Watercolor Flora - Morris Louis with Claire Wilson
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Saturday, July 12, 11:00am - 12:30pm PT
This is an online workshop held via Zoom.
Colour and movement are some of my most favorite qualities of watercolour as a medium, and for this session we’ll be looking to Morris Louis for inspiration.
Morris was an American painter and was one of the earliest creators of the Color field style of painting. Also known as the Washington Color School this modernism movement simplified the idea of what constitutes a finished painting. Paint was thinned down and applied in large fluid planes of expressive, intense colour, with repetitive use of shapes.
Using wet on wet techniques we’ll create a series of organic shapes, building up the intensity of color and then experiment with layering on translucent color washes - Morris referred to these as veils. We’ll intuitively pick pigments to build a harmonious color story and create some of our own color field blooms and patterns.
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!
- Your Favourite Watercolor paints - some warms, cools, neutrals, and maybe a neon if you have one!
- Brushes - medium size 4 round and 6-8 round, and a ½ inch/1 inch flat brush if you have one to create washes
- 2 Cups of Water
- Paper Towel
- Mixing Palette
- 4 + sheets of 140lb watercolor paper - I’ll be using my smaller arches watercolor blocks- 3 x 8, and 8 x 8 but paper size is flexible!
- Scrap paper for warming up/swatching colours
- *optional - washi or artists tape
- ** Hairdryer to speed up drying time
ABOUT INSTRUCTOR
Claire Wilson-Oghedo is a fine artist, creative educator, and textile designer living in Brooklyn, NY. Through her work she explores the beauty of the female 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.
THINGS TO KNOW
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If you are planning to teach in the future using anything you’ve learned from us, we kindly ask that you credit Case for Making + the individual instructor where applicable.
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