Image: Tufted Titmouse, Ronna Fujisawa
When: Thursday, November 30, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Virtual
Members: $20
Non-members: $30
Tufted Titmouse, Ronna Fujisawa
*This is a digital art class.
This winter you may notice the Tufted Titmouse on your backyard bird feeder eating and hoarding plenty of sunflower seeds. Let’s celebrate the season and paint a watercolor of this lovely little gray bird. You may even wish to make a few and send them as holiday cards!
Birds are an excellent source of inspiration and a joy to paint. Join this live, online class to paint alongside Ronna Fujisawa, an experienced watercolor painter, art educator, and bird enthusiast.
No prior watercolor experience is necessary for enjoying this tutorial. To prepare for the class, students will use carbon paper and the photo below to create outlines of the birds on watercolor paper. During the class, Ronna will take the students step by step through the process of creating bird-themed holiday cards.
Tufted Titmouse, Jim Roetzel
Students can paint along with Ronna during this live class or work later at their own pace with access to the recording of the online lesson.
Supplies needed:
Carbon copy paper
5x7” fine watercolor paper (Arches 300lb cold press is ideal, or 140lb)
Watercolor paint: cobalt blue, burnt Sienna, Paynes gray, sap green, white and black
Small round brushes, one wash brush, old toothbrush
Blue tape and a board to tape the paper to
Water containers, paper towels, hair dryer
Ronna Fujisawa has a Master of Fine Art in Applied Craft and Design from Oregon College of Art and Craft in Portland, and Bachelor of Fine Art in Painting from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. She is an artist, art educator, and outdoor enthusiast, with a creative practice focused on watercolor and oil painting, mixed media, fiber art, and growing indigo for natural dye and ink. Living in Portland, Oregon since 2015, she connects to nature and birds through plein air watercolor (painting outdoors), hiking, kayaking, and camping. Her teaching practice includes painting classes through the Catlin Gabel Adult Community Arts Programs and the Portland Fine Arts Guild and online watercolor classes, plein air watercolor workshops, and bird watercolor classes for the Portland Audubon. Ronna has been studying and painting birds and landscapes for over a decade. Her online classroom caters to beginner and intermediate students, where the environment is fun, educational, and interactive! Her website will give you an idea of the scope of her work.