Instructor: Ian de Hoog

Title: The Process of Watercolour

Medium: Watercolours

Level: Beginner-intermediate

Dates: July 10-13, 2023 (4 days: Monday-Thursday, 9am to 4pm)

Fees: Early Bird—$500; $550 after February 25

About the workshop

This 4 day workshop is designed with the beginner and intermediate watercolour painter in mind. Over the four days the student will be exposed to the process I use to overcome the challenges faced when painting a variety of subject matter. By the end of the workshop the student will have developed a new sense of confidence in their ability to break down and simplify the subject, mix colour intuitively, select the right tool/technique, and begin to develop their sense of style.

About the course

Day 1 – Essentials

Morning

Colour calibration

● Essential watercolour techniques

Afternoon

● Drawing for painting

● Value sketching

Day 2 – Landscapes

Morning

● Colour mapping

● Demonstration

Afternoon

● Demonstration

Day 3 – Urban

Morning

● Simplifying the scene

● Demonstration

Afternoon

● Demonstration

Day 4 – Birds

Morning

● Demonstration (sketching)

Afternoon

● Demonstration (painting)

Supplies list

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About the instructor

Ian de Hoog is a Canadian artist and teacher working primarily in watercolour. He is an active member of the Semiahmoo Arts Society and the Federation of Canadian Artists. As an instructor, Ian is a frequent contributor to the Visiting Artists series for the Opus Arts Supply chain in British Columbia and is a watercolour instructor for the Shadbolt Centre for Fine Arts in Burnaby, BC and Winslow Art Center on Bainbridge Island, WA. In addition to this Ian has also travelled throughout BC to give various workshops and demonstrations to different art groups and societies.

On the web

Visit the artist’s website at: www.iandehoog.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/iandehoogart/

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