Fluid Fauna: Koi Fish with Claire Wilson
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Saturday, April 12, 11:00am - 12:30pm PST
This is an online workshop held via Zoom.
Mother Nature continues to be one of our best muses, so in keeping with this month's theme of celebrating Spring in Japan, we'll be studying Koi! These colorful fish have a wide range of patterns and textures (their vibrant markings remind me of tulip petals) and have historically been a popular motif in painting and printmaking. They represent luck, prosperity, strength and success, and watercolor is the perfect medium to explore their iridescent scales and fins. Wet on wet is one of my favorite techniques and lends itself to moving pigments around to illustrate their kaleidoscopic hues.
Join Zoom 15 minutes early for an informal meet and greet with the instructor and class participants! Class will begin promptly at 5 minutes past the hour, so everyone has plenty of time to create!
SUGGESTED MATERIALS
These guidelines are here to help you gather supplies from home—feel free to use alternate options you love or have on hand!
- Watercolor paints – We recommend a mix of warm/cool/earth tones and a few brights or neons if you have them
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Watercolor paper – I’ll be using my fave 140lb Arches cold press watercolor blocks, but any 140lb watercolor paper will do! 100% cotton recommended.
- Brushes – Size 3-5 Round and Size 0-2 Liner, plus a flat brush for washes.
- 2 Cups of Water
- Mixing Palette
- Studio Cloth or Paper Towel
- Hard pencil - 2H/3H
- Scrap paper to swatch paints and warm up
- Optional: Washi, Artist's, or Nichiban masking tape; Titanium White watercolor or white gouache
ABOUT INSTRUCTOR
Claire Wilson is an artist, creative educator, and textile designer living in Brooklyn, NY. Through her work she explores the beauty of the human form, interior spaces & fashion while considering the use of colour, shape and textures. Having spent her career creating fabric designs in the fashion industry, colour palettes are the foundation of her practice.
smudgestudiobk.com / @smudge_studiobk
THINGS TO KNOW
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