WATERCOLOR WITH DENIS PONSOT
TUESDAY EVENINGS, 7pm – 9:30 pm EST
$120 Members/ $155 Non-members
With over twenty years’ experience teaching, Instructor Denis Ponsot has designed this informative class to demonstrate all the “shop tricks” in watercolor painting. Both beginning and experienced students will learn to avoid common pitfalls and advance their abilities. The focus will be on students individually, helping them realize their full watercolor potential. Explore a variety of watercolor techniques with an emphasis on developing one’s own style. Includes demonstrations of color and design, wet on wet, and dry-brush techniques. Students choose to paint from still life arrangements, photos, or their own subjects.
“We look forward to the next class the minute each one is completed! He is engaging and informative….and shares all of his techniques, experiences and varied artistic expressions with the class while giving superb directives for the current work in progress”
SUPPLIES:
- Arches paper 140lb cold press
- Either 2 sheets of 22×30 cut into 4 sheets, or a 12×16 block
- Set of beginner watercolors or watercolors of your choice
- Denis recommends Cottman for beginners
- Brushes – #5, #7, #10 and a flat 1/4″ and 1″
- Miskit or another brand of masking
- Rubber cement pick up (this is used to take off the Miskit)
- Pencil (#2H preferred)
- Eraser (Denis recommends Staedler)
About Denis
Award-winning artist, Denis Ponsot has worked in all of the various media but prefers to work in watercolor. He also teaches watercolor painting, oils, mixed media, and drawing from introductory to advanced levels to children and adults.
He says, “Teaching is my greatest inspiration. The combination of teaching and painting has helped to make my artistic experience complete. Working with students is important to me because I enjoy helping them with their painting and drawing problems. I am able to encourage them to experiment with their own ideas. I take pleasure in helping my students expand their artistic horizons beyond their expectations.” Denis teaches at The Craft Students League and The Kids Club in Manhattan and at the Art Guild in addition to accepting commissions in watercolor, oil, and portrait painting.
Denis has developed watercolor portfolios in three areas: “Landscape,” “Flowers and Still Life” and “The Figure and Portraits.” His work can be viewed on his Facebook page @DenisPonsot or at www.DenisPonsot.com.