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Art Toolkit Workshops

Watercolor Fundamentals

Dive into Watercolor Painting with this Six-Session Course with Maria Coryell-Martin.

Watercolor Fundamentals

Live workshop with Maria Coryell-Martin.

Choose your level of participation:

Workshops are not eligible for discount.

A smiling woman with curly hair stands in a bright studio filled with art supplies, surrounded by colorful artwork on the walls. She wears a light blue sweatshirt with a sun design and a palette of paints rests on the table in front of her.

Join us online from January 15th through February 26th for Art Toolkit’s Watercolor Fundamentals with Maria Coryell-Martin this winter! Originally launched in 2023, Watercolor Fundamentals is a six-week online course with weekly videos, prompts, student feedback, and live sessions on Wednesdays from 4 – 5pm Pacific.

Together, we’ll practice a range of foundational watercolor techniques, including mixing colors, brushwork, layering paint, and composition. You’ll build confidence in the studio with skills you can bring on your adventures everywhere.

We’re offering a limited quantity of Live Access spots that include a hand-picked kit of watercolor supplies and the opportunity to join the live sessions with Maria, where she will guide you through the lessons, answer questions, and demo additional skills.

We hope you can join us for this comprehensive introductory course with Maria! Register for Live Access by January 14th while spots and supplies remain; register for Recorded Access anytime for the next twelve months. See you online!

A serene watercolor landscape featuring a snowy mountain range, soft blue skies, and calm waters dotted with icebergs.
Two speckled eggs resting on a bed of various smooth pebbles, with sandy tones in the background.
A misty mountain scene depicted in watercolor, featuring a prominent peak surrounded by soft clouds and tall pine trees in the foreground. The color palette includes muted greens, grays, and blues.
Snow-capped mountains rise majestically under a blue sky, with wispy clouds and patches of greenery in the valleys.
A tranquil seascape featuring a distant island under a dramatic sky filled with dark clouds, with calm waters reflecting the muted tones of the scene.
Scenic watercolor of a coastal village with colorful houses nestled against a rocky shoreline, surrounded by snow and ice. Small boats are seen along the water's edge, with mountains in the background.
A serene landscape depicting a massive ice shelf against a soft, muted sky. Icebergs float in the calm water, creating a tranquil, monochromatic scene.
Jagged, snow-capped mountains rise above a calm, icy sea, with patches of floating ice and a cloudy sky overhead.

The Watercolor Fundamentals Kit

A set of art supplies arranged neatly, featuring a sketchbook, watercolor paint tubes in various colors, a paintbrush, a palette, and two paper towels.

Included exclusively with the Live Access version of this course, the Watercolor Fundamentals Kit includes hand-picked supplies to start your watercolor journey.

  • Pocket Palette with 8 Standard Pans, a Large Mixing Pan, and a Small Mixing Pan, ready for you to fill.

  • Hahnemühle Landscape Watercolor Book.

  • Rosemary & Co R10 Golden Synthetic Pointed Round Brush.

  • 8 tubes of Van Gogh® by Royal Talens watercolor paints.

  • Helvetica pencil and blue shop towel.

What You Will Learn

  • Learn how to set up your palette.

  • Understand the basic properties of watercolor.

  • Explore a range of mark making possibilities.

  • Practice water control through a range of washes.

  • Explore color mixing and working with triads.

  • Create simple layered landscapes.

  • Develop awareness of positive and negative shapes.

  • Approach composition through thumbnails and value sketches.

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.

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.

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.

The Art Toolkit Learning Community

If you have joined us for workshops recently, you’ll know that we are now using Circle—a community platform for hosting all things workshops, from supply lists to reference images, as well as a place to share art! After signing up for any of our workshops, watch for the Art Toolkit Community invitation in your inbox to get started!

About Maria Coryell-Martin

A person stands in a grassy area near the coast, holding supplies while wearing a green jacket and a blue beanie. Sparse trees and an overcast sky are visible in the background.

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 on expeditions in the Pacific NW, 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, as well as multimedia presentations and hands-on workshops to promote observation, scientific inquiry, and environmental awareness. Learn more at: expeditionaryart.com.

Maria is the founder of the Art Toolkit, creating expedition-proven tools for sketching and painting, from urban to wilderness adventures.

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