Class Content: Get Started with Watercolor

Ready to dip your toes into the world of watercolor? Join our beginner-friendly class and learn the essential techniques to start painting right away!

This class is designed to get you comfortable with the basics of watercolor so you can create beautiful art on your own. You’ll learn about materials and fundamental techniques like washes, layering, and lifting.

What You’ll Learn:

• Understanding Materials: Get to know the different types of paints, brushes, and paper.
• Essential Techniques: Practice foundational skills like flat washes, graded washes, and wet-on-wet painting.
• Building a Foundation: Discover how to layer colors to create depth and texture.

All materials will be provided for the class, so you just need to show up with an open mind, willingness to know it takes practice and a creative spirit!

By the end of this class, you’ll have the confidence and skills to continue your watercolor journey independently.

*Bring your lunch or a snack for a mid class break

Supply List: All Supplies provided.
Students may bring their own watercolor supplies and paper if they would like.

Biography: Glenda Bowles is a native Tennessean living in Knoxville with over 30 years of experience in the Arts. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Tennessee Knoxville and a Certificate in Counseling from Covenant Theological Seminary. Glenda has taught a diverse range of students, from preschoolers to adults, for over 25 years, including affluent and impoverished students. Core art skills, art history, art theory, and the study of different mediums are a few of what she concentrates on while teaching in order for students to grow in their personal artistic development. Watercolor, oils, gouache, pen and ink, colored pencil, graphite, portraits, plein air, and color theory are a few mediums and subjects she teaches. She has taught in traditional classroom settings in the United States and overseas, as well as in art therapy.

When it comes to her own art, Glenda enjoys working with a variety of mediums. Her primary mediums she works with are watercolor, oils, and graphite. Her fine art and murals can be found in numerous locations in the US and around the world, including Greece, Belize, and Jordan. She has also exhibited her artwork at several locations in Knoxville, Morristown, the Brentwood Academy show in Nashville, and the Memphis College of Art.

Glenda is married to Ryan, they have three children, two in college and one out of college. Outside of art she enjoys traveling, kayaking and biking.

Instructor Website: https://www.glendabowles.com/

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