A serene watercolor painting featuring a snow-capped mountain surrounded by dark evergreen trees, reflected in a calm blue lake. The composition is layered with varying shades of blue, creating a tranquil atmosphere.

Art Toolkit Workshops

Monochromatic Landscapes

Explore the Range of a Single Pigment with Claire Giordano.

Monochromatic Landscapes

Live workshop with Claire Giordano.

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Workshops are not eligible for discount.

This is a recording of the live workshop from February 2025, Monochromatic Landscapes: Explore the Range of a Single Pigment with Claire Giordano! Our upcoming live workshops are posted at the top of our Workshops page.

In this workshop, Claire Giordano guided participants through the painting process with step-by-step instructions and tips. You will dive into different watercolor techniques for creating atmospheric skies, simplifying a scene through a sketch, creating a feeling of depth in a landscape, and understanding value!

By the end, you will have combined all these techniques to paint an iconic Pacific Northwest mountain with a single pigment.

This workshop will be available for purchase until February 8th, 2026 after which you will have access to it for one year after your purchase.

A cluttered artist's workspace featuring paint tubes, brushes, a palette with blue paint, and scraps of paper with abstract designs.
A watercolor painting of a snowy mountain landscape with dark evergreen trees in the foreground. Brushes and a palette with various paint colors are placed beside the artwork.
A black and white watercolor painting depicting a snow-capped mountain surrounded by tall pine trees in the foreground, with a dramatic sky adding depth to the scene.
A steep, rocky mountain face with sharp peaks and snow accents, depicted in black and white watercolor.
A misty mountain landscape featuring tall evergreen trees and soft, gray tones. The scene captures a serene atmosphere with mountains fading into fog.
A collection of blue-hued watercolor paintings depicting mountainous landscapes with trees and a lake, featuring various shades of blue and white.
A watercolor landscape featuring blue skies and snow-capped mountains. In the foreground, a smaller sketch of mountains in grayscale adds depth and contrast to the vibrant colors of the main scene.
A serene watercolor landscape featuring a snow-capped mountain reflected in a lake, surrounded by dark evergreen trees under a soft, cloudy sky.

Registration Details

This workshop has two options available for purchase. Select either “Live Access” or “Recorded Access” and add to cart. Important: you are not registered until you have completed checkout.

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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.

Note: Live Access requires a computer with a reliable internet connection.

About Claire Giordano

A smiling woman with long hair wears an orange knit hat with a pom-pom and a black sweater, standing among trees in a forest.

Claire Giordano is an environmental artist, writer, and educator who creatively explores the interwoven patterns of people, places, and climate change. In her interdisciplinary work, Claire strives to create visual and virtual spaces that foster connections between individuals and our warming world. Claire is also the founder of the Adventure Art Academy, where she teaches immersive virtual art classes filmed on her hiking adventures.
An artist sites on a rock, dipping a paintbrush in a Pocket Palette.

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