Drawing + Painting

The Art of Layering in Watercolor

  • Schedule Thursdays, 9:30 AM - 12 PM
  • Start Date October 1, 2026
  • End Date November 19, 2026
  • Location Sawtooth School for Visual Art
  • Studio Graphics Studio 1 - 205
  • Level All Levels
  • Suitable for Ages 16 - Adult
  • # of Meetings 8

This class will focus on the art of layering in watercolor: topics covered will include washes, glazing, creating shapes through positive painting, creating shapes through negative painting, color theory, and value. The class will consist of demonstrations, exercises illustrating the demonstrated ideas, as well as time for students to pursue their own projects using the techniques illustrated in class.

Instructor

Elizabeth Kelly

Elizabeth Sawyer Kelly is a watercolor artist whose work focuses on color, composition, and pattern. As a child Elizabeth took courses at Sawtooth before she headed off to a career teaching economics. At age fifty she decided that she needed to… Read more