An Introduction to Still Life in Watercolor – with Dan Marshall

Painting Objects From Life in Watercolor – With Dan Marshall

If you are frustrated with watercolor, this is the workshop for you! Painting objects from life will have a huge impact on your ability to handle the  medium of watercolor and will translate to every type of scene from still life to landscapes. This will be a wonderful opportunity for painters of all levels to advance their technical and visual skills.

Over two full days with Dan, you’ll earn how to:

• Develop how to see as an artist
• Learn to see colors in shadows
• Improve composition
• Learn how to reduce objects to a simple form
• Improve your drawing ability
• Learn to properly judge proportion
• Loosen up
• Take some risks in your work
• Develop an individual style
• And so much more…

Day 1:

Dan will design a series of simple, still life arrangements/objects for you to paint including subjects like fruit, veggies, vases, etc. He will demo different approaches of painting these vignettes in watercolor and discuss how they translate to other types of scenes. You will be instructed on why certain compositions work better than others, how to deal with light and shadow, work on edges to create an interesting painting.

Day 2:

You will create your own vignettes/still life using the skills discussed on the first day of the workshop. The day will be spent painting and receiving one on one instruction from Dan.

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Daniel Marshall is currently based in Denver, Colorado. He can often be found plein air painting from the farms of the plains, to the ranches of the foothills and the peaks of the Rockies.

American Watercolor Society, Signature Member | American Impressionist Society, Signature Member | Laguna Plein Air Painting Association, Signature Member | Salmagundi Club, Member

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Cancelation Policy

Cancelations prior to April 2 will be refunded. Cancellations made after that date will be refunded only if we are able to fill your reserved seat. If we can not fill your seat, your tuition is non-refundable. While we understand that sudden emergencies and illnesses beyond your control might cause you to cancel your attendance in the workshop, we are truly sorry, but the terms stated above are the result of non-refundable costs we committed to on our part.