What to expect
This is a live workshop that will take place on Zoom. During the workshop, you will have a chance to ask the instructor questions and connect with your fellow classmates. After the workshop, we’ll provide you with a recording to review on your own time.
We’ll be in touch the week of the workshop with instructions for connecting and additional information. Please remember to set a reminder for yourself, and adjust for your timezone. Tickets are non-refundable, but we may be able to transfer your ticket to another student if there is a wait list.
Curious about tickets, technical details, gifting workshops, or anything else? Please see our frequently asked questions page for more details, and please don’t hesitate to contact us for help.
Recommended supplies
- Watercolor paper: also a sketchbook or inexpensive paper to practice on.
- Brushes: bring your favorites, Claire will be painting with a #10 round.
- Pencil and eraser
- Waterproof fine-tip pen
- Paper towel or cloth
- Cup for water
- Watercolors:
Claire encourages you to use what you have and enjoy! The list below are her favorites that she will have on hand. If you’d like to test out her paints, we’ve created an optional Sample Dot Card that you can select at checkout.
- Cobalt Blue (or Ultramarine Blue)
- Phthalo Blue (Green Shade)
- Quinacridone Rose
- Perylene Red (or if that is not available, Pyrrol Scarlet)
- Quinacridone Gold
- Hansa Yellow Medium
- Neutral Tint
- Optional: ruler, or other straight edged object
- Also helpful: a handful of photos from a place you would like to explore during the last 30 minutes of class!
What to expect
Art Toolkit workshops are live events that take place on Zoom. During the workshop, you will have a chance to ask the instructor questions. After the workshop, we’ll provide you with a link to a recording to review on your own time (viewable for at least six months).
We’ll be in touch a week before the workshop with instructions for connecting and additional information. Please remember to adjust for your time zone. Tickets are non-refundable, but we may be able to transfer your ticket to another student if there is a waitlist.
We present our workshops with automated captions. If you wish to request additional accommodations, please let us know in advance.
Curious about tickets, technical details, gifting workshops, or anything else? Please see our frequently asked questions page for more details, and please don’t hesitate to contact us for help.
About Claire
Claire Giordano is an environmental artist, writer, and educator creatively exploring stories of science, climate change, and the modern experience of nature. Through art created outside and in the studio, Claire strives to forge emotional connections between people and place. She is also the founder of the Adventure Art Academy, where she shares monthly virtual watercolor classes that are filmed outside. Whether she is filming at a remote alpine lake or teaching over Zoom, Claire invites you into the process of painting and strives to share the joy of exploring our world with watercolor.
You can see more of Claire’s work on her website, on Instagram, and in this Art Toolkit live demo.