Recent comments from my students:
- "This was my first class with Peg, and my first art class in 20 years! She was such a joy, and her approach encouraged me to step out and loosen up. I guarantee this won't be my last class!"
- "Peg helps everyone see their strengths. She provides an encouraging environment and professional instruction.”
- "Peg allows you to explore your own creativity, while teaching you new techniques. She provides guidance when you need it, and lets you explore your own interests and style."
Title: Plein Air Painting in Watercolor
Dates: Mondays, June 3- July 8 (six classes)
Time: 9:00 am - 12 noon
Description:
Discover the joy of painting outside, and see beautiful areas in our county! You will be amazed at how painting on site will increase your skill. We will learn tools for distilling a complicated scene into connected shapes and values. Peg will share different methods and tools for plein air painting, and will do demonstrations on site. You will choose what you paint. Soon all of your paintings, en plein air or in the studio, will improve! Subject matter will vary. We will meet outside at a predetermined location each week, unless the weather is bad (when we will meet in the studio). The instructor will offer critiques and one-on-one help. A materials list will be provided.
Level: Beginner to advanced
Location: Beverley Street Studio School, 217 West Beverley Street, Staunton
Cost: Members: $190; Non-members: $220
Register: www.bssschool.org, or call (540) 886-8636.
Note: this class is full, with a waiting list.
Title: City Scenes in Watercolor
Date: Saturday, June 8
Time: 10 am to 3 pm
Description:
Enjoy a relaxing day learning about painting city scenes. Peg will start with the basic techniques of watercolor painting. Then, she will do a step-by-step demonstration of a city scene. You will then work on your own unique painting, with Peg’s help. In the afternoon, we will do a more simple city scene. All materials will provided, including quality paints, watercolor paper, brushes, a full color lesson, a mat, coffee and tea, and everything else you need to complete two watercolor paintings!
No experience is necessary, and you don't have to bring anything; the instructor will provide quality paints, watercolor paper, brushes, a full color lesson, a mat, coffee, and everything you need to complete two watercolor paintings! We will start by going over the basic techniques of watercolor painting, and then Peg will several demonstrations. She will also offer one-on-one help. Wear old clothes, or bring an apron. Also bring photos of interesting skies, if you have them. Peg will have some, also.
Level: Beginner to advanced
Location: Augusta County Government Center, Verona (cafeteria)
Cost: $104, all supplies included
Register: Call 540 245-5727, or sign up online at www.co.augusta.va.us.
Title: Jump In! Painting Water in Watercolor
Dates: Tuesday evenings, 6-8 pm
June 18-July 23, 2019
Level: Beginner to advanced
Description: Watercolor is the perfect medium for painting bodies of water, because it flows, sprays, and drips. With a little help from Peg, you can learn to paint water in its many forms. Each class will focus on a different aspect or type of water, including some of the following: lakes , waterfalls, oceans, ripples, reflections, rivers and streams. She will show you techniques for saving whites, making reflections, suggesting underwater rocks, and painting moving water. This class will include: demonstrations, color worksheets, and individual help. It is open to beginners through advanced painters. Bring some photos of your favorite bodies of water. A materials list will be sent. Students enrolled at Larkin receive a discount on watercolors in their art store.
Level: Beginner to advanced
Location: Larkin Arts, Court Square, Harrisonburg
Cost: $165
Register: Call 540 236 4223, or register online at www.larkinarts.com.
Title: No Fear Watercolors!
Date: Saturday, July 13
Time: 10 am to 3 pm, with a 45 minute lunch break
Description:
Have you always wondered if you could paint in watercolors? Or, is watercolor painting something you left in the past, but would like to get into again? With 30 years of painting experience and 20 years of teaching experience, Peg can show you the skills you need to do watercolors. A very popular teacher, her classes sell out, with a waiting list. She is on the faculty of Beverley Street Studio School in Staunton, and teaches at Larkin Arts in Harrisonburg, Shenandoah Valley Art Center in Waynesboro, the Central Virginia Watercolor Guild in Charlottesville, and many other art centers and organizations. She is a signature member of the Virginia Watercolor Society, and has won many awards for her watercolors. You can see her work at www.pegsheridan.com.
