Fredericton Arts And Learning Incorporated

A six-week journey exploring personal storytelling through gouache and watercolour. 

Saturdays May 10 - June 14, 1-3:30 p.m.

Registration - Telling Stories in Gouache and Watercolour

<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1739898528/vtqewdudou6ktroj3qip.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /><p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Join artist Eva Christensen for a six-week journey exploring personal storytelling through gouache and watercolour. This course builds on basic watercolour knowledge to help you expand your artistic practice. Through guided instruction, you'll learn Eva's process for transforming personal photographs into meaningful paintings that capture cherished moments and memories.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Core components include:<ul><li>Composition and storytelling techniques</li><li>Introduction to gouache as a complementary medium to watercolour</li><li>Art historical perspectives and inspiration</li><li>Technical instruction in layering and color theory</li><li>Individual guidance and group critique</li></ul><p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Note: This is not a beginner watercolour course. To ensure you'll benefit fully from this course, participants should have experience with:<ul><li>Basic watercolour techniques and terminology</li><li>Color mixing and brush control</li><li>Understanding of paint consistency and layering</li></ul><p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">This course combines structured instruction with dedicated painting time and personalized feedback. Maximum 12 participants.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"> <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Dates: May 10-June 14<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Times: Saturdays from 1-3:30 p.m.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Duration: Weekly for six weeks<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Cost: $175<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"> This is an intermediate level class. Participants should bring: A few of your favourite brushes including #6 (+#8 brush optional) round brush, soft bristle watercolour brush – suggest Simply Simmons available at endeavours: <a href="https://www.endeavoursthinkplay.com/art-ss-stiff-long-brush-round-6.html">Simply Simmons Synthetic Brush Lh Stiff Round 6 - Endeavours ThinkPlay</a> A range of gouache paints (not acrylic gouache), for example: <a href="https://canada.michaels.com/product/winsor-newton-gouache-paint-set-10697361">Winsor &amp; Newton™ Gouache Paint Set | Michaels</a>; recommended colours (brands can  include Winsor &amp; Newton, Daniel Smith and others):<ul><li>Titanium white</li><li>Black</li><li>Primary red or cadmium red</li><li>Primary yellow or hansa yellow</li><li>Primary blue or ultramarine blue</li><li>Primary green or permanent green</li><li>Any other favourite gouache colours <img alt="😊" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1728574724/x9umy11kyvulif5uvc7v.png" style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /></li></ul> Watercolour paper 9x12” size, suggest 140lb CP (Strathmore – student quality pad or block is great for practice - <a href="https://www.endeavoursthinkplay.com/strathmore-spiral-bound-watercolor-pad-9x12-12-she.html">Strathmore Spiral-bound Watercolor Pad 9x12" 12 Sheets - Endeavours ThinkPlay</a>) – also Saunders, Arches Other Materials: Containers for water (like an old yogurt container – my favourite), Paper towels/tissues, Palette for mixing paint, HB pencil, Optional: sketch pad for doodles, paper and pen for taking notes. Refund Policy: Any registrant who cancels their registration 10 or fewer days prior to the start date of the class/workshop will forfeit a $50 cancellation fee. The remainder of the registration cost will be refunded. No refunds will be issued once the program begins.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"> <div> </div><div>Artist Bio</div><div>Eva Christensen has been painting in watercolour for more than thirty years. Her work has been featured in Created Here Magazine and on the cover of The Fiddlehead. In summer 2023, her solo exhibition "Love This Town" was showcased at the Charlotte Street Art Centre, with upcoming solo exhibitions scheduled at the Saint John Arts Centre (2025) and Charlotte Street Art Centre (2026). Eva is an Elected Member of both the Society of Canadian Artists and the Federation of Canadian Artists.</div><div>Working from her home in Hanwell, New Brunswick, Eva creates intimate paintings that feature her family life – her husband, their dogs, and occasionally their cats – in settings throughout the East Coast. She works exclusively from her own photographs, using them to compose scenes that tell stories about daily life. Each painting captures a specific moment – its unique light, location, season, mood, and characters.Over the last five years, Eva's artistic vision has evolved to focus on storytelling through paint. She finds joy in creating works that share personal narratives and connect with viewers through their shared experiences.<a href="http://www.instagram.com/@evachristensenart" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/@evachristensenart</a></div>

Fredericton Arts And Learning Incorporated

Telling Stories in Gouache and Watercolour

732 Charlotte St

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Registration - Telling Stories in Gouache and Watercolour

$175