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Downtown Boise

Watercolor: From Flow to Form

Date
September 30, 2026
Time
11pm - 1pm
Location
Lenses & Brushes
404 S 8TH ST, L100
Details
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Watercolor: From Flow to Form A 4-Week Creative Watercolor Series This isn't a traditional paint-along watercolor class. Instead of everyone working toward the same finished painting, we'll spend four Saturdays learning what watercolor can do, experimenting with techniques, and discovering how those techniques fit into your way of making art. Each session follows three simple ideas: FOUNDATION — Learn it. We'll begin with approachable demonstrations and techniques that give you the skills and understanding to get started. CHALLENGE — Push it. We'll take what we've learned a little further through creative prompts, problems to solve, and opportunities to work outside your usual habits. EXPLORE — Make it yours. This is where there are no step-by-step instructions. Change the colors. Choose a different subject. Go abstract. Tear it apart. Combine techniques. Follow an unexpected idea and see where it takes you. Week 1 | Let Watercolor Be Watercolor Explore water, pigment, washes, edges, color mixing, wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry techniques. We'll experiment with both controlling watercolor and allowing it to do the wonderfully unpredictable things watercolor does best. Week 2 | Finding...

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