Watercolor

The Art League School in Old Town Alexandria, VA offers classes and workshops specializing in watercolor techniques with first-rate instructors.

Classes and workshops take place year-round during the week, weekend, day and evening.

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Term

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Time of Day

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Negative Painting: A Positive Experience for Watercolorists

In Studio

Rachel Collins

Summer 2022

Tuesday, Wednesday

August 23, 2022

10:00 am

— 4:00 pm

2 Session

, $200.00

Beginning in Watercolor

In Studio

Good for beginners

Susan Herron

Summer 2022

Thursday

June 23, 2022

7:00 pm

— 10:00 pm

6 Session

, $190.00

Watercolor Experience – Online

Online

Peter Ulrich

Summer 2022

Friday

June 24, 2022

10:00 am

— 1:00 pm

5 Session

, $155.00

Watercolor Experience – Online

Online

Peter Ulrich

Summer 2022

Saturday

June 25, 2022

10:00 am

— 1:00 pm

5 Session

, $155.00

Sumi-é : East Asian (Oriental) Brush Painting

In Studio

Good for beginners

Mark Malecki

Summer 2022

Sunday

June 26, 2022

10:30 am

— 1:30 pm

5 Session

, $155.00

Watercolor from Start to Finish

In Studio

Good for beginners

Jinchen Han

Summer 2022

Sunday

June 26, 2022

10:30 am

— 1:00 pm

7 Session

, $210.00

Expressive Watercolor / Planning a Painting

In Studio

Susan O’Neill

Summer 2022

Monday

June 27, 2022

9:30 am

— 12:30 pm

4 Session

, $165.00

Expressive Watercolor / Planning a Painting – Online

Online

Susan O’Neill

Summer 2022

Monday

June 27, 2022

2:00 pm

— 4:30 pm

4 Session

, $165.00

Sumi-é : East Asian (Oriental) Brush Painting

Online

Good for beginners

Mark Malecki

Summer 2022

Monday

June 27, 2022

7:00 pm

— 9:00 pm

5 Session

, $140.00

Sumi-é : East Asian (Oriental) Brush Painting

In Studio

Good for beginners

Mark Malecki

Summer 2022

Tuesday

June 28, 2022

1:00 pm

— 4:00 pm

5 Session

, $155.00

Soft Pastel and Gouache Painting

Online

Good for beginners

Emily Rose Hirtle

Summer 2022

Tuesday

July 5, 2022

10:00 am

— 12:00 pm

6 Session

, $150.00

Watercolor Portraits

Online

Good for beginners

Kim Stenberg

Summer 2022

Saturday

July 9, 2022

9:30 am

— 12:30 pm

8 Session

, $225.00

Watercolor instructors

Spring Forward: 5 Spring Workshops to Look Forward To

Art Classes

Make the last few days of this snowy winter a little more colorful at The Art League. The school is gearing up for Spring classes, workshops, and Art Camp 2019! Here’s a curated selection of Spring workshops to welcome back longer days and warmer weather:

December 13, 2018

Reframing: Touring Washington DC with Milton Shinberg

Exhibits

View Shinberg's exhibit in the Gallery now through January 6, and visit us TONIGHT for the Opening Reception of “re-Cog’-ni’-zing / dc” and meet the artist!

May 31, 2018

Stories Behind the Women in “A Sense of Herself”

Exhibits, News

The women Deborah Conn has portrayed on paper not only “speak” to us through strong color and composition, but also through their own narratives and stories which accompany each portrait.

May 18, 2018

Feeling the Way Around “Uncertainty”

Artist Interviews, News

We sat down with Jackie Saunders, winner of Best in Show for 2-D Figurative Work in the May Open Exhibit, to discuss her piece Uncertainty.

May 10, 2018

Deborah Conn Explores the Female Gaze

Exhibits

Watercolorist Deborah Conn's paintings of women, when hung, seem to be inviting you into conversation. Conn celebrates inner resilience and strength in “A Sense of Herself."

October 18, 2017

Amy Sabrin, In the Moment

Artist Interviews

"One day, when the trees were that amazing golden greeny mustard color, I said, I just have to stop and paint it — so I did!"

July 13, 2017

Sally Davies, Playing With Water and Dots

Artist Interviews

Does “playing with water” refer only to the children in the picture? Or could it also be that Sally Davies is enjoying experimenting with watercolor again?

May 25, 2017

Wen LePore’s Unplanned, Unpredictable Paintings

Artist Interviews

This is a typical painting for me: It came from a mistake or unpredictability.

