Join us for this exciting 6 workshop series using watercolor, you can be part of the entire journey or create an a-la-carte schedule! Whether you’re an experienced artist seeking to enhance your skills or a novice eager to discover your artistic talents, this immersive experience is customized for all levels. Through comprehensive and interactive demonstrations, Poppy will instruct you step-by-step, sharing invaluable techniques, and motivating you to create stunning masterpieces. Join us in this unique opportunity to learn from a seasoned artist and unleash the artist within you, all from the comfort of your own personal studio.
Upcoming Workshop
Fog on the Water
Saturday, July 27 at 1 pm ET.
Master the art of capturing ethereal fog with precise brushwork and water control in our immersive landscape watercolor painting workshop! Join us as we paint a tranquil dawn scene with mist gently rising from a serene lake. Begin by honing your skills in monochrome, focusing on brushwork and water control to create soft, dreamy edges. Then, delve into a world of color as you translate the same scene into a vibrant masterpiece. Gain hands-on experience in reserving light areas and mastering water control to infuse your artwork with the captivating allure of soft foggy edges. Join Us Saturday, July 27th at 1pm ET.
Future Workshop
Rocks & Water: August 24th
Immerse yourself in the dynamic world of seascapes as you explore the captivating contrast between the rugged solidity of rocky shores and the fluidity of the ocean’s embrace with watercolor. Paint a captivating scene featuring rocky outcrops adorned with ocean spray against a backdrop of azure waves. This class offers the perfect opportunity to apply and refine skills learned in previous lessons: mastering the art of reserving pristine white areas, crafting soft, evocative edges, skillfully blending convincing colors, and utilizing a full spectrum of values from deep shadows to dazzling highlights.
Workshop Calendar
Brush, Paper, Paint
March 23Boats in a Harbor
April 27Get to Know Your Greens
May 23Wet Sand Reflects the Sky
June 22Fog on the Water
July 27Rocks and Water
August 24Meet Poppy Balser
Poppy Balser, an award winning artist with over two decades is known for both her watercolor and oil paintings. Poppy’s painting education has largely been self study learning from art magazines and books. She holds signature or elected membership in several art societies, including the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour (CSPWC) and the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA). Poppy is the Vice President of the CSPWC.
Poppy has exhibited in national annual exhibitions with the CSPWC, the ASMA, the Oil Painters of America (OPA) and the American Watercolor Society. She has won multiple awards in the CSPWC and the OPA exhibitions, as well as multiple awards in the PleinAir Salon. She is represented by galleries including Camden Falls Gallery in Camden, Maine, Teichert Gallery in Halifax, the Flight of Fancy in Bear River and Harvest Gallery in Wolfville. Articles about her work have been published in art magazines including PleinAir Magazine and Watercolor Artist and her work has been featured in Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine.
What Our Artist Classroom Students Are Saying
“I enjoyed the class. Steven explained things and it was a very loose approach to painting which was good for me! I enjoyed getting a different perspective from other artists I studied with and I think I would do another of Steven’s classes”
—Artists Classroom Student
“Great workshop. Learned a lot. Photo, canvas + palette all showing at one time. Easy to follow.”
—Artists Classroom Student