Barbara Benda

I will be teaching the following watercolor class in October at the Red Door Art Gallery in Wahpeton. To register, call the Red Door Art Gallery at 701-591-1010. Payment is required at time of registration.

Monday, October 27th, 9:00 to noon- Watercolor without Tears: the Short Course in Watercolor Painting– Students will learn to have a better understanding of the color wheel and how to mix colors, practice basic techniques of watercolor painting, and receive instruction on keeping a watercolor fresh and loose.

Fee: $35/ basic supplies will be available for purchase for a small fee

I will supply watercolor paper for all of the exercises. If you prefer to bring your own watercolor paper , please bring it to the class. Please bring:

-A container for holding water (ice cream bucket or large plastic container

-masking tape

– any soft brushes of various sizes, but I will have some available for those who do not have brushes

– a pencil (No.2 is fine) and a fine-tipped Sharpie marker

– paper towels

-a plastic palette or  plastic lid to mix paints*

-any watercolor tubes and brushes you may have. IF YOU do not have these, please consider purchasing a sampler kit I will have available for you to purchase for a small fee. *

*Sampler kit includes a plastic palette, a brush,three watercolor tubes, and extra watercolor paper.

 Woolly Boy is my promotional piece that will be displayed at the Plains Art Museum Studio Crawl Preview. I am working hard every day to prepare for the Studio Crawl on October 4th and 5th. It is a special weekend for the general public to visit the studios of artists in the area, free of charge. Pick up your brochure/map  at business places or the Plains Arts Museum to plan your outing to artist studios in the surrounding area. You can contact me on my website if you want to have a brochure mailed to you.  This is my first year on the Crawl and I plan to have a variety of activities going on  in my studio with demonstrations in both watercolor and acrylic painting. I will have artwork for sale in the form of cards, small, matted works, medium matted works, and larger framed pieces. I am excited, especially because I have the next two months to prepare my latest best work to share with you!  So, save the date!

I am happy to announce my summer workshop schedule for this summer, sponsored by the Red Door Art Gallery in Wahpeton. I am so grateful for the Red Door Art Gallery for giving me this great opportunity to teach in the Tech Building on the beautiful NDSCS campus.  The room is spacious and class sizes are limited for individualized instruction. In addition to my Creative Journey classes, I am teaching a new one in July on Acrylic Mixed Media Collage. Please consider nourishing your soul with a workshop this summer. Everyone is a creative person! I believe this!  I can help you relax and get in touch with the artist within. All course descriptions are given in the posts below. Please email me if you have any questions.

Acrylic Mixed Media Collage– July 8th

Creative Journey I– July 15th and 16th

Creative Journey II- Will be re-scheduled for another time.