Townsend Artisan Guild
We will share with you our history, our growth, our organizational structure, and samples and photos of our artists’ work in many mediums including paintings, fiber, pottery, jewelry, photography, glass & wood.
Artist Bio:
We are a guild of 40+ local artists represented in the gallery. We look forward to sharing our story and some of our artists’ creations with you and to learn more about your guild and your artists.
Artist’s Website: Townsend Artisan Gallery
Dates: May 7, 8 & 9, 2026
Time: 9:00 to 4:00 pm
Location: Chota Classroom A
Prerequisites: None
Contact Information: Nishitaj@yahoo.com
Cost: $350 (members) $385 (non-members)
Class Size: Min 12 Max 20
Sign-up: Submit this registration form or click on the button below.
Deadline: April 15, 2025
Cancellation Policy: Participants may cancel up to 30 days prior to the start of the Workshop. There will be no refunds within 30 days of the workshop. If AGTV or the instructor cancels the workshop, participants will get a full refund. To cancel, fill out the workshop refund request form
Workshop Content:
Day 1
AM Session – Meet up on the waterfront to click reference photographs; do thumbnail sketches
PM- Session- Key watercolor techniques, including flat, graduated and variegated washes; generating textures
Day 2
AM Session – Planning and sketching composition
PM Session – Value studies
Day 3
AM Session- Painting the composition in color
PM Session – Adding finishing touches
Supply List: Paper: 8 x 10 Arches Cold Press 140 fine grain paper. Bring loose sheets or a block
Paint Tubes: Cobalt Blue, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Raw Sienna, Hansa Yellow or Lemon Yellow, or Indian Yellow, Pyrrol Red or Cadmium Red or Cadmium Red Light, Quinacridone Rose or Alizarin Crimson, Dioxygene Purple, Pthalo Blue (red shade is preferred), Lavender, Indigo or Payne’s Gray or Neutral Tint, Burnt Umber
I recommend M. Graham, Daniel Smith, Winsor Newton, Van Gogh, Sennelier, or equivalent brands. I primarily use M. Graham and Daniel Smith tubes. Avoid Student Grade Materials.
I like to experiment with a range of pigments. Along with the above, I may occasionally use several other pigments in small quantities, including Prussian Blue, Burnt Sienna, and Permanent Blue. The list I have shared above should suffice for this course but feel free to bring any others you may already have.
Brushes
1. Hake (medium sized)
2. Round mop (medium sized)
3. Rigger or liners (thin)
4. 1” flat
5. 2 round brushed with good points – 8 or 10 and 12 or 14
6. Chinese calligraphy brush
7. Fan brush
Numbers vary across different brands as there is little standardization. I recommend avoiding smaller round and mop brushes. Its difficult to create loose, atmospheric paintings with those.
Other items we will need:
1. Gatorboard or acrylic sheet to support the paper. This is a must as some of the paintings will be very wet and a block will not suffice. Please avoid using drawing boards as they wrap with moisture.
2. An old towel to place under the support.
3. Raisers to increase the angle of the paper. Anything stable would work, including boxes and paperweights
4. Rags or wipes.
5. 2 Water containers
6. Clips or artist’s tape to hold paper
7. Kneaded erasers
8. Fine mist spraying bottle
9. 4b pencils
10. Sketchbooks
Biography: Nishita Jain is a Maryland-based watercolor artist celebrated for her ethereal landscapes and delicate nature scenes. Known for capturing the transient beauty of light and color, Jain’s work evokes a sense of calm and introspection. Alongside her art practice, she is an art instructor, teaching watercolor techniques to adult students at both beginner and intermediate levels. Her classes are designed to cultivate foundational skills and deepen artistic expression, making watercolor accessible and rewarding for all skill levels.
Instructor Website: www.nishita.art
Date(s): May 7, 8 & 9, 2025 Cost: $350 (members) $385 (non-members)
Dates: April 2, 3 & 4, 2026
Time: 9:00 to 4:00 pm
Location: Chota Classroom A
Prerequisites: None
Contact Information: libitartist@gmail.com
Cost: $375 (member) $410 (non-member)
Class Size: Min 12 Max 20
Sign-up: Submit this registration form or click on the button below.
