Uma jornada de aquarela com Timothy Kitz

Sundays 1/20, 1/27, 2/3 & 2/10.
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Series: $100.00 + $60 cash material fee, $35 cash drop-in (please bring exact change!)
Join watercolorist and urban sketcher Timothy Kitz in a 6-week immersive watercolor course, open to all levels and drop-ins welcome. Timothy will share tips about both medium and technique while going through weekly demo exercises to hone your compositional vision, principles of color values, color mixing and brush work. The gorgeous views framed by the Art Lab’s picture windows overlooking the ocean will provide ongoing inspiration.
Classes feature in-depth watercolor instruction with an emphasis on representational scene painting and “en plein air” techniques, as well as delvings into the artistic legacy of watercolor practice. Timothy conveys an appreciation for this unique medium, its fluidity, spontaneity, simplicity of form and the complexities of proper application.
All basic materials will be provided, but students are encouraged to bring their own brushes, palettes and nontoxic colors.
More materials detail:
Although basic shared equipment is included in this class, you are encouraged to bring your own easel rigs, brushes and color palettes. Paper will be provided but students are encouraged to bring what paper they prefer. The instructor will let you know what paper is required for each week’s exercise; if you are dropping in, please bring 1-2 sheets of cold-press 140 lb. 11″x14 watercolor paper and a bound or ringed sketch pad of 90 lbs. paper of any size for exterior journaling.
The curriculum will cover:
Medium and Materials: Watercolor paint, palette, brushes and paper used and the importance of building a working process that is ergonomic and efficient.
Composition: The fundamentals of composing a pleasing picture: compositional forms, vanishing point fundamentals, the Rule of Thirds etc.
Drawing: The importance of learning to accurately render the scene or image for placement in the painting; architectural perspective, rendering styles, the human form, the discipline of regular sketching and visual journaling.
Brush Work: The application of paint to the paper in watercolor. A thorough explanation of brush types and sizes their appropriate use, effects and the subtleties of individual calligraphy.
Value and Color Theory: An explanation of the Color Wheel, the importance of Values, The layout and use of the Palette, as well as the Watercolor Vocabulary will be discussed.
En Plein air: Students will have opportunities in the relaxed and picturesque environment of the Palisades to paint an outdoor scene.
Beginners who enroll can use our watercolor workstations. Even if you have no watercolor equipment you can take part in this class!
Timothy Kitz is an accomplished award winning watercolorist whose “plein air” and studio works reflect an ongoing creative journey producing landscape, coastal and urban scenes of a distinctive style, freshness and fluidity. His appreciation for and highly personal interpretation of the local environment can be traced to influences by the California Scene movement and the early coastal impressionists. A largely self-taught watercolorist, the evolution of his craft has been informed by a lifetime of passion for the medium through an extensive book collection, exhibition pilgrimages and through workshops. As a painting instructor, he conducts popular weekly watercolor workshops at the Santa Monica Camera Obscura Art Lab and Sinai Temple in Westwood California. He is regularly sought after as a juror, demonstrator and to conduct workshops for regional arts organizations. He received his formal fine arts education from the University of Toledo School of Design and Herron School of Art of Indiana University. He continues to hone his plein air experience and exhibition presence through active participation and exhibitions with the Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore, the Valley Watercolor Society, the National Watercolor Society and the California Art Club.
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O Camera Obscura Art Lab no 1450 Ocean oferece aulas de artes, artesanato e cultura durante todo o ano. Aprimore sua escrita, tire uma foto melhor, aprenda a fazer papel, tricotar, costurar e encontre uma comunidade de artistas e pessoas que se movimentam!
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Trem/ônibus: o terminal do metrô fica na 4th St/Colorado, a 4 quadras de distância. Ao sair da estação, siga para oeste na Colorado até a Ocean Ave, atravesse a rua até o píer e siga para o norte no parque, logo após a Broadway. http://metro.net ou http://bigbluebus.com.
Como chegar: O Camera Obscura Art Lab fica na 1450 Ocean Ave, no lado oeste da Ocean, ao norte da Broadway.
De metrô - parada 4th St. Santa Monica Downtown, caminhe duas quadras a oeste até Ocean e 1,5 quadra ao norte da entrada do píer.
O estacionamento custa $6 ou menos por 3 horas no Parking Structure 6 (2nd entre Broadway e Santa Monica), e $5 nos fins de semana no estacionamento do Civic Auditorium, logo abaixo da Main Street, no 333 Civic Center Dr. Metros na Ocean Avenue; $2/h no máximo 3 horas. Mais informações: smgov.net/parking.
Ônibus: visite bigbluebus.com ou metro.net para obter mais informações.
Fechadura de compartilhamento de bicicletas ao sul de nós no parque; para bicicletas pessoais, lembre-se de trazer um cadeado forte.
Registro: Recomendamos fazer a reserva on-line com cartão de crédito. Algumas aulas aceitam inscrições espontâneas. Traga dinheiro para cobrir as taxas de material, se aplicável. Reembolsos/Transferências: Reembolsos totais são concedidos se a aula for cancelada antes de acontecer - inscreva-se on-line com confiança. Para desistências de alunos por qualquer outro motivo, a taxa de processamento de $15 para cada atividade multissessão será reembolsada; aulas únicas e taxas de material gastas não são reembolsáveis. As solicitações devem ser feitas pessoalmente, por correio, fax (310-899-0840) ou e-mail para communityclasses@smgov.net em até 24 horas após a primeira aula. Todas as datas, horários, locais e instrutores das aulas estão sujeitos a alterações.
Sobre: Visite o Camera Obscura Art Lab em 1450 Ocean para ter uma perspectiva diferente. A cidade de Santa Monica oferece aulas de artes, artesanato e cultura para adultos durante todo o ano, e você pode aperfeiçoar sua escrita, tirar uma foto melhor, aprender a fazer papel, se divertir e encontrar uma comunidade de criadores e pessoas que se movimentam. Encontros semanais com artistas por meio do programa Studio Residency em andamento, bem como workshops e experiências pontuais, oferecem uma visão de uma variedade de trabalhos artísticos. Esse espaço de prática comunitária oferece espaço para que você desenvolva sua própria criatividade e aprenda com os outros.