Description
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit down and do a quick watercolour sketch from a photograph of your summer vacation? Or to use that watercolour set that someone gave you? Or have a way to relax and find balance when the noise of the world just gets too loud? Starting September 14th for eight weeks, Barb is going to go back to basics and invite beginners to discover the magic of watercolour. She will cover all the watercolour techniques (in a fun way!), and guide you step-by-step to do some lovely simple landscapes and still life. This is a virtual class offered on Zoom with lots of participation and individual attention. Classes start with a contour drawing and a colour study to warm up and slow down. The session lasts eight weeks with no class on Thanksgiving and when you have completed this course , you’ll be all set to join “Journeys in Watercolour” with Barb.Monday evenings 6:30-8:30 pm
Zoom classroom link / password will be provided through email.
Eight weeks beginning September 14 – November 9 (no class Thanksgiving Monday).
Class Calendar
Your Instructor
Barbara Hotson – Watercolour
Barbara Hotson (Honours BA, MA) lives and paints at Applegate Farm near Walters Falls. She has been painting exclusively in Watercolour for twenty years. Endlessly intrigued and challenged by the interaction of water and pigment on paper or watercolour canvas she has resisted the sirens’ call to experiment in other mediums.
She early on gravitated to painting in series and developed a sub- text for each. Her Country Roads Series depicts the landscapes of Southwestern Ontario; the culture and heritage they represent. The Beaches Series celebrates her love the water and the magic of sand and sun.; how the image of a beach brings out the child in all of us. The Gates Series is about the Transitions in our lives; how we don’t get to see what is on the other side until we pass through the gate.
Barb participates in the Autumn Leaves Studio Tour, The Escarpment Tour and teaches at Artbarn School in Toronto. Her work has been described as “magical and luminous” and her students describe her teaching as “opening our eyes to possibilities”. She enjoys doing commissions and working with a client to create something unique and special.
hotsonbarb@gmail.com
416-948-5473
You can visit her Etsy shop here.