Deadline: March 10, 2026
Cancellation Policy: Participants may cancel up to 30 days prior to the start of the Workshop. There will be no refunds within 30 days of the workshop. If AGTV or the instructor cancels the workshop, participants will get a full refund. To cancel, fill out the workshop refund request form
Workshop Content: Art, like life, gives us plenty of opportunities to learn and to grow. I say, let’s take advantage of them all.
Class Description: In this workshop you will have three days to explore and experiment! No pressure to complete a masterpiece. “What if?”, “Why not?”, and “Let’s do it!” will be our mantra. We will experience the abandonment of mingling, running and splattering paint. We will explore mark making with stamps, stencils, tools found around your home, garage and in nature. We will be creating backgrounds on yupo and watercolor paper.
Supply List: • 2 sheets 20“ x 26” synthetic paper (yupo) medium weight (70lb)
• 1 sheet Arches 22” x 30” – You can use the back of a discarded painting or a sheet that has gotten dirty. Arches holds up to punishment is why I like it.
• 35 ml (1.18 fl. Oz.) fluid acrylic in Primary Cyan, Magenta and Primary Yellow (Hansa yellow Med.) You can use other colors as long as they are in the red, yellow, blue family. We want transparent colors. Golden, Holbein and DaVinci makes these.
• Watercolors in tubes. We squeeze out our paints directly on the yupo. Artist grade paint. Choose 3 colors that you like the neutrals they make, preferably transparent. Sometimes I do use one opaque
• White and black gouache – A 14ml tube should be enough. Artist grade.
• Watercolor painting supplies – brushes, palette, water container, paper towels, apron
• 2” or larger flat brush (A Hake brush is inexpensive and works great); old watercolor brushes to use with fluid acrylic, several plastic grocery bags or white plates to use as palettes, masking tape to hold down bags.
• Search your kitchen, kids toy box and garage for things that can be used to stamp or stencil with. A spiral whisk, a slotted spatula, cork and plastic bullet holders are some of the common one I’ve seen. Don’t forget bubble wrap or corrugated cardboard. Store bought or handmade stamps and stencils and other mark making tools – I have some to share. Don’t purchase unless you just need an excuse to buy some.
• Foam roller – Flat ended not a round end. Can be purchased at most craft stores.
Biography: Instructor Bio: The last 20 plus years have been devoted to exploring water media and its many possibilities. I’ve gone from using only transparent watercolors, to rolling on gouache, from watercolor to fluid acrylic and back to watercolor, and from hating yupo to loving it. As a teacher I am continually learning new things and am inspired with new ideas from my students. That is why I love teaching as much as I love painting. Art, like life, gives us plenty of opportunities to learn and to grow. I say, let’s take them.
Libit is a Signature and Distinguished member of the Florida Watercolor Society. Most recent awards are Best In Show in the 2024 Texas Watercolor Society Exhibition and the Winslow Homer Award at the 2023 Florida Watercolor Society Exhibition.
Instructor Website: Libit’s Web Site
Date(s): April 2, 3 & 4, 2026 Cost: $ 375 (member) $410 (non-member)
Dates: March 4, 5, 6, & 7, 2026
Time: 9:00 to 4:00 pm
Location: Chota Classroom A
Prerequisites: None
Contact Information: conoverart@gmail.com
Cost: $375 (member) $410 (non-member)
Class Size: Min 14 Max 20
Sign-up: Submit this registration form or click on the button below.
Deadline: February 4, 2026
Cancellation Policy: Participants may cancel up to 30 days prior to the start of the Workshop. There will be no refunds within 30 days of the workshop. If AGTV or the instructor cancels the workshop, participants will get a full refund. To cancel, fill out the workshop refund request form
Workshop Content: Starting a painting with color, texture, pattern, gestural marks and layers may seem like “chaos”, but it delivers vital energy that is both fun and intuitive. Great design and composition are the elements that bring “order” to the rich start and turn your painting into an attention-getting and expressive finish. Applying strong design and compositional skills are a significant focus.
