Advanced World of Watercolor with Ross Barbera | Fri 9:30am-12:30pm | 4/25-5/30 | Spring 2025

Advanced World of Watercolor with Ross Barbera | Fri 9:30am-12:30pm | 4/25-5/30 | Spring 2025

Watercolor | Available

107 East Deer Park Road Dix Hills, NY 11746 United States
Studio 7
Advanced
4/25/2025-5/30/2025
9:30 AM-12:30 PM EST on Fri
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430.00 USD
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Advanced World of Watercolor with Ross Barbera | Fri 9:30am-12:30pm | 4/25-5/30 | Spring 2025

Watercolor | Available

Take your watercolor skills to the next level with this advanced course led by master watercolorist Ross Barbera. Designed for students with experience in watercolor, this class focuses on refining your technique and deepening your creative expression. Through in-depth demonstrations, you’ll explore advanced methods such as complex color mixing, multi-layered washes, precise dry-brush detailing, innovative masking techniques, and expressive wet-into-wet applications.
 
Class projects will challenge you to push boundaries, develop your personal style, and experiment with new approaches to composition and subject matter. You’ll also gain a deeper understanding of materials, tools, and historical influences to enhance your artistic practice. Bring your own reference materials or work from photographs provided by the instructor.
 
This course offers a supportive and inspiring environment for experienced watercolorists ready to elevate their artistry and create more sophisticated, impactful works.

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

rossbarbera.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.