Watercolor - Barbara Kimmel-Palmer
Learn the difference between transparent and opaque painting, all wit the single medium of WATERCOLOR! Explore the challenges of glass and water reflections, and discover the delicate rendering techniques for successful portraits and florals. Join Barbara for this and much more!

Topics/techniques to be covered:

  • Wet-into-wet brushwork
  • Adding details to close-ups
  • Portraiture
  • Crystal, glass & water reflections
  • Rendering delicate florals in watercolor
Supply List (optional)

Barbara will be using the following supplies. You are encouraged to bring your own kit or may use what is supplied by the instructor.

Arches 140lb cold press Bright White watercolor paper
Palette with a large central mixing area

Brushes:
Loew Cornell rounds sizes 6 & 12
3/4" or 1" flat wash brush

Paints: (14ml tubes)
hansa yellow
ultramarine blue
pthalo blue
Winsor Newton cobalt blue
sap green
wild fuschia alizarin crimson
cadmium red light
cerulean blue
Holbein's Opera
turquoise light
cadmium orange
burnt sienna

A "starter kit" for beginners is available for $44 and contains everything needed to complete the class. Starter kit may be paid for at the Art-A-Fair sales booth.

Workshop Costs:
4 Hour Session: $40
2 Hour Session: $25
Starter Kit: $44

To register and pre-pay for this class, please contact the Art-A-Fair office at 949.494.4514

Watercolor Workshop

Mondays, JUN 28 - AUG 23
(NOTE: JUL 26 & AUG 2 classes will be taught by artist, Dixie Moore. 714.579.1935)
10:30AM - 12:30PM
1:00PM -3:00PM
Must be at least 16 years of age.

To contact Barbara:
928.273.7089

About Barbara Kimmel-Palmer

Barbara Kimmel-Palmer began painting with oils and has used both oil and watercolor for thirty years. A retire elementary school teacher, Barbara ran the district after-school art program for many years and continues to give workshops and classes in both California and her new home in Prescott, Arizona. Her work has been in several California galleries and the Rowland Heights, CA School District proudly sports five large murals by Barbara. Kimmel-Palmer enjoys using a wet-into-wet technique which she then develops into a more realistic image. Some of her favorite subjects are children at play, florals, seascapes, underwater scenes and shells.

Visit her website at www.barbarakimmel-palmer.com