Beginning Floral Watercolor with Mary Axelson
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This course is ideal for those who have never painted watercolor. Acquire basic wet-into-wet techniques and good watercolor habits while learning to paint multicolored flowers and modulate value in monochromatic flowers. Paint basic floral forms with gradual increases in difficulty, becoming comfortable with watercolor as a medium and learning skills that can be the basis for further study.
Instructor Mary Axelson is an award-winning painter with Signature Status in Minnesota Watercolor Society, Red River Watercolor Society, California Watercolor Society and South Carolina Watercolor Society. Her painting “Great White Hope” received “Best of Show” in the MNWS 2026 Spring Show “Pushing Pigments.”
- Days: Friday
- Dates: October 23 - November 20, 2026
- Times: 1:30 - 4 p.m.
- Fee: $60 per participant (5 sessions)
- Registration: Online at Webtrac
- For adults 18 years of age and above.
- Supplies: Not provided. Must be purchased in advance of first class. See registration link for full materials list.
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