Beginner or advanced, you are encouraged to discover and explore your unique expression and personal imagery in realism, abstraction or non-objective imagery. On day one we create 12 “starts”. of full of color, different materials and unique explorations. Day two we get into the basics of design and composition. Then the intuitive starts are put together with artists planned designs for final developing of at least 3 of those starts from Day 1. Kathleen generously shares her knowledge and experience through printed materials, a class syllabus, lectures, demonstrations, and one-on-one guidance throughout the class.
Supply List: Welcome to my class. I am always excited to meet new artists and SHARE ART! This is
a high-energy few days. I cover a lot of information, and I am sure you don’t want to miss a
thing so,
PLEASE, bring basic supplies you regularly use and ALL the MUST-HAVE items below. The first day is the
messiest and busiest so, please, wear your old painting clothes, disposable gloves and bring
all your materials, below.
MUST-HAVE
• watercolor paper: 12 quarter-sheets, approx. 11”x15” each, of watercolor paper.
I prefer Arches or Kilimanjaro 140# cold press. Paper from “blocks” is fine.
• paints: watercolor in tube or liquid, (not dry pans), any brand, and acrylic paints if you
normally use them.
• acrylic products: 4ozs. Matte Medium (this is clear) AND 4ozs.white gesso (pourable)
• brushes: a variety including one 2” wide brush
• sketchbook and a few sheets of tracing paper
• a few old watercolor paintings to recycle
• misc.: scissors, and white chalk, clear packaging tape, glue stick
• containers: spray bottle and a large container for water, 6- wide mouth containers
with lids
(like 16 oz. cottage cheese containers)
• paper towels, Kleenex or napkins
• applicators and textures: (be creative here): sponge, stamps, stencils, scrapers
(old credit cards, etc.), bubble wrap…you get the idea
• 11×14” cut mat to make “L’s” or “crop bars” (or bring some you already have)
• small stack of newspapers and one old magazine
OPTIONAL BUT WONDERFUL
• reference materials: of imagery IF you want to include it in your paintings (total non-
objective is great)
• a board (slightly larger than your paper) for supporting and weighting paper
• sketches, thoughts for themes or concepts to explore
• Prismacolor felt markers: one 50% grey, one black (for fast value studies)
DON’T FORGET – your enthusiasm and a sense of adventure.
LEAVE AT HOME – preconceptions, self-doubt and fear.
See 3 parts You Tube video of my teaching on my website in the “workshop” gallery.
www.kathleenconover.com
I’ll see you soon. In the meantime, keep those paint brushes wet.
Biography: Master Artist, Kathleen Conover exhibits her work, juries exhibitions, gives demonstrations and teaches in-depth workshops. She has been juried into more than 200 exhibitions, receiving national and international recognition for the vision, innovative techniques, and fearless expression that give rise to her unique designs. Painting with openness to her subject matter, she is guided by intense observation and deep personal reflection. The result is rich symbolic layers of literal and figurative design.
Painting from an early age, Kathleen was influenced by teachers and artists in the fertile environment of Southern California’s prominent artists, museums and galleries as well as early international travels. She studied undergraduate fine arts at San Diego State University, finished her Bachelor of Art degree at the University of Washington in Seattle and earned her Master of Arts degree from Northern Michigan University. Continued study with American master watercolor artists over the next decade enriched her depth, understanding, skill and personal style of painting.
Kathleen Conover’s current involvement in the growing international watercolor scene includes invitations to exhibit, judge and demonstrate in China, Turkey, France, Belgium, Thailand and Greece. She has been honored as one of the 40 international master watercolorists invited to exhibit at the first watercolor-exclusive museum in Qingdao, China, the “Birthplace of Watercolor”. Global travel continues to influence her award-winning paintings and inspires her work toward her lifetime pursuit “…to be a better artist”.
Instructor Website: www.kathleenconover.com
Date(s): March 4, 5, 6 & 7, 2026 Cost: $ 375 (member) $410 (non-member)
