor Society and the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association. Dan has earned signature member status with the American Watercolor Society, the American Impressionist Society, the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association and is a member of the Salmagundi Club.

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