ART 34 — Farm to Palette: Watercolor Painting for Beginners
Quarter: Winter
Instructor(s): Erin Gleeson
Date(s): Feb 23—Mar 16
Class Recording Available: Yes
Class Meeting Day: Mondays
Grade Restriction: NGR only; no credit/letter grade
Class Meeting Time: 5:30—7:30 pm (PT)
Tuition: $295
Refund Deadline: Feb 25
Unit(s): 0
Enrollment Limit: 66
Status: Closed
Quarter: Winter
Day: Mondays
Duration: 4 weeks
Time: 5:30—7:30 pm (PT)
Date(s): Feb 23—Mar 16
Unit(s): 0
Tuition: $295
Refund Deadline: Feb 25
Instructor(s): Erin Gleeson
Grade Restriction: NGR only; no credit/letter grade
Enrollment Limit: 66
Recording Available: Yes
Status: Closed
This hands-on course is designed to introduce beginners to the art of watercolor painting through the vibrant colors and forms of seasonal fruits, vegetables, and edible flowers. Students will explore fundamental watercolor techniques such as wet-on-wet blending, color mixing, layering, and creating textures to bring simple botanical illustrations to life. The course begins with guided exercises to familiarize students with tools, materials, and basic techniques, then progresses to painting simple but striking still-life illustrations of farmers’ market produce. Through these exercises and projects, students will develop their understanding of this versatile medium and gain confidence in expressing themselves creatively through watercolor.
At the end of each class session, the instructor will do a short cooking demo using some of the produce the group has painted. Students will have the option of making the recipe at home alongside the instructor if they wish. More details will be provided prior to the first class. Students must purchase their own art supplies for this course, the cost of which will depend on students’ individual needs.
Students who have previously taken ART 34: "Farm to Palette: Watercolor Painting for Beginners" are welcome to join, as the structure is the same, but the tutorials (the ingredients we paint) will be new.
ERIN GLEESON
Photographer and Cookbook Author
Erin Gleeson is the author of The Watercolor Feast: Learn to Paint Simple Fruits, Vegetables & Edible Flowers. She received an MFA in photography from the School of Visual Arts and has taught photography and Adobe Photoshop at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Academy of Art University, and the Art Institute of California–Silicon Valley. She is the creator, photographer, and stylist of The Forest Feast (theforestfeast.com, @theforestfeast). Textbooks for this course:
(Optional) Erin Gleeson, The Watercolor Feast: Learn to Paint Simple Fruits, Vegetables, and Flowers (ISBN 978-1419776793)