Watercolor and white gouache

Instructor: Kate Lagaly

Join Kate at the brewery for an Art and Ale class!  Begin learning how to paint in watercolor with
the addition of white gouache. Kate will demonstrate the techniques step by step with work time
for you to try the techniques on your own.  This class is for beginners up to intermediate level
students. **See supply list below**.

To view Kate’s artwork and bio go to http://katelagaly.blogspot.com/.

For this session we will work on 2 pieces over the 4 classes. A third piece will be added if time
permits. The subjects for this class:

Drawings and 4 x 6 color photos will be provided.  

Class Dates: Wednesday Evenings, April 17, 24, May 1, May 8
From 6:00 - 8:15 pm

Class fee: $65 per student. Plus $6.00 for 2 quarter sheets (size 11 x 15) of watercolor paper for
those who wish to buy the paper from me. Total - $71.00 for class and paper.

Minimum students: 5, Maximum students: 8

Adults 21 and over only.  Supply list below.

To hold your spot -  Register for class by emailing Kate at katelagaly@gmail.com  (use the
subject heading Art and Ale).  You can give Kate your class fee on the first night of class - either
cash or check (made out to Kate Lagaly).  

Supply List

Watercolor and white gouache class supplies

Watercolor Paint –

You will need 6 colors based on a warm and cool mixing palette: a warm and cool yellow, a warm and cool red, a green
blue and a purple blue.  If you have watercolor paints, bring what you already have.

Daniel Smith is my personal favorite brand, but other brands are fine.  This is my main palette of 6 colors - Permanent
Yellow Deep, Aureolin (aka Cobalt Yellow), Pyrrol Scarlet, Quinacridone Rose, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Blue Green
Shade.  Extras that I call my guilty pleasure colors (and that you do not need) - Rich Green Gold, Indanthrone Blue.

For less expensive paint you can use a student brand such as Cotman (it will have less pigmented color but it works) -
Raw Sienna, Cadmium Yellow Pale Hue, Cadmium Red Hue, Permanent Rose, Ultramarine Blue, Intense Blue.

Gouache Paint -

Get one small tube of white gouache.  I use Winsor & Newton Designers Gouache, permanent white or M. Graham
Artist’s Gouache titanium white.  https://www.dickblick.com/categories/artistgouache/

Paper –

You will need one sheet of artist quality watercolor paper, quartered.  The paper I use is 300 lb.cold press in individual
sheets. I mostly use these brands - Stonehenge Aqua, Arches, Kilimanjaro.  I will sell watercolor paper at my cost ($3.00
per quarter sheet which is size 11 x 15 each sheet).

Brushes –

You will need watercolor brushes, several sizes (small, medium, and large). I mostly use Loew Cornell Ultra Round
watercolor brushes size 2, 6 or 8 and 14 (see link). If you have brushes, bring what you already have.
https://www.dickblick.com/products/loew-cornell-ultra-round-watercolor-brushes/

Extras –

You will need a watercolor palette for tube watercolors which can as simple as some thick paper plates or Walmart has a
plastic folding travel palette that I use for classes, it’s inexpensive.  

You will also need a pencil, eraser, graphite paper (I do have some older sheets for student use), masking tape, paper
towels, an old hand towel, a container for water.