About the Class
This is a 3-week class meeting from 10:00am-12:00pm, 11/23, 12/7 and 12/14 (no class on November 30th!) and it is $40 per session, a total cost of $120. While signing up you will be prompted to select each week.
Learn the art of staying loose in your watercolor paintings. In this class you will be working on traditional watercolor paper and you will be learning how to paint on stretched canvas and or a cradled art board with the help of absorbent ground!
Supply list to bring to class:
Recommended Colors:
Permanent Rose, Cadmium Yellow Light, Cerulean Blue, Viridian, Dioxazine purple, Cadmium Orange (Three Primaries; Red, Yellow and Blue and the Secondaries, Green, Violet and Orange)
A couple of my other favorite colors are: Quinacridone Gold, Ultramarine, Scarlet Lake, Aureolin, Cobalt and Sap Green
BRUSHES Bring what you’ve got – try to include a couple of rounds and a ¾” flat at the least.
(2) Pieces 8 X 8” PAPER: Arches 140 lb. Cold Press and Yupo
(1) 8 X 8” CRADLED BOARD OR STRETCHED CANVAS
ABSORBENT GROUND OR WATERCOLOR GROUND Golden
Fine Sand Paper (For sanding absorbent ground between coats.)
Sketchbook or journal – For taking notes and practicing techniques.
Pencil (H or HB (#2) is best – don’t go too soft).
Masking Fluid
Eraser (white, kneaded or gum eraser, not pink erasers)
Small spray bottle (Holbein Spray bottle is my preference)
Spray Varnish
Blow Dryer
Paper Towels (Bounty or Viva work well)
Sue Dion is a fine artist in New England whose work can be found in collections worldwide. A member of the teaching faculty at the Worcester Art Museum, Sue has been helping people paint better and with greater confidence for over twenty years.
About the Teacher
"I’m an artist who’s absolutely captivated by the beauty of nature— it’s an endless source of inspiration for me. Through my work I love to share my impressions of this natural bounty using color and shape.
Flowers often find their way into my paintings, even in my abstract pieces, which probably stems from my childhood spent among the blooms in my family's greenhouses. Growing up as the daughter of a second-generation wholesale florist, I spent countless hours playing, and later working amidst, the flowers.
I particularly enjoy experimenting with lost edges in my paintings. These are those intriguing spots where the edge of one shape seamlessly blends into another, creating a sense of mystery and discovery. It’s my way of sharing my vision while giving viewers the chance to interpret the pieces in their own unique way. I’m also fascinated by the underlying structures that connect all forms of art — the melodic lines in music, the compositional balance in writing, and the graceful flow in dance. Each of these elements influences the others, and I relish the challenge of weaving these themes into my paintings. It’s all about capturing that universal rhythm and flow that resonates across different artistic disciplines."
About the Class
This is a 3-week class meeting from 10:00am-12:00pm, 11/23, 12/7 and 12/14 (no class on November 30th!) and it is $40 per session, a total cost of $120. While signing up you will be prompted to select each week.
Learn the art of staying loose in your watercolor paintings. In this class you will be working on traditional watercolor paper and you will be learning how to paint on stretched canvas and or a cradled art board with the help of absorbent ground!
Supply list to bring to class:
Recommended Colors:
Permanent Rose, Cadmium Yellow Light, Cerulean Blue, Viridian, Dioxazine purple, Cadmium Orange (Three Primaries; Red, Yellow and Blue and the Secondaries, Green, Violet and Orange)
A couple of my other favorite colors are: Quinacridone Gold, Ultramarine, Scarlet Lake, Aureolin, Cobalt and Sap Green
BRUSHES Bring what you’ve got – try to include a couple of rounds and a ¾” flat at the least.
(2) Pieces 8 X 8” PAPER: Arches 140 lb. Cold Press and Yupo
(1) 8 X 8” CRADLED BOARD OR STRETCHED CANVAS
ABSORBENT GROUND OR WATERCOLOR GROUND Golden
Fine Sand Paper (For sanding absorbent ground between coats.)
Sketchbook or journal – For taking notes and practicing techniques.
Pencil (H or HB (#2) is best – don’t go too soft).
Masking Fluid
Eraser (white, kneaded or gum eraser, not pink erasers)
Small spray bottle (Holbein Spray bottle is my preference)
Spray Varnish
Blow Dryer
Paper Towels (Bounty or Viva work well)
Sue Dion is a fine artist in New England whose work can be found in collections worldwide. A member of the teaching faculty at the Worcester Art Museum, Sue has been helping people paint better and with greater confidence for over twenty years.
About the Teacher
"I’m an artist who’s absolutely captivated by the beauty of nature— it’s an endless source of inspiration for me. Through my work I love to share my impressions of this natural bounty using color and shape.
Flowers often find their way into my paintings, even in my abstract pieces, which probably stems from my childhood spent among the blooms in my family's greenhouses. Growing up as the daughter of a second-generation wholesale florist, I spent countless hours playing, and later working amidst, the flowers.
I particularly enjoy experimenting with lost edges in my paintings. These are those intriguing spots where the edge of one shape seamlessly blends into another, creating a sense of mystery and discovery. It’s my way of sharing my vision while giving viewers the chance to interpret the pieces in their own unique way. I’m also fascinated by the underlying structures that connect all forms of art — the melodic lines in music, the compositional balance in writing, and the graceful flow in dance. Each of these elements influences the others, and I relish the challenge of weaving these themes into my paintings. It’s all about capturing that universal rhythm and flow that resonates across different artistic disciplines."