January 5, 2017

Jane Thomas’s “Raining Window”

Artist Interviews

There's no more quintessential wet-weather experience than staring out a rain-streaked window, and that familiar scene is the subject of December's award-winning watercolor by Jane Thomas.

October 20, 2016

Catherine Hillis: “Fresh, Moving Color”

Artist Interviews

Painter Catherine Hillis loves to capture a good story, so it’s not surprising that an exhibit like “Op-Ed” garnered her an award.

August 29, 2016

Florence Setzer and the Beauty of the Commute

Artist Interviews

Rush hour finds peace in a cool palette — and a quiet moment plucked from a stressful routine.

December 29, 2015

Q&A with Watercolorist Pat King

Artist Interviews

“I think that a successful painting happens when you really enjoy the process.”

August 27, 2015

Cityscapes in Watercolor: a Q&A with Michele Rea

Artist Interviews

“I love the mystery of what took place in the past and who might have lived or worked there.”

June 9, 2015

Q&A with Watercolorist Tammy Wiedenhaefer

Artist Interviews

In several ways, this month's Best in Show piece is a classic Art League story.

May 20, 2015

Meet Alice Kale, Our Newest Watercolor Instructor

Art Classes

You've seen her artwork in the Gallery, you've met her at opening receptions, and this summer you can start taking classes with Alice Kale.

January 21, 2015

Lessons in Frozen Watercolor

Art Classes, Artful Resources

What I learned painting in 17 degree temperatures today: when it's cold enough out, watercolor crystallizes on your palette, and then solidifies on your paper.

December 17, 2014

Q&A with Watercolorist Gwen Bragg

Artist Interviews

This dogwood branch started life on the artist's tree, traveled to the classroom, was captured in its autumn glory with colors mixed on the paper, and today it's in the December All-Media Exhibit.

October 20, 2014

Artist Pamela Patrick on Miniatures

Artist Interviews

“I tend to see ALL the details! Working in miniature releases me from sweating the details, since the size forces me to take in the whole scene.”

September 4, 2014

Watercolorist Carolyn Gawarecki on Albuquerque Night

Artist Interviews

“I wanted to do a bold, strong, dramatic painting that would stand out with some twinkling colorful lighting effects.”

August 22, 2014

Q&A with Painter Leigh Culver

Artist Interviews

“In art, red autumnal leaves have always, perhaps rather tritely, symbolized the passing of time, death, beauty, fragility, etc. But when you are in the midst of experiencing it on a personal level, it resonates.”

March 6, 2014

Two-Day Workshop: Glazing in Watercolor

Art Classes

"Some watercolor artists tend to define wet-in-wet watercolor and glazing watercolor as two totally separate and opposed approaches to the medium. I tend to see them as complementary."

February 24, 2014

Q&A with Award Winner Milton Shinberg

Art Classes, Artist Interviews

"People say watercolor is unforgiving, which just means you have to enjoy risk and accident. I'm trying to get there."

October 18, 2013

Q&A with Award Winner Sheila Delaquil

Artist Interviews

At the Window was awarded the Sid Platt Watercolor Award in this month's "Body Language" exhibit, open through November 4.

October 14, 2013

And They’re Off! Solomons Island Workshop

Travel Workshops

Peter Ulrich, watercolor instructor at The Art League, sent in two photos of what he's been painting at Solomons Island, the site of a travel workshop starting today.

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Watercolor

Watercolor classes

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Start Date

Type

Term

Day of the Week

Time of Day

Instructor

Negative Painting: A Positive Experience for Watercolorists

Beginning in Watercolor

Watercolor Experience – Online

Watercolor Experience – Online

Sumi-é : East Asian (Oriental) Brush Painting

Watercolor from Start to Finish

Expressive Watercolor / Planning a Painting

Expressive Watercolor / Planning a Painting – Online

Sumi-é : East Asian (Oriental) Brush Painting

Sumi-é : East Asian (Oriental) Brush Painting

Soft Pastel and Gouache Painting

Watercolor Portraits

Watercolor instructors

Amy Browning-Dill

Rachel Collins

Avis Fleming

Charlene Fuhrman-Schulz

Jinchen Han

Susan Herron

Emily Rose Hirtle

Alice Kale

Mark Malecki

Susan O’Neill

Kim Stenberg

Peter Ulrich

Watercolor on the Creativity in Action blog

I am interested in...

Drawing

Painting

Pottery & Ceramics

Photography

Watercolor

Children & Teens

Printmaking

Graphic & Book Arts

Jewelry & Metal

Sculpture

Stained Glass & Mosaic

Fiber & Textile Arts

Art & Technology

Becoming Professional

Travel

Visiting Artists

Your help is needed to support The Art League’s future!

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