Watercolor in the Sacred Milieu

This program begins Sunday August 7, and ends Saturday August 17.  The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except “Commuter”, which includes a Commuter Meal Plan).  An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required.  For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page.

Come play in a sacred realm of divine color!

Let’s pay close attention to our paints, paper, and brushes, and to our hand movements as we paint. We’ll attempt deep observation of both our exterior surroundings and our interior emotional and prayer lives, to invite the sacred into our painting time. 

In this week-long workshop, we will learn techniques to control our medium just enough, while allowing watercolor to do what it does best – to move and mix and be beautiful no matter what we do to it.

Each morning will start in the studio with a painting demonstration, followed by time to paint. We will explore the individual character of our paint colors, learning a bit about where each pigment comes from to appreciate their source as part of sacred creation. We will use simple drawing techniques to help us see more deeply the sacred essence of what we observe. And we will use simple watercolor techniques to pull it all together on paper.

Whether you are a beginning watercolor student or more advanced, this class will help you advance in your watercolor skills, as well as develop a tool for sensing the Sacred’s presence in all life.