Fearless Watercolor Portraits Workshop with Jan Guarino| Fri & Sat 6/19- 6/20| 10am-3pm | Summer 2026

Fearless Watercolor Portraits Workshop with Jan Guarino| Fri & Sat 6/19- 6/20| 10am-3pm | Summer 2026

Workshops | Available

107 East Deer Park Road Dix Hills, NY 11746 United States
Studio 9
Intermediate, Advanced
6/19/2026-6/20/2026
10:00 AM-2:00 PM EST on Fri Sat
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280.00 USD
Member Discount Available

Fearless Watercolor Portraits Workshop with Jan Guarino| Fri & Sat 6/19- 6/20| 10am-3pm | Summer 2026

Workshops | Available

I was once you ... seeking and searching for teachers, classes, workshops, books, magazines, videos, on-line sites - anyone, anywhere to help me find myself in this incredible medium. Like you I wanted to learn whatever I could to advance my art. Sometimes I was pleased at what happened in a class, but mostly it lead to disappointment. It was from that very frustration I created my classes & workshops based on what I needed as a student and didn’t get. I am ready to share pearls with you to integrate into your work beyond this workshop. I welcome you join this 2 day workshop that will be filled with ideas to integrate into your own portraits to take beyond this workshop. It will be tangible and is meant to be adaptable to enhance your own work.
 

  • • All attendees will submit photos as potential subject to paint

    • I will select one of them or use my own that we all will paint together

    • We will view all of the photos sent and I will explain which would be the best to paint from and why

    • We then will study the anatomy of the face and learn to paint features, hair, shadows while learning what colors to use for skin tones

    • Learn the proper supplies to use, correction technique . . . and more. You will receive my reference photo, my contour drawing for you to transfer to your paper and at the end I will evaluate each painting to help you along to understand how best to complete your painting.

  • If you have student grade paints ­ Windsor Newton Cotman OR Grumbacher Academy ­ DO NOT BRING THEM, I highly recommend that you purchase SOME of the colors I have listed below because the techniques I teach require . You will see the difference in your paintings.

    For the best results, buy the best quality and less colors. I have found these paints and papers help get you the very best results. IF you have Professional Grade Paint, bring them and fill in with some other colors. Below is the list of paint colors I’ll be using:

    1. PAINTS:

    Maimeri Blu Brand (available on line):

    • Indigo • Dragons Blood

    Daniel Smith Brand:

    • Cobalt Blue • Phthalo Turquoise

    • Cascade Green • Undersea Green • Rich Green Gold • Alizerian Crimson • Quinacridone Lilac

    • Imperial Purple • Rose of Ultramarine

    • Raw Sienna • Quinacridone Gold • Quin Gold Deep MISC: • Shadow Violet • MoonGlow

    Holbein Brand: Leaf Green • Jaune Brilliant 1

    • Lilac • Lavender

    QOR Brand: French Cerulean Blue

    Schmincke Brand: Translucent Orange

    Windsor Newton Brand: Designer Gouache

    IF you have professional grade tubes of any of these colors in another brand, don’t buy more, just fill in as needed. Important to know: I use TUBES not PANS!

    If you can share the initial purchase with another painter will help with the cost as these tubes will last you 1 year or better

    2. PAPER: Brands: Arches, Kilimanjaro, Saunders Waterford 140lb Cold Press

    You can purchase 11” x 14” Blocks or 22 x 30 Sheets quartered to be 11” x 15”

    Buy only professional grade paper ­ never student grade

    3. BRUSHES: Brands: Silver Black Velvet, Escoda Prado, King Art, Simply Simmons

    #0 Rigger

    #8 & 10 Round Escoda Prado or King Art

    #8 Tri Wedge King Art

    #16 Escoda Prado Round

    1/4” , 1/2” Angular Escoda Prado Fan brush

    Note: You do not have to purchase expensive sable brushes. I also I prefer short handle brushes

    MISC:

    • Paint Palette, I use a Mijello Fusion 33 ­ make sure there are wells to pull paint out and control water

    • Brush Holder

    • Water container (I use a collapsable dog bowl) • Large Water Spray Bottle w/adjustable nozzle • Small mist spray bottle

    • Dot spray bottle

    https://www.everettswatercolors.com • Old Toothbrush

    • Large Dish Drying Mat

    • Paper Towels or Absorptive Rags

    • Transfer Graphite Paper

    • Mechanical Pencil

    • Kneaded Eraser

    • Pebeo Drawing Gum & Rubber cement pick­up • Mr Clean Magic Eraser

    • 11 x 14 black mat

    Web sites to purchase your supplies from­ sign up for their specials: Cheap Joes, Dick Blick, Jerry’s Artarama and what you can’t find there you can get on Amazon.

    I have chosen all of these materials so that you get the very best results possible using my techniques.

Guarino, Jan
Jan Guarino

Jan is passionate about watercolors. One look at her paintings tells you are looking at the work of a fine artist who is capable of capturing the essence and beauty in diverse subjects - flowers, landscapes, still life vignettes and portraits - people and pets. Her work can be seen in Creations Magazine on each issue’s Poetry Page and sometimes on the cover. Works have also been chosen by businesses to hang on offices and hallways, by homeowners to hang on the walls of their homes, commissioned by organizations to fuel their fundraising efforts and to adorn their journals and marketing materials ~ simply, her work is diverse and sets them apart from the rest. Jan’s creative talent has fueled the success of her own graphics design firm, Guarino Graphics & Fine Arts for over 40 years ~ www.guarino.graphics. Known as the “Logo Goddess”, Jan has won numerous local, regional and national awards for her creative development of corporate identity programs and communication materials for sales and marketing. In addition, she has created her own line of holiday cards that are earth friendly, blending original art with famous quotes. She has traveled to Europe on several painting trips and now organizes her own painting excursions. Currently she is taking a group to Santa Fe, NM in May and Croatia in October. Follow her on Facebook where she has a weekly contest to name her latest painting – the winning title receives a free print! She sells prints on ETSY and posts steps on Pinterest. Jan is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology with an Associates in Applied Science degree, graduating with high honors.