Watercolor Doodles: Playing with Watercolor With Elizabeth Sawyer Kelly

Learn to make unique watercolor doodles with Elizabeth Sawyer Kelly

Elizabeth is a watercolor painter who teaches at Sawtooth School of Art. Elizabeth is a member of Artworks Gallery on Trade Street in Winston-Salem. She is the former President of the Madison (Wisconsin) Watercolor Society and a former member of the Wisconsin Visual Artists.

Course Overview:

In this class, we will explore color mixing and easy doodling with watercolor. Topics covered will include complementary and analogous color schemes, creating drama through color choice, and the importance of value in constructing your doodles. We will work on using a three-layer approach to painting a watercolor.

Supply List:

Below is the list of the materials you should bring (none will be provided). If you already have tube watercolor paints (but not these colors), bring what you have. I recommend using the same paper I use, allowing you to do any of the techniques I demo. We will be tearing the paper into smaller pieces, so if you already have Arches cold-pressed 140-pound paper in a smaller size, bring that along.

• Paper: One sheet (22 x 30) of 140-pound cold press Arches Watercolor Paper (or multiple smaller pieces that add up to the equivalent of this size)
• Paint: Winsor and Newton Professional Watercolor Paint in tubes:  
• • Permanent Rose
  • Aureolin (aka Cobalt Yellow)
  • Cobalt Blue 
  • French Ultramarine Blue
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Indigo
  • Indian Yellow or New Gamboge

•  Brushes: I use Silver Black Velvet Brushes. For this class, you will need a #2 and either a #8 or a rigger (if you already have watercolor brushes, bring a large and medium-size rounds that come to a good, sharp point.
• Paint Palette: This can be a simple plastic plate - something with a rim that's not too small to hold and mix your paints.
• 1-inch wide masking tape (beige; not blue)
• Paper towels and a cloth towel (I use a very old, very stained “bar mop” towel)
• Kleenex
• Water Holders (2)
• Pencil (a standard #2B yellow pencil will be fine)
• Kneaded eraser
• Support boards to paint on (I use a plastic corrugated board that is about 24 inches by 16 inches)

***Tabletop easels will be available.