Workshop Content: Explore inventive techniques and new applications for traditional watercolor paint. Break the rules of watercolor with non-traditional methods of painting: magnetic paint painting, texturing with spattering paint, dark to light, wet-into-wet bokeh (shallow depth of field), palette knife painting, and more. The workshop will be a learning experience with demonstrations, one-on-one consultations, and constructive critiques. All levels of students are encouraged to participate. Students are welcome to bring their own photographs or use the instructor’s photographic resources.

Students will complete several quarter-sheet (11×15”) paintings during each session. Students can work from their own photographs or use samples provided by the instructor.

Supply List: * Daniel Smith Lunar Black (PBk11 pigment)
* Non-staining black color (Payne’s Gray)
* Staining Black color- Sepia (Winsor Newton)
* YUPO synthetic paper (11×14)
* Drawing supplies- erasers, pencils
* X-Acto knife or Utility knife with snap-off blades (available at Lowes/Home Depot)
* Watercolor paper- I prefer Arches and Fabriano but any decent paper will work. Please test it with masking fluid beforehand to make sure mask does not tear the paper. We will paint 11×15” quarter sheets.
* Spray Bottle
* Watercolor palette- choose your normal colors
* Watercolor supplies- brushes, paints, paper towels, water buckets (I use two buckets at once).
* Palette knife- recommend at least two palette knifes- medium and small size.
* Masking fluid- I use Grafix and Pebeo but any brand will work
* Cheap brush for masking fluid- do not use your good watercolor brushes
* Flat brushes for removing paint. Recommend two- one ½” and one 1” brush
* #6 Mop brush (with pointed tip) for flinging paint. Any larger brush will work too.
* Paints with white in them- PW6. Any paint with PW6 in the tube. Examples include Winsor Newton Cerulean Blue not listed on tube), Holbein Jaune Brilliant #2, Holbein Lavender. Or add Titanium White to a color.

Biography: Ryan Fox is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society as well as numerous state and regional societies. Ryan has won awards in The American Watercolor Society (AWS), Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors, Missouri Watercolor Society, Georgia Watercolor Society (GWS), and Watercolor Society of North Carolina juried shows. His work has been featured in Watercolor Artist Magazine, Art of Watercolour, and Splash 15, 16, 19 & 20 hardcover books published by F+W Media.

Instructor Website: www.rfoxphoto.com