Mondays | 9:00 a.m.- 12 noon | 5 weeks April 6, 20 27, May 4 & 11 @ Townsend Atelier Instructor: Durinda Cheek This class is perfect for those who are just starting out with watercolors or those who would like a refresher course. Durinda will guide you through understanding the watercolor medium and materials. Learn the different techniques that make watercolor such a versatile medium. Along with instruction, there will be demonstrations and exercises working with color mixing and paint application. No previous painting or drawing experience is required! Level: Beginning Pre-registration required. Masks are optional. Click here to download a materials list Materials can be purchased at Townsend Atelier’s store prior to or during the workshop. Students will receive a 20% discount on everything, excluding brushes. About the Instructor: Durinda has a Master’s degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She has taught numerous art classes in the Georgia public schools, The McCallie School in Chattanooga, and has been an adjunct professor at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. In addition, she has taught classes from her own studio and has led workshops throughout the southeast region and in France and Italy. In addition to teaching, Durinda’s award-winning paintings have been exhibited in numerous international and national exhibitions and are represented in corporate and private collections in the US and abroad. Working in both watercolor and oil, she uses the medium that best suits the subject. To enhance her professional growth, she has studied with master artists such as Wayne Wu aws, Tom Lynch, Jack Beal, and David Leffel OPA. She is a signature member of Georgia, Tennessee, and Louisiana Watercolor Societies, a member of Oil Painter’s of America, Plein Air Florida, Plein Air Georgia, and the Association for Visual Artists. As an invited artist for the last four years, she paints at Walt Disney’s World’s Epcot Flower Festival every spring along with eleven other artists from across the country.
