Price range: $140.00 through $150.00
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Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
Time: 9:30 am–3:30 pm
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Location: Glen Arbor Arts Classroom
Skill: Beginner to Intermediate
Whether this is your first time dabbling with watercolor or you’re a curious intermediate, this one-day overview of watercolor offers a strong foundation for building your own studio practice. Together, we’ll look at an array of watercolor artists and their unique styles. Learn about paint brands, brushes, and papers. Practice color mixing and techniques for achieving texture and layers. Then you’ll be guided through an abstract landscape exercise to practice your skills and explore techniques. Expect plenty of demos and guidance that will help you understand watercolor to create beautiful works of art.
Objective: Skill Development, Creativity Enhancement
Outcome: Improved Technique, Creation of Artwork
Making time to be in nature and learn about wildlife inspires Dani’s work. Her detailed watercolor illustrations are an expression of reverence for ecology and the living relationships discovered in nature. Growing up in Michigan, Dani cherished time on the lake, looking for bass and turtles, observing clams, and searching for Monarchs in the meadows. Dani studied at the School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan. In 2012, Dani put down roots in Northern Michigan where she continues to develop a large collection of Michigan wildlife illustrations, including trout, turtles, butterflies, and birds.
Website: www.DaniKnoph.com
Recommended supplies:
Watercolor paper, size 9″ x 12″ or 11″ x 15″
HB or Soft B Pencil
Eraser: Staedtler Mars Plastic eraser is GREAT!
Container for water
Masking tape or painter’s tape
Eyedropper
Plastic or metal paint palette with wells (you’ll want at least several circular or rectangular wells) 12-inch or longer ruler
Paper towel
At least three ROUND watercolor brushes are recommended, size 2 (small) to size 10 (medium)
Tubes of watercolor paint: For a full array of colors, a good place to start is by purchasing one 5ml tube of each: Winsor yellow, yellow ochre, Chinese or titanium white, cadmium red, phthalo blue, viridian green (**Two high-quality brands are Winsor & Newton and Grumbacher)
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