Description
Get out your passport – a.k.a. your watercolour set! We’re going to Prague in September – capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Located on the Vltava River. Dressed in the colours of autumn, the spires of the castle and churches rise above the quaint cobblestone streets and ancient buildings. We will practice reflections of the St Charles Bridge in the river; adding people to a street scene and simplifying complicated urban spaces- Painting what we feel as much as what we see. We will begin the classes with a contour drawing, a colour study, and a skill practice integrated with the painting we are working on.
Two ZOOM classes Mondays (9:30-11:30 am, 1-3 pm).
Eight weeks beginning September 14 – November 9 (no class Thanksgiving Monday).
Zoom classroom link / password will be provided through email.
Class Calendar
Mornings 9:30-11:30 am 8 classes total
Afternoons 1-3 pm 8 classes total
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.