Plein Air Watercolors with Opus

This is a recording of Art Toolkit Founder Maria Coryell-Martin’s Plein Air Watercolors presentation with Opus Art Supplies from April 27th, 2023! We’re happy Opus made the recording available so we can share it with anyone and everyone!

Maria shared a mini-presentation about her background as an artist, followed by some of her favorite tools for sketching with ink and watercolor. She invited participants to create alongside her gesture, contour, and thumbnail sketches and demonstrated one of her favorite techniques for working on toned paper.

Gestural pen and watercolor of seagulls standing, sitting, and in flight. — Gulls sketch | Maria Coryell-Martin

Thumbnail watercolor sketch of a seaside cove. — Thumbnail sketches | Maria Coryell-Martin

Watercolor sketch of a crab with thick pen outlines and loose paint on an orange-toned paper. — Crab sketch | Maria Coryell-Martin

We’re grateful to have our products carried by some amazing shops worldwide. Opus Art Supplies, with nine locations around British Columbia, Canada, is one of them. Founded in 1974, Opus is independently owned and committed to supporting and inspiring creativity.

If you have a local art store where you’d love to see our supplies, contact us and we’ll reach out!