Spring Session: Watercolor Simplified with Jack Haran

The goal of the class will be to demystify watercolors, from planning, materials, composition, washes, shapes, perspective, values, edges and anything else that comes up. 

Watercolor artist Jack Haran is the past president of the New England Watercolor Society (NEWS) and past President of North River Arts Society (NRAS). He sits on the Board of Directors for NRAS. He earned a BS in Fine Arts from Northeastern University and a School of the Museum of Fine Arts Diploma. He has studied with Tony Van Hasselt and Judi Wagner, Zygmond Jankowski, John Kilroy, Alvaro Castagnet and Joseph Zbukvic.

Materials List

- Backing Board and Masking tape to mount paper

- Easel

- Water Bucket and Spray Bottle,

- Palette with mixing wells,

- Paper should be good quality 140 pound at least. I use Saunders Waterford rough.

Brushes:

- The size of the brush is important. There should be 3 brushes, one large, one medium and one small.

- 1 Large soft brush for washes, ie. Escoda Aquario Mop # 18 OR Princeton Quill # 6 - OR 1¼ inch Flat Wash OR Cheap Joe – Dream Catcher # 16 (this is made by Escoda)

- 1 Medium Round, ie. Cheap Joe Golden Fleece # 12 OR Escoda Perla # 16 OR Cheap Joe – Dream Catcher # 12 (this is made by Escoda)

- 1 small rigger, ie. Cheap Joe Golden Fleece rigger # 4

- The brushes listed above are good brushes but if you already have brushes that are equivalent then yours will be fine.

Paints

- Three primary colors, a warm and a cool of each, such as:

Reds – Alizarin Crimson and Quinacridone Red,

Blues – Ultramarine and Cobalt

Yellows – Lemon Yellow and Raw Sienna

Neutral Tint, Gouache White