Sat-Sun, Aug 24-25 | 10 am-4 pm

Instructor: Robert O'Brien

In this workshop you'll learn how to paint water using in the watercolor medium, from rendering a simple reflective pond to a swift moving mountain stream and everything in between. You'll learn how to foreshorten and suggest a flat plane when painting a meandering river or a lake. Water provides the artist with an endless variety of interpretations given its reflective qualities, as well as its restlessness. The classes will start with a demonstration by the instructor followed by class painting. A critique will be offered at the end of the session. Reference photos will be provided and students are encouraged to bring their own as well.  Click here for the class materials list.

Robert O’Brien (AWS NWS) received his BA from S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo and has worked in watercolor for 50 years. Since moving to Vermont in 1977, he has focused his work on the landscape and architecture of New England. He studied with James Whatford, Tony Couch, and Marshall Joyce. He is a member of many watercolor societies and has won numerous awards. robertjobrien.com