The Basics of Watercolor Painting Workshop
Workshop: The Basics of Watercolor Painting
Date: 1/10/25 – 2/14/25 Fridays from 1pm - 3pm
Location: Artworks Gallery, 109 Fall St., Seneca Falls, NY
Cost: $10 per session
Instructor: Roberta Nelson
Registration Cut-off: 1/5/25
Description: Basic Watercolor is a six weeks class for those who have never used watercolors but would lpantike to try the medium and those who have used watercolors and just want to refresh their skills. It is intended to impart an understanding and application of the fundamentals in the use of watercolors. It includes presentations, discussions, and hands-on exercises in the following areas: Painting Surfaces, Types of Brushes and Brush Effects, Stretching the Paper, Watercolor Pigments, Watercolor Washes, Blending Colors, Removing Color, Watercolor Painting Methods, and Special Effects
Materials Provided by Participant: For the 1st class, bring a set of tube watercolors (do not buy sets or tubes labeled tints),and several watercolor brushes in various sizes, a water container, paper towels, pencil, and eraser.
Materials Provided by Instructor: watercolor paper and needed instruction sheets
Contact information: for questions or registration, call the instructor at 315-549-8323 or email rnelson33@rochester.rr.com.
Pen and Ink Drawing Workshops
Workshop: Pen and Ink Drawing
Date: 2/6/25 – 2/13/25 Thursday afternoons
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Registration Cut-off Date: 2/1/25
Location: Artworks Gallery 109 Fall St., Seneca Falls, NY
Cost: $20
Instructor: Roberta Nelson
Description of Workshop: The workshop will concentrate on methods used to create tonal values in objects when drawing with pen and ink or felt tipped pen, and the ways various drawing techniques are applied.
Materials Provided by Participants: fine felt-tipped pen, drawing tablet or paper, regular pencil, eraser, and photo to be drawn.
Materials Provided by the Instructor: information packets
Contact information: for more information or to register call 315-549-8323 or email rnelson33@rochester.rr.com.
Metamorphosis
Workshop: Metamorphosis
Date: 2/8/25, Saturday
Time: 10am - 3pm
Location: Artworks Gallery, 109 Fall st., Seneca Falls, NY
Cost: $40/class
Registration Cut-off Date: 2/1/25
Instructor: Roberta Nelson
Workshop Description: Metamorphose is changing shapes within in a landscape, still life, floral, etc. to create a totally different work of art. This morphing of shapes is done by applying various techniques such as distortion, embellishment, fragmentation, perspective, simplification, etc. The work can be created with any medium desired.
Materials Provided by the Participant: All materials needed for the desired medium (pencils etc. for drawing; paints, brushes etc. for painting)
Materials Provided by the Instructor: Information Sheets
Contact: Register at the gallery or contact the instructor at rnelson33@rochester.rr.com or call 315-549-8323
Photo: This is titled Ice Palace and is a distortion and fragmentation of the Louray Caverns.
Resist Painting Workshop
Workshop: Resist Painting
Date: 2/15/25 Saturday
Time: 10am - 3pm
Cost: $40
Registration Cut-off Date: 2/8/25
Location: Artworks Gallery 109 Fall St., Seneca Falls, NY
Instructor: Roberta Nelson
Description of Workshop: Resist Painting is a method of applying wax to various parts of the picture so that the applied water-based paint will not adhere to those areas. Many interesting effects and textures can be created by using rubbings or various drawing techniques. It is similar to the batik process except that is done on paper instead of fabric.
Materials Provided by Participants: box of crayons, watercolor paper 140lb. weight (at least 9”x12”), watercolor brushes, water container, a hard surface (like plexi-glass or wood) larger than the watercolor paper size, pencil, eraser, paper towels, and a photo to reproduce, if desired.
Materials Provided by the Instructor: an iron, drawing paper, tracing paper, and a blow-dryer.
Contact information: register at the gallery or contact the instructor at nelson33@rochester.rr.com or call 315-549-8323
Foreshortening Basics Workshop
Workshop: Foreshortening Basics
Date: 2/20/25 – 2/27/25 Thursdays
Time: 1pm-4pm
Cost: $20
Registration Cut-off Date: 2/13/25
Location: Artworks Gallery 109 Fall St., Seneca Falls, NY
Instructor: Roberta Nelson
Description of Workshop: Foreshortening is a process used in Linear Perspective to represent objects that very quickly recede from the foreground to the background. The grid shown in the example is representive of one of the processes.
Materials Provided by Participants: drawing tablet or paper larger than 9”x 12”, regular pencil, eraser, ruler at least 18”, and a pencil sharpener.
Materials Provided by the Instructor: information packets
Contact information: for questions or registration email the instructor at rnelson33@rochester.rr.com or call 315-549-8323
Color Basics Workshop
Workshop: Color Basics
Date: 2/21/25 – 3/28/25 Fridays
Time: 1pm-3pm
Cost: $20
Registration Cut-off Date: 2/13/25
Location: Artworks Gallery 109 Fall St., Seneca Falls, NY
Instructor: Roberta Nelson
Description of Workshop: The focus of the workshop is learning how to mix colors, use chroma to increase or decrease color strength, use value to create color contrasts to create 3-D effects, understand color dominance, and apply color perspective.
Materials Provided by Participants: drawing paper or pad, set of colored pencils including white and black (Prismacolor brand recommended), eraser, pencil sharpener, and a regular pencil.
Materials Provided by the Instructor: information and exercise sheets.
Contact information: the instructor at rnelson33@rochester.rr.com or call 315-549-8323
Street or City Scene Workshop
Workshop: Street or City Scene
Date: 2/22/25, Saturday
Time: 10am – 3pm
Cost: $40
Registration Cut-off Date: 2/15/25
Location: Artworks Gallery 109 Fall St., Seneca Falls, NY
Instructor: Roberta Nelson
Description of Workshop: Were you ever interested in drawing street or city scenes but didn’t know where to begin? The focus of the class is learning how to draw buildings and houses in parallel perspective to create a front and side view street or city scene which can then be finished using any medium of choice.
Materials Provided by Participants: drawing paper or pad (9”x 12” or larger), pencil, eraser, ruler larger than 12”, and any finishing materials desired (paints, inks, colored pencils, etc. and their related materials).
Materials Provided by the Instructor: information packet
Contact information: to register contact the instructor at rnelson33@rochester.rr.com or call 315-549-8323