Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Spend your day painting a dramatically lit still life. In a step-by-step manner, students will design the still life, create an effective composition, and select a color and value palette. The workshop will detail techniques for creating luminous darks, managing edges, texturing, and maintaining color harmony. By the end, students will not only gain new technical skills, but also appreciate the use of dramatic lighting in still life painting. Please note: This is a one day 7-hour workshop with a brief break for lunch. Bring your own lunch/snacks. Students should bring their own watercolor supplies which should be of professional grade, all cotton 300 lb watercolor paper, large excellent brushes and professional grade tube watercolors. In addition, please bring several small jars for mixing pouring options.