Zoom Class Jan 8 or Jan 11

Take an Art Break!

SMALL FORMAT WINTER WATERCOLOR LANDSCAPE 

Live from Michele’s NW Studio via Zoom

Michele Cooper, Instructor

• Wednesday, January 8, 2025
• 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM PST

OR

• Saturday, January 11, 2025
• 10:00am-12:00 PST
• Registration is open 

Project: New Small Format Winter Watercolor Landscape 

• Paint a winter landscape step by step 
• Choose 5x7”, 8x10” or 9x12” format, for a winter watercolor scene 
• Live paint along, feedback and/or watch replay
• All levels,  Ages 14 through adult

**Zelle Register michelec12@gmail.com 

Tuition: $45 for a 2hr. class on Zoom, replays available 

Payable by Zelle, check **

Each Zoom class will have a session live and also an additional pre-recorded project, taking you step by step from drawing, painting, and details. Examples here are part of my preliminary preparation for the zoom class. Similar and additional subject matter will be presented live.

More information here; https://michelecooper.blogspot.com/2024/11/two-new-winter-one-day-watercolor.html

January means New Watercolor Classes

Brighten up the rainy dark winter days with a fun, lively watercolor class, safe at home on Zoom. 

A. For those who are helping their children with remote learning or working during the day, we have a Wednesday evening class from 6-9pm PST live on Zoom for a little “me time”.

👋😊Class is open to all levels of experience. 

Go to https://www.campusce.net/skagit/course/course.aspx?catId=26 

and scroll down to Watercolor Painting where you will find a link to register on the Skagit Valley College Community Ed website

B. For those who are ready for an Intermediate level watercolor class, we offer a live weekly Zoom schedule on Fridays from 11am-2pm PST through Kirkland Arts Center 

👩‍🎨Limited seats available 

Information and Registration 

https://reg134.imperisoft.com/kirklandartscenter/ProgramDetail/3633373930/Registration.aspx

Studio Snowscape with Salt Wash

See my Instagram for short video on salt wash

Having some 5x7”” fun in the studio today. I started out with the idea of posting a simple video tutorial on my Instagram feed, but the techno gremlins got me. Actually, the first video post came out great. You can view it by following the link in the caption above.

Here's the finished landscape before adding figures and the chimney with smoke. See my Instagram feed for the final version.

Closeup of salt wash while wet.

A few tips:

• I'm keeping to a limited palette of Fr. Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Sienna
• I don't usually tape all around the page but this is a small 5x7" and won't be affected by wet paper expansion
• Make sure you brush off all the salt once the wash is dry. Salt particles are abrasive to natural hair brushes.
• Salt water takes longer to dry than fresh water, so your paper needs more time to dry than usual.
• Since the salt effect wasn't as pronounced as I would like, I added light blue spatter and Uniball Signo White gel pen for more snow at the end.

"Red Barn in Winter" DVD

Announcement:
I am in the final editing process in the production of my new watercolor instructional DVD. It's the latest in my series of watercolor videos. Here's a section of the painting taught step by step. (click image for larger view)

Step One in "Red Barn" DVD

I'm trying to decide if I should make it into a shorter, 20 minute lesson for $20 or use more material on technique, composition, closeups, etc. for the fuller version (60 min.) at $30.

What are your thoughts? Please let me know what you think.

Along the Winter Shore

"Along the Winter Shore"
Original Watercolor by Michele Cooper
10"x8"  Price: $125 with free shipping

I love the interplay of textures in the winter......the softness and sometimes roughness of the snow.....the cold misty distant shapes.....and the dark, crunchy vegetation left over from autumn.