This course includes aproximately 7 hours of instructional video. The project is painted in its entirety. Kathleen explains her thought process throughout the course. If you are interested in creating depth and realism in your paintings, you will enjoy this course. The materials lists, line tracing, reference image and other informational fliers are all downloadable. The video will be available to you online for one year so that you can work at your own pace.
Your Instructor
Kathleen Alexander is a California native, and has recently returned after 12 wonderful years in Maui. She has been painting watercolors for over 40 years. Kathleen earned her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry, but later decided to pursue a career in art. She was awarded a one year scholarship to the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, and attended the AAU in 2000-2001. Kathleen had been participating in fine art festivals between 2005 and 2017, but since moving to Maui, focuses on creating works for the Village Galleries Maui and teaching beginning through advanced watercolor painting workshops. Her artwork has been accepted into national and international watercolor exhibitions across the United States. She has won many awards for her paintings, and received signature membership in both Northwest Watercolor Society and Watercolor West in 2009, and the National Watercolor Society in 2018. She was a featured artist in the April 2010, June 2014, and the cover artist in the Spring 2021 edition of Watercolor Artist magazine. Kathleen’s work is also included in 7 issues of “Splash”, a watercolor compilation book by Northlight Books, and in the magazine, “The Best of Watercolor” by the Artists Magazine, 2020. Kathleen was invited to be on the faculty of Watercolor Live, 2022, and serves on the board of the National Watercolor Society as the Awards Director.
Course Curriculum
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StartReference Materials and Photo
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StartBefore you begin-- How to do the tracing
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StartChapter 1 - Introduction (1:30)
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StartChapter 2 - Applying the Masking Fluid (9:07)
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StartChapter 3 - Planning Ahead (15:35)
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StartChapter 4 - Beginning Petal Shadow Underpainting (26:54)
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StartChapter 5 - Feedback on Student Progress (6:01)
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StartChapter 6 - Continuing Petal Underpainting Shadows (42:26)
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StartChapter 7 - Feedback on Student Progress (9:19)
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StartChapter 8 - Continuing the Petal Underpainting (24:11)
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StartChapter 9 - Beginning the Local Color (4:48)
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StartChapter 10 - Final Underpainting and Adding Center Depth (10:22)
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StartChapters 11 & 12 - Local Color in Shadows (92:46)
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StartChapter 13 - Feedback on Student Progress (5:06)
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StartChapter 14 - Local Color in Shadows (continued) (23:17)
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StartChapter 15 - Finishing Local Color in Shadows and Fine Tuning Petals (31:18)
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StartChapter 16 - Beginning the Stamen (29:37)
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StartChapter 17 - Leaves and Background (36:03)
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StartChapter 18 - Feedback on Student Progress (7:32)
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StartChapter 19 - Leaves and Background (continued) (40:25)
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StartChapter 20 - Evaluate the Painting and Make Finishing Touches (18:48)
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StartChapter 21 - Feedback on Student Progress (7:17)
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StartChapter 22 - The End (4:01)