with Amy Beidleman
Adults, All Skill Levels
Wednesday – Friday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
$180 members
$230 non-members (includes annual membership)
$25 Early Bird Discount if you register by February 1
About the Class
Explore the various aspects of creating a painting in a studio setting. Students will start the process with a vision and some thumbnail sketches to determine composition using lines and shapes. Then create a value sketch, to see if this vision is working, add color to the study and ultimately complete a final painting.
About the Instructor
The love of the outdoors is evident in Amy’s paintings. She is intrigued by the transformation of a blank piece of paper into a place she hopes the observer would like to go for a moment.
Painting watercolor for more than just a hobby was always a dream of Amy’s until a few years ago when a friend saw her work and offered to sell prints as cards in her Aspen store. That was in 2010, now Amy has her cards in over 40 shops in Colorado and Wisconsin. She also teaches art classes, sells her original paintings and prints and has done commissioned work for businesses and individuals. She has art shows in Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley and in the Vail and Beaver Creek Valley Areas. She won a bronze in November 2015 for a 30’ x 48’ painting done for the World Cup in Aspen. Amy has lived and worked in Aspen, Colorado since 1978. She is married to Neal and they have two children, Nina and Reed. Amy supports a number of non-profit organizations through the creation of artwork and donations of cards. Please visit: amybeidleman.com or contact amygb@rof.net.
Supply List
Materials for Winter Landscape Watercolor Class February 2016 with Amy Beidleman
I’ll have some pictures that we will work from. Please bring:
Landscape Images that inspire you
Paper: Arches 140lb or 300lbs rough or paper that you prefer. For size I recommend using an
eighth sheet (7 ½ x 11) to a quarter sheet (11 x 15). You may also want use a lighter weight
paper for value studies (small sizes 7 or 8 in. x 5 or 6 in. and or can tape a bigger piece of paper
into sections). May want some masking tape and a board to tape it on for the lighter paper as it
warps and needs some stretching. It’s also nice sometimes for the good quality paper to tape it
down as it keeps it flat and gives it a clean edge. Can also use blocks of paper. I change it up.
Paint: This set I built from the colors I use the most, bring what you prefer. Indigo, Cerulean
Blue, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Burt Umbre,
Quinacridone Deep Gold, Sepia, Undersea Green, Olive Green, Sap Green, Neutral Tint, Alizarin
Crimson, Cadmium Red.
Palette: Travel set mentioned above which is relatively small ‐ folded 3” x 8”. You may prefer to
work with a larger palette.
Brushes: Round 16, 8, and 6 are good to start and the best you can afford. I use larger brushes
for larger paintings.
Other Items: Please know if you don’t have some of the supplies we can share.
Water container
Pencil – No. 2, mechanical or whatever type you prefer
Soft eraser
Small spray bottle
Old t‐shirts cut‐up and/or flour sack towels
Sketch pad
Sponges, household and natural
Jack knife and or multi‐tool
Fine ink pen (waterproof) for “line and wash” sketches
Salt
Color wheel
Fritch scrubbers
Masking fluid with small inexpensive brush – size 0‐2