Watercolors in the Wild: Surface Design Magic & Spring Flora Folio, Part 2

Join Andie Thrams and TreeSong for this continuing series of monthly online classes to empower field journal keepers, plein air artists, and makers of all levels to paint with increasing ease both indoors and out. Step-by-step sequences explore watercolor and gouache painting techniques, drawing, color studies, tools of the trade, field journal approaches, artist book creation, botanicals, composition & design, tips for painting outdoors, and how these practices can kindle joy and deepen our connection to nature and each other.

In this class, apply what you’ve learned so far, go big, and create a basic book arts structure! This two-part class invites spring flora into making a folding folio with pockets, perfect to hold your class artwork for future reference and inspiration. Our painted paper from Part 1 dried with a surface wonderfully receptive to building additional layers of drawing and painting, inspired by the palette, gesture, and design of your chosen plant. In Part 2, we’ll trim, fold and glue the folios together, adding finishing touches with gouache, colored pencil, ink, and mica. Your completed folio will be a structure with a zillion uses, and one you can make over and over and share with others.