We will start with the basic techniques of watercolor painting. Peg will also offer demonstrations, step-by-step color worksheets, and individual help. Most students will complete two small paintings in this workshop. You will be amazed at what you learn in one day! A materials list will be provided, or you can order a watercolor kit from Peg for $55.
Location: The Arts Center in Orange. 129 East Main St., Orange, VA Ph. 540 672 7311. Website www.theartsorange@aol.com.
Level: Beginner to advanced
Cost: $95, due by July 6. Make check payable to Peg Sheridan. Mail check and form below to me at: 201 Hunters Lane, Staunton, VA 24401. Contact me if you need to make other arrangements for payment.
Title: Water and Reflections in Watercolor
Date: Saturday, July 20
Time: 10 am to 3 pm
Description:
Enjoy a relaxing day learning about watercolor painting. Peg will start with the basic techniques of watercolor painting. You don't have to bring anything, and you do not need experience in watercolors. The instructor will provide quality paints, watercolor paper, brushes, pens, a full color lesson, a mat, coffee and tea, and everything else you need to complete two watercolor paintings!
This class is open to all levels of painters. For beginners, we will start by going over the basic techniques of watercolor painting. More experienced painters will jump right into the lesson. We will be painting shores of lakes and rivers, and their beautiful reflections in the water. Learn how to make water, trees, and rocks look convincing. Have fun watching the paint run as you paint reflections in the water. Peg will do a step-by-step demonstration, give you a color worksheet of the demonstration, and then provide individual help as you work on your painting.
Wear old clothes, or bring an apron. Also bring photos of water and reflections; rivers, lakes, oceans, etc. Peg will have some, also.
Location: Augusta County Government Center, Verona (cafeteria)
Cost: $104, all supplies included
Register: Call 540 245-5727, or sign up online at www.co.augusta.va.us.
Title: Trees in Watercolor
Date: Saturday, August 3
Time: 10 am to 3 pm
Description:
Enjoy a relaxing day learning about watercolor painting. You don’t have to bring anything, and you do not need experience in watercolor painting. The instructor will provide quality paints, watercolor paper, brushes, a full color lesson, a mat, coffee and tea, and everything else you need to complete two watercolor paintings!
Do you struggle to paint a convincing tree? Do you get overwhelmed by a landscape full of trees? In this class, you will learn to paint many types of trees. You will learn how to use a flat or round brush to paint a single tree or a group of trees more effectively. The lessons will include practicing tree shapes, and then painting landscapes that include trees. Peg will do a step-by-step demonstration, give you a color worksheet of the demonstration, and then provide individual help as you work on your painting. Please wear old clothes or bring an apron. Bring photos of your favorite trees.
Instructor Peg Sheridan has been painting in watercolors for 35 years, and teaching for 20 years. She has won several awards for her paintings. She is known for her encouraging, enthusiastic teaching style. To see her work and learn more, see www.pegsheridan.com.
Location: Augusta County Government Center, Verona (cafeteria)
Cost: $104, all supplies included
Register: Call 540 245-5727, or sign up online at www.co.augusta.va.us.
Title: Crash Course in Color in Watercolor (Back by student request!)
Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Time: 10 am to 3 pm
Skill level: Beginner – Advanced
Are you confused about color terms, like granulation, opacity, lightfastedness, complementary, cool vs. warm, tint, etc.? Do you struggle to mix colors that are beautiful, not muddy? Do you know how to plan a painting with a value study and a color plan? Join Peg as she breaks down the complexity of color into short, easy-to-follow exercises. Discover the hundreds of colors you can mix with the tubes of paint you already own! This class will include: demonstrations, color worksheets, and individual help.
Instructor Peg Sheridan has been painting in watercolors for 39 years, and teaching for 19 years. She is known for her encouraging, “no fears” way of teaching watercolor painting. She is a signature member of the Virginia Watercolor Society, and has won many regional awards for her paintings.
Location: Shenandoah Valley Art Center, 122 South Wayne Avenue, Waynesboro
Cost: $80
Register: On this website, go back to the menu "Upcoming Classes". Click on "Registration Form for Crash Course in Color Workshop". Print it off, fill out the information on the second page, cut it off and send with a check to me by August 20. I will cash your check when I have enough people enrolled to guarantee the class.
You can paint with watercolors! Enroll in one of these classes and you will be on your way.
My classes fill up quickly, so don't wait. Keep checking my website, www.pegsheridan.com, as classes will be added.
