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Watercolor Painting with Jane M.

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Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 10-85
Teaching since 1996
Masters in Liberal Arts: Museum Studies
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Watercolor instruction with a pinch of art history. We start where you are.

I teach what you want to learn. Lessons may include: Basic or advanced techniques. Mixing vibrant hues. Wet-on-wet. Dry brush. Masking. Glazing. Dew drops on flowers. Textures--using salt, layering, sponges, scratching, lifting, etc. Considering your light source. Loosening up. Managing the water to pigment ratio. Paper selection. Setting up your palette. What paints to use. And brushes: how many, what kind and brand? Painting outdoors in the open air, or from photographs, or from a still life. Using your phone to help you critique your painting. All levels--from beginner to advanced. Demonstrations on creating watercolors in the style of famous watercolorists like John Singer Sargent, or Winslow Homer. Subject matter can include journaling, watercolor sketching, landscapes, seascapes, florals, abstracts, still life, urban settings, color grids, and more. Additionally, you can schedule a lesson and let me know that you want to use it as a critique to review some of your work. I recommend the 30 minutes or the 45 minute session for a critique. Generally the 30 minute session is a bit too short for a complete lesson. I recommend you start with 45 minute lessons.

Instructor details

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Teaches Online
Teaches Online

Teaching Hours

Monday
7 AM-6:30 PM
Tuesday
7 AM-11:45 AM
1:15 PM-6:30 PM
Wednesday
7 AM-6:30 PM
Thursday
8 AM-9:15 AM
10:30 AM-5 PM
Friday
7:45 AM-9:30 AM
9:45 AM-10:15 AM
11 AM-3:30 PM
Sunday
1 PM-4:30 PM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
30 minutes
$65
45 minutes
$80
60 minutes
$95
90 minutes
$130

About Jane M.

4.9
(56)
I LOVE teaching. I'm an award-winning artist and I've taught watercolor for 25+ years. I've taught students of all ages from the US & Italy. I've taught at Cleveland Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden, Illinois Central College, in churches, libraries, & at Harvard University Extension School, Cambridge, MA. We will paint what appeals to YOU. From oceans to flowers to abstracts to landscapes to seascapes, etc. We can focus on one technique that interests you. Or, we can cover "the basics." Some of my students are now professional artists & some have become art teachers. The materials can be simple. For watercolor painting, we'll use a couple of good quality brushes, about 8 paint colors, watercolor paper, water and a palette. Ta-Da! You’re ready to go. (I provide a detailed supply list for enrolled students.)
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56 Reviews
Charla
Online
Good intro to new basic info that I never had. Looking forward to homework and next lesson.
Posted Apr 13, 2024
Jana
Online
She listens to me and demonstrates very well. I have learned a lot in just three lessons!
Posted Feb 28, 2024
Jana
Online
1st lesson. So far, it’s what I was looking for.
Posted Feb 14, 2024
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Experience

Creative Visionary

Oct, 2014 - Present

Private company

Creating videos on "how to watercolor." Creating step-by-step online free lessons while I create a painting. Our film crew traveled with me to California, Minnesota, Missouri and more to film several segments of our series. So many unexpected things happen while I'm painting. From wind, and bees, to dogs, and quick changes of weather. Being an artist requires thinking on your feet. :)

Owner

Jan, 2014 - Present

private company

An online gallery featuring my artwork, including photographs, drawings, paintings and multimedia work. My work is always evolving so there is always something new. I am inspired by the world to create beautiful interpretations of the complexity around us.

Editor

Jan, 2010 - Present

Blog at fromjanemmason

We think everyone would benefit from more art in their life. Art gives people a voice. It allows us to flow to a contemplative space to unwind, recharge, and to be attentive with the intuitive, "free-styling" part of our thinking. art allows us to bridge differences; to understand other cultures and ways of mental processing. Individual blog posts take on various forms of art from music to silhouette cutting to watercolor and drawing. Sometimes we consider materials and techniques. In one way or another it all circles back to teaching about art -- our core mission.

Education

Painting and Drawing

Aug, 2002 - Dec, 2003

Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy

Masters in Liberal Arts: Museum Studies

Sep, 2009 - May, 2011

Harvard University

Awards

Note Cards Selected for QVC

Jan, 2001

QVC Network, Online Shopping Network

"4th Midwest Open" Exhibition

Jan, 2021

Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL

"Small Works Exhibition, 2020"

Nov, 2020

Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL

Where Are We Now?: Activism of the Everyday.

Aug, 2020

Oakton Community College

Plein Air

Aug, 2018

The Art List

Best of Plein Air Paintings Exhibit

Feb, 2017

Ohio Plein Air Society

Selected for "Parks of Ohio" Exhibit

Jan, 2017

Ohio Plein Air Society

Design of Merit Award, (Branding for the museum)

Aug, 2015

Currier Museum of Art

National Merit of Excellence Award

May, 2004

Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL

National Merit Award

Oct, 2003

Southern Watercolor Society

Affiliations

National Watercolor Society

Jan, 2014

The goals of the National Watercolor Society are to encourage interest and excellence in watermedia paintings by providing quality exhibitions and to act as an educational channel to pertinent information, exhibition opportunities, and beneficial programs to artists and their public. In addition, NWS sponsors programs to encourage and assist education in the arts.

Illinois Watercolor Society

Apr, 2021

The mission of the Illinois Watercolor Society is to advance the education and caliber of watercolor painting throughout Illinois. We hold monthly meetings and demonstrations and host two annual shows. We invite you to attend the next meeting and meet some of the society members, or to join us. All are welcome.

American Craft Council

Apr, 2020

For more than 75 years, the American Craft Council has championed craft. Our founder, Aileen Osborn Webb, recognized the significant impact craft has on individuals and communities, and established a nonprofit to preserve, cultivate, and celebrate this communal heritage. Today, our efforts span the nation. We support professional makers through our unique nonprofit shows. We offer educational resources, including a one-of-a-kind library, conferences, public lectures, and student programs. Our national awards spotlight emerging artists and honor masters. And we promote the handmade through our resource-rich website and award-winning magazine, American Craft.

Ohio Plein Air Society

Apr, 2016

The Ohio Plein Air Society is a collection of artists and art lovers sharing a common interest in outdoor painting. While we recognize that all art is important, as a group we focus on painting, drawing, and other art forms completed on site, from direct observation, and outdoors. Our admiration for the world around us gives us reason to explore through art the diversity and uniqueness of Ohio’s landscapes, cityscapes, lakes, rivers, and streams, and beyond. As a non-profit organization, OPAS welcomes and supports artists, patrons, educators, and enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels, backgrounds and interests.

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