IN PERSON - October Paint-In

IN PERSON - October Paint-In: Using Altered Surfaces for Expressing Textures
Instructor: Jackie Liddell
Saturday, October 9, 2021
9:30am - 3:00 pm
$30 for members
(free for Gold & Silver members)

Welcome to the October Paint-in. Jackie Liddell is an elite signature member of WAS-H, a signature member of Texas Watercolor Society, and a signature member of The National Society of Art.  She has a Master of Arts, and 40 years of teaching experience.  This will be a fun class exploring a few ways to change the paper’s surface in order to create more expressive paintings that will take them from the ordinary to unique and extra special.

Supplies-

• Bring a couple of your favorite photos with subjects that have texture - for example: trees, animals, rocks, old barns, boats, flowers or foliage etc.
• Your watercolors, pallet, and lightweight support board of choice
• Various brushes – rounds and flats plus an inexpensive 2” brush (at hardware store)
• Watercolor paper sheets - approx. 11” x 15”, 140 lb. or more
• Pencil and white eraser
• Acrylic Matte Medium
• Several sheets of white tissue paper
• Various stamps or items that can be used for printing texture
• Optional: a hair dryer, jar of Gel or Gesso, plastic serrated knife, frisket, salt, gauze

This paint in will be IN PERSON. Due to the on-going pandemic, masks are required at all in-person events/classes until further notice. 

Bring a sack lunch, sweater/light jacket (in case the room temp is cool).  We’ll have snacks and coffee!

Jan McNeill (jan.mcneill@att.net) and Terry Oakes, Paint-in Coordinators

9:00-9:30 setup by attendees
9:30-3:00 class – lecture, demo, and painting
3:00-3:30 – cleanup

Note:  If you register but need to cancel, email ADMIN@WATERCOLORHOUSTON.COM .   There is usually a waiting list!!