Watercolor Painting with Mary smith 

PRESENTED BY Mary Smith
This class will cover watercolor painting with an emphasis on sketching first, then painting quickly to capture an image.  Each class will cover an aspect of sketching and composition. We will sketch from the landscape photos that I will provide.   We will paint from our sketches for about 2 hours, then take a look at what we did with a short discussion at the end. ​
Class: Tuesday, January 14- February 4 (4 sessions)
Time: 1:00-3 :00 
Location: SAA Classroom
130 Main Street
Sandwich, MA ​
​Cost: $80 members/$100
​non-members
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Mary will also provide other guidelines and resources about watercolor painting. 

If the weather is good, we will go outside to photograph and sketch and then come in to paint.

Supplies--
1. Plastic quart sized plastic bag with pencils, erasers, sharpener, 5 x 8 spiral sketchbook
2. Medium size brushes rolled in a mat or brush holder—-small, medium, large
Sizes 8, 12, 16 round and whatever else looks good, flat or smaller
3. Watercolor paper pad or block—11 x 15 or 9 x 12 -—- OR a piece of 140 lb watercolor
paper taped to a stiff backing, like foam core.
4. A roll of masking tape 3/4” or 1”, roll of paper towel. Kleenex, or old towel

5. Tube watercolors—5ml is fine, larger if you want,
Suggested: Payne’s Grey, Ultramarine, Yellow Ochre, Aureolin, Brown Madder, Sepia,
Sap Green, Alizarin. Plus any others you might already have.
​6. Container for water.
7. A couple paperback books or a block to use to prop your pad up about 1-2” if needed.
Michael’s has watercolor tube paints (small size with 12 tubes is fine), sketchbooks,
watercolor paper pads, brushes available under the Artist’s Loft Brand.
Ocean State has small white palettes which are perfect for this class and for travel for
$2.00
Do not to bring:
Dried out paint from years ago. Cheap paper. Blue tape.​
INSTRUCTOR: Mary Smith       
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Mary has taught Plein Air classes and workshops at the Cape Cod Art Center and at the Cape Cod Museum. Over the years, she has taught private classes in painting and children’s art classes in Norwell and Pembroke, MA, as well as the Weymouth Naval Air Station. She continues to devote her time to painting demonstrations in galleries and in support of various art groups. She has been painting for many years and has been fortunate enough to win several awards.
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Sandwich Arts Alliance is pleased to participate in the Mass Cultural Council Card to Culture program.
Please inquire at [email protected] for discounts available and more information
See the full list of participating organizations offering EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare discounts.
Class Registration closes 48 hours prior to the first class, as a courtesy to the instructor.  Some classes have limited enrollment so please register soon so you don’t miss out.

​To Register by Mail: Download registration form here