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 Watercolor school
caracteristics of the school
image aquarelle, brigitte charland atelier

Since 1994, Ishe teach watercolor with a technical approach, assited by charts, colour photos, and step-by-step demonstrations. My classes are formulated to require no special skills in drawing, I use my many photographs to start with. At every course, you will complete a small painting to practice many different techniques and color combinations.
I provide you with a class note book full of informations of the class content. I will guide you in the discovery of watercolor's many applications, moods, and all while discovering your talent and style.

image aquarelle, brigitte charland atelier

At first, you will learn the art of color mixing to obtain transparency and brilliance, the different ways to work the paper and to get to know your tool, the brush.

In the next levels, you will be able to evaluate and apply your knowledge of composition and perspective, accentuate the center of interest and mix an inventive coloration in your paintings. You will skillfuly create smooth or rough textures, warm and cool blends, light or dark hues to produce eye-catching art. Every exercice painting will make you practice the teacher's favorite techniques; wet-in-wet and negative painting through many layers. Those exercice paintings range from a field of daysies, a winter scene, fruits on lace, flowers in a vase, row boats docked, a child playing in the sand, to a women's portrait.

There are three levels: basic techniques, Intermediate 1 and 2 and advanced. These are given in 8 afternoons from 1 p.m. tru 4;30 p.m. in Automn, Winter and Spring. The price for each of those are 230$
A new form of inter 2 has been added, the individualized session, for people who only need minimal supervision in painting their own projects.

In the Summer, these levels are given in an intensive way; 3 consecutive full days from 9;30 a.m. trough 4;30 p.m. The price for each of these 3 days workshop is 180$ My atelier is a smoke-free and eco-responsable place.

 

health check

Please advise me if you have a health problem that could put you at risk if in contact with viruses from other students. I will ask others to advise me if they are sick and contagious so I can advise the person with the immune system at risk, to decide to come or not at the course.
I am adding that health check to minimize the risk to anyone but am not engaging in giving back the course.

Don't worry, Hugo loves to lounge around while I teach.

my atelier is a smoke-free invironement, and eco-responsable; recycling, composting is practiced, and materials like paint tubes, bateries are brought to an eco-centre.