5-day Intensive
Watercolors of Nature- Instructor Kathleen Scoggin
Some people say that watercolor is the hardest medium to master. But there are ways to make it easier and fun! When we’re having fun doing it, we sketch and paint more which is the real secret to becoming a better sketcher and painter – brush time!
Learn the importance of values (lights to darks) and how to see them in the real world
Get positive results with negative painting. Learning to paint negative shapes (in other words, the spaces around and between the positive shapes of your subject) is the quickest way to take your watercolors to the next level. You’ll learn what to look for when painting negative shapes and how to create depth in your paintings.
Kathleen’s demonstrations get you inspired. Having ample time to paint gives you plenty hands-on practice. You will be amazed when objects “magically” appear in a most beautiful way as you learn to paint what is NOT the subject of your painting.
Debbie is an artist who uses watercolor, acrylics, inks and collage in her work. She has painted Plein air for many years throughout California, Utah and Scotland and has a home studio where you can find her almost every day if she is not outdoors painting.
Debbie uses various techniques in her work and loves to create textures with a palette knife, inks, salt, and plastic wrap. She enjoys creating atmospheric, expressive art that captures the essence and her own interpretation of the subject.
She has studied under many fine artists and taught weekly watercolor classes to adults and delivered numerous workshops and demonstrations to art societies in Southern California. Debbie taught multiple watercolor classes on zoom during the pandemic to 70+ students.
Debbie holds Signature Membership in the Watercolor West Art Society. She was a Governing Board Member of the National Watercolor Society for seven years serving as their Board Secretary and Building Chair.
Debbie has exhibited her work at the Santa Paula Museum of Art, Oceanside Museum of Art, U.S. Embassy of India, Fallbrook Art Center-Signature Member Show, National Watercolor Society and many other local venues in Southern California, including a recent solo show at the Maturango Museum of Ridgecrest, CA.
