Watercolors Made Easy!
About Watercolors Made Easy!
Watercolors are not difficult!
This carefully designed class will allow all participants to become comfortable creating watercolor paintings of various subjects and sizes, using a variety of painting methods.
The class will explore background washes, color contrasts and complements, light and dark emphasis, masking, foreground and background structure, overall composition, and how the eye and mind see art.
Participants will produce many watercolor paintings to examine and refine their understanding of the "best practices" of watercolor painting.
This small group class is presented in collaboration with John C. Campbell Folk School and Lessonface. Participants should enroll at least two weeks before start to ensure materials kits arrive in time. If registering after this point, your kit may arrive after the first session. Students are invited to attend an optional Orientation and Closing Ceremony to connect with various online Folk School classes.
Class Materials
Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $80 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.
The kit includes:
5 x 7 high-quality watercolor paper – 40 pieces
8 x 10 high-quality watercolor paper – 2 two pieces
8 x 10 mats for 5 x 7 images, High quality –20 mats
Students will also want to provide:
Watercolor paints… almost any quality will be OK
Watercolor paint brushes… almost any quality will be OK
Paper towels, facial tissue, Crystal salt, masking tape, Saran wrap
SKILLS: watercolor painting experience: beginners and some experience (less than 100 paintings)
Age Range
All Ages
Skill Level
Beginners: persons who have never painted before and students with limited experience in making watercolor paintings (probably less than 50 paintings).
Contact the Teacher
Send a direct message from the teacher's profile page with any questions you might have about the class.
About the John C. Campbell Folk School & Lessonface
Since 1925, the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina has transformed lives, and brought people together in a nurturing environment for experiences in learning and community life that spark self-discovery. Since 2012, Lessonface has connected more than 30,000 students with over 2,500 great teachers for live music, language, and arts lessons online, delivering on our mission to help students achieve their goals while treating teachers equitably.
When
The class will meet for five daily 2-hour live online sessions.
One on one ZOOM sessions can be scheduled with instructor during each day.
Enrolled students receive 60-day access to the video recordings of the classes.
How It Works
Enroll above to save your spot in the class. Lessonface will send you a confirmation right away, and a Zoom link 24 hours before the class start time. You can log into your Lessonface dashboard to access class materials, communicate with your instructor, join the live Zoom session, and access the class recordings and chat transcript afterward.
Refund Policy: To cancel an enrollment or request a refund, contact [email protected]. For 30+ days before, we refund 95%. Between 30 and 5 days, receive a 75% refund. No refunds within 5 days of class start date. Materials kit fees are non-refundable.
Book 1:1 online lessons with Joe Synan on their Lessonface profile.
Joe Synan
Joe Synan has been a painting student at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston for 15 years. In addition, he has attended 17 classes in the painting studio at the Campbell School.
Joe has been a Campbell School instructor since 2019, and has taught 8 painting classes in the online program with Lessonface.
Joe has been a volunteer instructor helping homeless persons to create and sell paintings, and teaches at The Women’s Home, a Houston recovery center.
Joe continues to practice as a leadership consultant. For the past 15 years, Joe has been on the faculty of the Glasscock School at Rice University, teaching leadership.
Joe has degrees in nuclear engineering from M.I.T. and Notre Dame. He also has a Masters degree in Theology.
A runner and mountain hiker - Joe has completed 8 Marathons since 2005, and has hiked to the highest point in 46 states.
– Visit Joe Synan's profile on Lessonface.