Capturing the Colors of the Season
September 8, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Monday-Wednesday, September 8-10
10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Paint the changing landscape in watercolor during this three-day workshop. Crafted for artists looking to enhance their skills, you’ll learn to blend warm, earthy tones for autumn and cool, muted hues for winter, capturing these seasons’ unique light and atmosphere. We’ll master techniques to paint various trees, colorful foliage, and intricate shadows, adding depth and dimension to your work.
This course is perfect for intermediate watercolorists looking to deepen their understanding of seasonal colors with advanced techniques. Enthusiastic beginners ready to explore the magic of watercolor painting are welcome.
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Materials:
We may paint plein air, which means we will be painting in the field and will need to carry our supplies. Creating a portable kit is recommended.
Paints – Recommended starting colors. If you already have a palette laid out with colors that you prefer, please bring those.
- Cadmium Red
- Alizarin Crimson
- Lemon Yellow
- Yellow Ocher
- French Ultramarine Blue
- Cobalt Blue
- Burnt Sienna
- Viridian Green
Paper
- 140 lb. watercolor paper. Cold press surface is recommended. Watercolor blocks or individual sheets of paper, 1/4 or 1/8 ideal.
- Support board – at least a 3” margin once your paper is attached. Not needed if using a watercolor block.
- White artist tape or low-tack masking tape
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Artist Biography:
Erica Qualey brings to her workshops 20 years of knowledge gained from experience as a professional watercolor artist. She is a sought-after teacher known by her students to be gentle and encouraging yet thorough. Erica is an award-winning watercolor artist. She received a BFA in design from Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY, and is a Signature Member of The New England Watercolor Society. She has exhibited internationally and has been published in Splash 19: The Illusion of Light. She has worked as a teaching artist for many years, including ten years at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, ME, and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. She was recently awarded a grant from the Maine Arts Association supporting her work as a virtual art educator.
