A serene watercolor landscape featuring a sailboat on calm water, with a dramatic sky filled with soft, swirling clouds in shades of purple, pink, and blue. A distant silhouette of hills is visible on the horizon.

Art Toolkit Workshops

Cloudscapes with Maria Coryell-Martin

Cloudscapes

Online workshop with Maria Coryell-Martin

Live Access

October 12, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Pacific

Live Access registration closes at noon the day before the workshop, or when the workshop is full.

Choose your level of participation:

Paint Expressive Skies in Watercolor.

Join us online on Saturday, October 12th, from 10am – 12:30pm Pacific for Cloudscapes: Paint Expressive Skies in Watercolor with Maria Coryell-Martin!

In this workshop, students will learn tools and techniques for painting expressive skies in watercolor with Maria Coryell-Martin. We will explore color mixing, design, and glazing while painting skies ranging from friendly cumulus clouds to windy high cirrus, low stratus, and layered sunsets. All levels welcome!

A serene watercolor scene featuring three sailboats gently sailing on a calm body of water under a partly cloudy sky. Lush green trees line the horizon, adding to the tranquil setting.
A serene seascape featuring a dark, moody sky with gray clouds above a calm, reflective ocean surface.
A serene watercolor landscape depicting a sunrise over a calm lake, with soft clouds and warm sunlight reflecting on the water's surface.
A serene landscape featuring a distant mountain range under a soft, golden sky. The foreground has gentle, horizontal lines suggesting a tranquil body of water reflecting warm tones.
A serene watercolor landscape featuring a calm body of water reflecting a mix of dark clouds and soft light. Lush green trees line the shore, with hints of yellow and brown illuminated by the sunlight. Mountains rise in the background under a cloudy sky.
A serene watercolor landscape featuring a calm body of water, a silhouette of a small sailboat, and distant hills under a sky with soft pastel colors and fluffy clouds.
A serene watercolor landscape featuring a coastal scene, with a peaceful shoreline, a lighthouse, and scattered buildings among trees. Soft blue and gray clouds fill the sky, reflecting on the water's surface.
A soft watercolor landscape featuring a gradient of blue skies above and gentle hues of green and yellow at the bottom, suggesting distant hills.
A serene watercolor landscape depicting a coastal scene with a rocky shore and a line of green pine trees. The sky is overcast with soft gray clouds, and the water reflects the subtle colors of the surroundings.
A serene watercolor landscape depicting a tranquil body of water between two dark mountains under a cloudy, golden sky.

Workshop Format

We’ve been enjoying the community and course organization of our online learning platform, Circle, and are excited to now offer the option to join workshops live or watch the recording anytime at your own pace. We’re often asked for workshop access beyond the live date and are so glad to make this possible, starting this season. Choose your level of participation: Live or Recorded Access!

  • Live Access

    $60.00

    Includes the opportunity to join the 2-hour workshop call, with an additional 30 minutes for asking questions, sharing art, and receiving feedback from the instructor (2.5 hrs total).

  • Recorded Access

    $50.00

    Includes all workshop materials and access to the 2-hour workshop recording for those who wish to work at their own pace. The recording is available the week following the live call date.

All participants, regardless of selected format, will have access to the workshop recording at least twelve months after the purchase date. We also invite you to join the Art Toolkit Community, a space for people registered for our workshops to share art, creative musings, questions, and inspiration!

Registration Details

How to Register

Select either “Live Access” or “Recorded Access” and add to cart. Important: you are not registered until you have completed checkout.

We will send you a payment receipt by email. If you don’t see it, please check your junk mail folder, and add hello@arttoolkit.com to your contacts.

Next Steps

When you have completed checkout, you’re in!

You will receive an email with an invite link to our learning platform Circle. If you already have an account, this link will add your new workshop to your Dashboard. The access details and syllabus will be under your Course Dashboard.

Questions? Please send us an email and we’ll help you out.

Recommended Supplies

Brushes

A size 8 pointed round brush

A number 8 round brush, such as the Rosemary & Co R10 or R13 travel brush, will work well for this workshop, as we’ll be completing several small studies for practice. Having an additional small brush or two on hand may be helpful for lifting watercolor.

Paper

Cold-press watercolor paper

Maria will be demonstrating in a Hahnemühle 100% Cotton Watercolor Book, which handles washes beautifully. The Hahnemühle Watercolor Book will also work well, and if you prefer to work loose leaf, Maria likes 140lb Arches cold press watercolor paper.

Other Supplies

  • Pen or Pencil

    For sketching and note-taking.

  • Water Cup

    2-3 small water containers are helpful, one for rinsing and 1-2 for cleaner water.

  • Paper Towel or Rag

    Maria likes blue shop towels which can be reused.

  • Optional Extras

    A Pocker Mister and sponge.

About Maria Coryell-Martin

A person stands in a grassy area, holding a notebook and a paint palette, wearing a teal beanie and a green jacket. Sparse trees and a cloudy sky are in the background, with the ocean visible in the distance.

Art Toolkit Founder Maria Coryell-Martin is an expeditionary artist following the tradition of traveling artists as naturalists and educators. Since 2005, she has focused on painting polar and glaciated regions, working with scientists and expeditions in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and the Antarctic Peninsula.

In the field, she sketches with ink and watercolor and collects multimedia recordings to build her palette of place: a record of experience, climate, and color. This work inspires studio paintings for exhibits, multimedia presentations, and hands-on workshops to promote observation, scientific inquiry, and environmental awareness. Learn more at expeditionaryart.com.
An artist sites on a rock, dipping a paintbrush in a Pocket Palette.

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