Workshops

The Wethersfield Art League Announces Spring 2026 Workshops

All workshops listed below are limited to the first 10 enrolled and paid.  Fees are: $40 for art league members and $50 for the public.  Checks may be made payable to “WAL” and mailed to 193 Wells Road, Wethersfield CT 06109.  For further details on membership or enrollment in workshops, contact us at Wethersfieldartleague@gmail.com or leave a message at 860-500-7899.  All workshops held at the Little Red Schoolhouse.

Watercolor Painting Workshop with Sarah Baskin – March 13, 2027

Workshop Description

During the 3-hour intermediate watercolor workshop, we will paint a landscape from start tofinish based on one of my photos. We will begin the workshop by spending a few minutes talking about materials (paints, brushes, and paper) that will help attendees achieve their best possible results. We will then go over some basic principles of composition, how to plan a painting, and some basic principles of watercolor painting, including painting light to dark, how to create a wash, and the importance of paint consistency (when and why to use various paint consistencies, how to avoid (or create) a bloom, and how paint consistency affects depth perception). We will then paint a painting in three washes. After I demonstrate each wash, participants will get a chance to paint their own wash, ask questions and get feedback on their paintings.

Materials List

1. Brushes:

Any type or brand of watercolor brushes, including a large mop brush and a small pointed, synthetic round brush. I use the following brushes:

(1) Escoda Signature Watercolor Brush – Alvaro Castagnet Series 2 – 1478, 1530

(2) Raphael Kolinsky Red Sable 6 – no longer available in US

(3) Escoda Perla travel brush

2. Paper:

12”x16” 140 lb (300gm) rough or cold-pressed professional watercolor paper

I generally use Arches 140 lb rough watercolor blocks for plein air painting. I also buy full sheets

of Saunders Waterford Watercolor Paper – White, Rough, 140 lb and Fabriano Artistico Extra

White Cold Press, 300 lb.

3. Paint:

Professional tubed watercolor paints – a warm and a cool version of red, yellow and blue, plus a

burnt sienna. I use the following paints: Winsor Newton Professional Watercolor (not student-grade Cotman)

Colors:

French Ultramarine

Cobalt Blue

Yellow Ochre

Burnt Sienna

Alizarin Crimson Permanent

Cobalt Turquoise – I use this occasionally for the waterline on a boat

Holbein Artists Watercolor

Cadmium Red Light

Cadmium Yellow Light

4. Other miscellaneous materials:

Drawing board, gatorboard, or foam to support paper

Masking tape

Pencil

Eraser

Sketchbook

Container for washing brushes

Paper towels

Small extra roll of paper towels or rolled hand towel to support panel at a 30-degree angle

Household sponge

Sarah Baskin Fine Art

PO Box 356

Colchester, CT 06415

sarahbaskinart.com

sarahbaskinart@gmail.com