Winslow Homer painting in black and white
Virtual
June 24, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT

Art Making | Watercolors: Embracing Dark Tones in Watercolor

The Art Museum is partnering with the Arts Council of Princeton to provide free online watercolor classes. Weekly classes are taught by artist-instructor Barbara DiLorenzo over Zoom. With an emphasis on color mixing and brushwork, each week’s lesson will be inspired by works in the Museum’s collections.

Watercolor can replicate a wide range of light and dark tones. However, many watercolorists are nervous about making their artwork too dark. We will explore rendering a nightscape in watercolor, maximizing the value scale and learning not to be afraid as we create beautiful, rich tones in the work. 

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