The World of Watercolor with Ross Barbera | Fri 10am-1pm | 4/25-5/30 | Spring 2025

The World of Watercolor with Ross Barbera | Fri 10am-1pm | 4/25-5/30 | Spring 2025

Watercolor | Available

107 East Deer Park Road Dix Hills, NY 11746 United States
Studio 7
All Levels
4/25/2025-5/30/2025
10:00 AM-1:00 PM EST on Fri
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430.00 USD
Member Discount Available

The World of Watercolor with Ross Barbera | Fri 10am-1pm | 4/25-5/30 | Spring 2025

Watercolor | Available

Jump into the world of watercolors with master watercolorist Ross Barbera. This course is designed for students of all skill levels in the medium of watercolor. Students will study methods of transparent watercolor painting, and apply these techniques in the creation of their individual watercolor paintings. Instructor demonstrations include lessons on drawing, color mixing, wet into wet, dry-brush, pouring, masking, paper preparation and more. Class projects are designed to cultivate technical skill, visual sensitivity, creativity, and knowledge of painting tools and materials, history, and processes. For subject matter, students will have the option of working from their photographs, or from ones supplied by the instructor. This class is suitable for all levels and will provide a fun, informative, and supportive atmosphere for artists of all backgrounds to develop their skills!

To view a selection of Ross' watercolor paintings, go to his website here:

https://watercolorpaintingworkshop.weebly.com/


  • Ross Barbera, Watercolor Supply List
    Click on this link https://watercolorpaintingworkshop.weebly.com/supply-list.html to view the following supply list with links. 


    Winsor & Newton tube watercolor paint. Suggested tube size 14ml:
    Neutral Tint
    Brown Madder
    Burnt Sienna
    Winsor Yellow
    Yellow Ochre
    Winsor Red
    Cadmium Scarlet
    Quinacridone Magenta
    Antwerp Blue
    Cerulean Blue
    Winsor Blue
    French Ultramarine Blue
    Cobalt Blue
    Paynes Gray

    Paper:
    Block of 140lb, Arches Watercolor Paper, Cold Press, 8" x 10", or larger.

    Brushes:
    Winsor & Newton Sceptre Gold II Brush - Pointed Round, Short Handle, Size 6
    Winsor & Newton Sceptre Gold II Brush - Pointed Round, Short Handle, Size 3
    Princeton Neptune Synthetic Squirrel Brush - Quill, Short Handle, Size 6

    Palette:
    Blick Covered Palette

    Miscellaneous:
    Grafix Rubber Cement Pick-Up
    Pebeo Drawing Gum - 45 ml bottle
    Kneaded Eraser
    Masking Tape
    HB Pencil

Barbera, Ross
Ross Barbera

I was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1950. Although I grew up in the city, I spent my summers at my family's homes in Smithtown and Peakville, New York. It was during these summers that I discovered the world of the natural landscape, and it has been the inspiration for my art ever since. In 1975 I received my MFA in painting from Pratt Institute, and I began exhibiting my work at Razor Gallery located in SoHo, NYC.  From the early 80s to the mid 90’s I exhibited at Soghor, Leonard and Associates, Jean Lumbard Gallery, 57th Street in Manhattan, and at the Clark Whitney Gallery, Lennox, Massachusetts. My awards include a National Endowment for the Arts Painting Fellowship, a New York State CAPS fellowship in painting, a grant from the Hillwood Art Museum, Long Island University, C.W. Post College, and numerous awards from juried art exhibitions. My most recent awards include "Best in Show" at "Setauket Artists 39th Annual Exhibition in 2019, and “Best in Show” at "The Atelier’s 3rd Annual Invitational Exhibition," 2021, Atelier Hall, St. James, New York

From 1990 through 2020, I was a full-time faculty member of St. John’s University teaching in the Department of Art and Design and served as the department's chairperson from 2010 through 2013. I retired from St. John’s University in 2020 as an Associate Professor.