Join us for this engaging workshop with renowned artist Dan Wiemer! In this introductory workshop, students will learn techniques that help solve the mysteries of watercolor. Discover how to work with the watercolor medium, including wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, and luminous washes. Students will be guided through a series of smaller studies using Dan’s approach of “see it, simplify it, and state it”.
This class is fun and fast-paced. Participants will watch demonstrations and then apply the concepts to their own work through hands-on painting. Students will also be able to engage in dialogue as they work, with friendly back-and-forth critiques for constructive feedback with Dan and the class.
Workshop Information:
Date: Saturday, May 2 from 9am-4pm (one hour break for lunch)
Teaching artist: Dan Wiemer
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Ages 18+
Participation fee: $175 per person
Note: Scholarships available for students with financial need. Please email molly.rivera@redwingarts.org
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About the Artist: Trained as a graphic designer with a degree from Iowa State, Dan paints in the studio and on location (plein air), and has won many awards including several best-of-show in juried competitions and art fairs throughout the Midwest.
For more than 25 years, Dan has taught watercolor and previously served as the president of the MN Watercolor Society. His technique uniquely combines opaque acrylic with transparent watercolor that stylizes the landscape and is influenced by printmakers and batik artists.
Dan has been fortunate to have two extended stays in China - painting, teaching and exhibiting. In addition to China, he has painted in Puerto Rico, Scotland, Ireland, Canada and throughout the United States.
“I am obsessed with design, negative shape making and the ruggedness of the north. These obsessions led me to study Canadian painters, most notably Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven, who worked primarily in the early 1900’s. The illustrative style is personally relatable to me. Their career paths evolved from graphic designers, to illustrators, to painters. This has been my path as well.
Finding rhythm in the landscape has become a hallmark of my work. Rhythm to me is connecting highlight shapes with linked shadow shapes in an interesting way that creates movement and pathways for the eye.
My technique uniquely combines opaque acrylic with transparent watercolor that stylizes the landscape and is influenced by printmakers and batik artists. Their approach to creating negative shapes is similar to how I construct and distill my scenes. “ - Dan Wiemer