Slow down and observe the small, beautiful details in the world around you. In this creative workshop, you’ll use watercolor to meditate on your surroundings, filling your very own watercolor pages with landscapes and specimen studies. With guidance from your instructor, you’ll explore how to mix paints, create compositions, simplify landscapes, and more.
This workshop is perfect for beginning artists! Start with the basics, and let nature inspire you as you join fellow artists for a fun day of painting outside. As you build skills and work toward creating your own pieces of art, you’ll be able to relax and enjoy the meditative nature of putting watercolor to paper.
- Experience level: All levels welcome; no experience required! Participants must be ages 12+ and all participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
- What’s included: Four hours of art instruction and all art supplies needed for the duration of class!
- Please note registration is only for a single day of class, but you may sign up for multiple days of class if you wish.
- Advanced registration required.
- Location: Happy Isles Art and Nature Center (Shuttle Stop 16). All workshops will be held outside, weather permitting.
- Time: 9 am to 1 pm, with classes recurring Monday–Friday
- Entrance Reservations: Any art program registration(s) that coincide with dates and times of Yosemite National Park’s reservation system DO NOT need a separate entrance reservation to get into the park! Please register by 4 pm PST the day prior for the class you wish to attend to allow us adequate time to transfer your reservation details to NPS.
- Financial Aid: For those with a genuine need of financial assistance to enable their participation in an art class, please email art@yosemite.org.
