Studio Workshops

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 Spring - Summer 2018 Studio Workshops

Join me in my light-filled home studio for an afternoon of drawing and painting. These classes are for all levels, no experience necessary. Materials are included in the price of the class ($50 per student per class). Feel free to bring your own materials if you have them.

Studio Workshop Setup

Botanical Drawing and Watercolor Workshops

Working with live plant specimens, students will learn to draw and paint plants with accurate detail. We will go over the basics of botanical drawing and watercolor painting techniques. I will be teaching the classical botanical style of working in thin transparent layers of watercolor. Our plant subjects will be different for each workshop, usually what's in season.

"Peony Tulip and Daffodils" by Bridget Bossart van Otterloo. Finished demo from workshop.

Upcoming Workshop Dates

    Sunday, April 8, 2018, 1:00pm – 5:00pm
    Sunday, May 27, 2018, 1:00pm – 5:00pm
    Sunday, June 24, 2018, 1:00pm – 5:00pm
    Sunday, July 8, 2018, 1:00pm – 5:00pm
    Sunday, August 12, 2018, 1:00pm – 5:00pm

Registration
 
$50. per Student per class (includes all materials)
Email me at bbvanotterloo@gmail.com or send me a PayPal or Square payment with a note.


Please send your email address and a note about which workshop you are signing up for when you use PayPal or Square.

Payment Options:
Mail a check to: 10 Jackson Circle, Corning NY 14830
   
Register with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/BridgetvanOtterloo
   
Register with Square: https://squareup.com/store/bridget-bossart-van-otterloo

Feel free to Call: 607-542-0662 or email me with any questions about the workshops. 

I hope to see you this Spring or Summer!
Happy Painting,
Bridget

Painting Flowers from Life - Amaryllis

"Amaryllis" 36x24 watercolor by Bridget Bossart van Otterloo

I began this painting in back in February. Patiently waiting for the double blossoms to open, I watered and moved my amaryllis around following the sun. Knowing I wanted to paint this amaryllis life size, I picked out a large sheet of paper and planned out the composition with a very light pencil sketch. I started with the blossom on the left, the fist one to start opening. The intricate curling green sepals attracted my attention.

I began with the first Amaryllis bud.

As the blossoms unfurled, I continued to paint with a combination of flat layers of color and dry brush detail. This classical botanical style of painting begins with light layers of color, followed by more and more layers of detail and color. Each petal has at least 5 layers, or passes, of paint on it.

Work in progress- Amaryllis blossoms taking shape.

I prefer to paint plants from life because there is so much more information and energy in the living plant. A photograph is limited as to how much detail and light it can capture, although I do use photographs to finish a painting.

I always find it hard to get rid of my plants, even after they've passed their prime. I still have the dried amaryllis blossoms in my studio, and I've been thinking about painting their delicate veins.

Finished plant and finished painting.

Come paint with me in my home studio and try out this botanical watercolor painting technique. I have two workshop dates left this spring, April 8th and May 27th. We'll be working from plants, following the technique I talked about in this post. Email me at bbvanotterloo@gmail.com with any questions and to register.

• April 8, 2017 - Botanical Drawing and Watercolor
  Working with live plant specimens, students will learn to draw and paint plants with accurate detail. We will go over the basics of botanical drawing and watercolor painting techniques. I will be teaching the classical botanical style of working in thin transparent layers of watercolor.
   
• May 27, 2017 - Botanical Drawing and Watercolor – Spring Flowers
  Working with live plant specimens, students will learn to draw and paint plants with accurate detail. We will go over the basics of botanical drawing and watercolor painting techniques. I will be teaching the classical botanical style of working in thin transparent layers of watercolor.

Happy painting!
Bridget
www.bridgetbossartvanotterloo.com

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Botanical Watercolor Workshop

Happy students from last summer's workshop.

Botanical Watercolor Workshop

in my Home Studio

Corning, NY 

August 13, 2016

10:00 am - 4:00 pm 

(break at noon for lunch, BYOL)

Workshop Description:
Join me in my light filled home studio for a day of painting plants. Working with live plant specimens, students will learn to draw and paint plants with accurate detail. The morning will be spent going over the basics of botanical drawing. After lunch we will practice watercolor painting techniques, then put our new knowledge to use in a finished painting. I will be teaching the classical botanical style of working in thin transparent layers of watercolor along with other detailed painting techniques.
This class is for all ability levels.  

 

 $90. per student 

To register: Contact me at bbvanotterloo@gmail.com 

Suggested supplies list and address will be sent after registration. 

 

Purple Irises in progress