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Gallery Hours
Monday – Thursday 10am – 5pm
Friday & Saturday 10am – 6pm
Sunday 12-5pm & by Appointment

Class: Big Bold Botanicals in Watercolor

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Date/Time
Date(s) - 11/20/2025
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Location
Art in Bloom Gallery at Mayfaire Town Center

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Explore botanical subjects with mixed media artist Kirah Van Sickle and improve brush-handling, color-mixing, and composition, to create bold, dynamic watercolor paintings. Through instructor demos, handouts and a variety of techniques, students will have step by step confidence in going from loose studies to formal paintings.

Level: For seasoned beginners to intermediate.

Materials Needed:
All supplies are available locally or through your preferred online vendor. Kirah has links (Amazon affiliate) to her recommended watercolor materials at her website here:

• Watercolor-friendly Sketchbook
• Your preferred watercolor set or palette
• 140# Coldpress Watercolor block or pad 9 x 12″ size (Arches, Canson, Fluid, Strathmore, Fabriano brands recommended)
• Several watercolor specific brushes: round styles in #8, #10 and #12; A flat squared off “wash” brush 1/2″ wide bristles
• Water cup
• 1/2″ artist tape (painter’s tape works, too)