Luminous Landscapes: Painting Light and Shadow in Watercolor

Embrace the luminous quality of painting landscapes in watercolor. In this beginner-friendly course, you’ll learn to paint verdant woods, lonely trees, quiet lakes, and glowing twilight skies—capturing the calm and subtle color shifts that make the springtime so magical. Step by step, we’ll explore essential watercolor techniques including washes, layering, texture effects, and brush control, while focusing on the unique light and atmosphere of springtime scenes.

Each week builds confidence through guided projects and demonstrations, with plenty of room for personal expression. You’ll discover how to paint blooming trees, shadows that feel crisp, and skies that seem to glow from within. By the end of the session, you’ll have a small portfolio of landscapes—and the confidence to keep painting as the seasons change.

There will be no class on April 8th.

This class is for beginners. We will explore how the paint moves with the water, experience how different paper reacts with the paint, practice layering color to add depth and shading, how colors blend, brushstrokes and basic drawing. Participants will have two finished pieces and gain more confidence with the medium.

Supplies needed:

- Palette - any style, white, plastic with enough room to mix colors

- Mason jar, or something to hold water

-Paint:A grumbacher watercolor paint set will work. If you want to invest in tubes of paint, a suggested basic palette of colors:

• Cool Red – Permanent Alizarin Crimson

• Warm Red – Cadmium Red Light, Light Red or Vermillion

• Cool Blue: Cobalt Blue

• Warm Blue: Thalo Blue or Prussian Blue

• Warm Yellow: Yellow Ochre or Raw Sienna

• Cool Yellow: Light Yellow

• Warm Green: Gold Green or Sap Green

• Cool Green: Veridian Green or Emerald Green

• Earths: Sepia, or Burnt Sienna

• Payne's grey

- Size 10 round watercolor brush

- Size 5 or 6 round watercolor brush

- 3/4 or 1 inch Flat wash watercolor brush

- Rigger watercolor brushpencil

- Kneaded eraser

- At least 10 sheets of watercolor paper: 9x12, can be hot press or cold press, can be in a tablet or a block. Some examples are Canson 9x12 Portrait, Wirebound or Watercolor pad; Arches 9x12 watercolor block, 140 lb.

Wheel-y fun is a 8 week class that will teach you the basics of pottery including centering the clay, opening, pulling up walls, trimming, firing, and glazing.

There will be no class on April 9th.

This eight week hand building class is a great way to spend your Friday mornings! Students will get ready for the spring as they create a bird feeder, create a unique coil bowl, work small through a miniature pieces, and design and create a folded slab piece. Of course, if your creativity is taking your projects in another direction, create what your heart desires. With your class registration, you have access to the studio an additional two hours per week during Open Studio so the fun can continue (or so you can make up a missed class). Enjoy your Friday mornings doing something you love-come join the clay community at the Kish Center!

There will be no class on April 10th.

Looking for a class that sparks curiosity and freedom? This mixed media class invites you to experiment with paint, paper, textures, and more. Each session introduces new tools and techniques to inspire your creativity, with plenty of room to explore your own style. After experimenting with a variety of art tools, you’ll learn how to combine materials such as acrylics, ink, collage, and found objects to create dynamic, layered artwork. No rules, no pressure—just art-making as play and self-expression. *Includes workbook and shadowbox frame for final project. Dress for a Mess.*

There will be no class on April 3rd.

Students should provide:

-Mixed Media Paper Pad (9x12 or larger)

- 8x10 Canvas Panel

Optional fun items for experimenting:

- Collage papers (magazines, scrapbook paper, old book pages, tissue paper, wrapping paper, etc)

-Found objects (string, fabric scraps, leaves, lace, etc)

-Thin cardboard (like empty cereal boxes)

-Shoe box or other small container to store mixed media scraps

This eight week hand building class is a great way to spend your Friday mornings! Students will get ready for the spring as they create a bird feeder, create a unique coil bowl, work small through a miniature pieces, and design and create a folded slab piece. Of course, if your creativity is taking your projects in another direction, create what your heart desires. With your class registration, you have access to the studio an additional two hours per week during Open Studio so the fun can continue (or so you can make up a missed class). Enjoy your Friday mornings doing something you love-come join the clay community at the Kish Center!

There will be no class on April 10th.

Start your weekend with clay! This laid-back Saturday morning ceramics class is perfect for beginners and intermediate students who want to get their hands dirty in a fun, low-pressure environment. We’ll spend most of our time on the pottery wheel, learning the basics of throwing, trimming, and shaping forms. Along the way, we’ll also explore hand building techniques to add details, experiment with new ideas, and personalize your work. Come ready to learn, relax, and enjoy a creative morning in the studio.

Start your weekend with clay! This laid-back Saturday ceramics class is perfect for beginners and intermediate students who want to get their hands dirty in a fun, low-pressure environment. We’ll spend most of our time on the pottery wheel, learning the basics of throwing, trimming, and shaping forms. Along the way, we’ll also explore hand building techniques to add details, experiment with new ideas, and personalize your work. Come ready to learn, relax, and enjoy a creative morning in the studio.