Community Creative Center

This landscape painting course centers on the sky as a powerful source of mood and emotion. Through studies of clouds, color, and composition, you’ll learn to create expressive watercolors that capture the shifting atmosphere above.

Explore the vibrant world of watercolor, learning key techniques like wet-on-wet, dry brushing, and expert color mixing. Perfect for beginners and those looking to refine their skills, this class provides hands-on guidance to help you build confidence with every brushstroke. Dive into the medium and create stunning effects while gaining a deeper understanding of watercolor's unique qualities.

Weeks 1-2

Focus: Color harmony, compositional balance, and capturing fleeting light at day’s end.

Skills: Layering warm and cool tones, blending gradients, and using color as a focal point.

Project: A luminous sunset landscape with rich transitions

Weeks 3-4

Focus: Expressive brushwork, strong value contrasts, and the emotional impact of turbulent skies.

Skills: Negative painting for cloud forms, glazing for depth, and bold, gestural strokes.

Project: A moody landscape beneath storm clouds, emphasizing energy and movement.

Weeks 5-6

Focus: Cool palettes, muted tones, and the quiet atmosphere of winter landscapes.

Skills: Layering pale washes, creating soft edges for clouds, balancing grays and blues for depth.

Project: A serene winter landscape under an expansive sky, capturing the stillness of the season.