April 02 - June 11, 2025
Painting: Mixed Watermedia: Wet & Wild
BBAC Campus
1516 South Cranbrook Road Birmingham, MI 48009
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Painting: Mixed Watermedia: Wet & Wild
Instructor: Laura Host
This class allows students to expand their paintings by exploring and experimenting with non-traditional mixed water media techniques to enrich the painting surface. Traditional and experimental painters will benefit as they adapt these experiments into their own painting styles. This class is also a great way to start painting for the student who is willing to jump in and bring a sense of adventure. New and returning students welcome as each semester offers something different.
1112.53.02.25 All Levels
Wednesdays, April 2 – June 11
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm, 11 sessions
$358 Members, $398 Guests
Painting: Experimental Watermedia / Unique TechniquesInstructor: Laura Whitesides Host
Materials ListGeneral Supplies: a general rule - if you use better pigments and better paper, you'll have better results. This is not the place to skimp. ALSO- we can order from Cheap Joe's on the first class - no shipping fees and I'll bring your order to class. If you have limited supplies, bring what you have and we can assess on first class what you might need.
-Brushes - watercolor- type soft, large and medium, flats, rounds.-Watercolor paint - see basic colors and ordering below-Acrylic paint- fluid acrylics work well-A roll of toilet paper / or box of kleenex- good for blotting-Sketchbook - a must!-Pencil/eraser-Scissors-Plastic sheeting - table cloth, garbage bag - to lay on table while creating, also to wrap up wet paintings to transport home-Masking Tape-Caran D'ache watercolor crayons-Watercolor pencils-Prisma colored pencils-Matte Medium-Gesso-Palette- white plastic with lid OR white plastic plate OR white butcher tray-Paper - I always have some for sale. 22" x 30" 140# Cold Press - $3.10 and 300# for $8.25I would not use Strathmore brand. You could get watercolor pads. The bigger, the better! And they are usually Arches brand.
Items in BOLD are also supplied or available by instructor. I usually ask for a small supply fee and that way you can try out some things without buying them first.
Basic watercolor paint colors: Alizarin Crimson(a cool red), Cadmium Red light( a warm red), Cadmium yellow (warm tone), Lemon Yellow(cool tone), Ultramarine or Cobalt Blue (cool tones), Cerulean blue (warm tone), Pthalo Blue and Pthalo Green (good to mix with other colors), Hooker's Green (cool tone), Sap Green or Green Gold (warm tone), Mauve or Dioxazine purple, Permanent Rose or Quinacridone rose, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Yellow Ochre, Indigo (great for really dark mixtures instead of black which can be a "dead"- looking pigment). Quinacridone gold (Nickel Azo Gold) is a great mixer also - gives a zip to your work.
Many in my class are also using Fluid Acrylics. If you have some - bring them. If not, I have some for sampling and you could order them in the first class.
Questions? Email me - laurawhost@gmail.com.
Course Medium
Painting
Location
Studio 3 at BBAC Campus
Instructor
Laura Host
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April 02 - June 11, 2025WednesdayAdd to calendar
Ages 18-255 · Co-Ed
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