Margaret Lee's Watercolor Paintings

Some people say watercolor painting is one of the hardest types of painting to learn. Maybe it is because we need to 'save' the white of the paper, instead of adding it later.  Maybe it is because we should consider how much water and paint to use to achieve the effect and color we want.

The most important part is to relax, let some magic happen and make adjustments as desired.

 

Thankfully if we made a so-called mistake, it is a good learning opportunity and there are a few tricks we can try to make it better.

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I paint because I enjoy it and 'teach' to share what I love.  Most of my classes are beginner to moderate level and suitable for young to older adults.  We will start with some basic information and a short demonstration to get you started.  Then you can move along at your own pace or wait for more instructions as needed.  For larger classes, my hope is to be able connect my commuter and camera to a large monitor so you can view a finished image of the painting or you can watch and paint along with me.

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After the basic information and a short demonstration, my approach to teaching painting is similar to how I tutored math (see * below).  I like to see what you can do, what you like and don’t like about what you have done and ask if you have an idea ‘fix’ it.  If not, I will help guide you and give you a few suggestions.

 

When you are ready to move forward, you can find infinite amount of information and videos online.  However, the most important part is to learn by doing, not just watching.

 

*As a HS math teacher, my favorite part was tutoring (recent HS graduates and adults) at a technical college.  Although the students wanted me to, I would NOT do their homework for them.  As they worked thorough their problems, I asked them questions, step by step to find out what they knew and what they were actually having problems with.  I was more of a guide helping them to find the answer, than a teacher.  Most often the problems they had doing algebra was really based on issues with fractions.  Things they forgot, never quite understood and just needed a little guidance.

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** Over the years I have taken lots of Art Classes, oil acrylic, watercolor etc...from several well known artists.  These classes costs hundreds of dollars and often lasted 3-5 days.  More recently, I taught a different water color painting every week for several winters, while living full time in an RV as snowbirds in central Florida.  Some of the class projects are shown on this page.