Watercolor Flowers

Watercolor Flowers

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286 Whisconier Rd, PO Box 122 Brookfield, CT 06804 United States
River Room
Beginner/All
Monday, September 29, 2025-Monday, October 27, 2025
9:00 AM-12:00 PM on Mon
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$285.00
Member Discount Available

Watercolor Flowers

Adult | Unavailable

Why should spring get all the fun?  Flowers fill our souls and captivate our senses. Georgia O’Keefe once said “if you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for a moment”.

Portraitist, ShawnaLee W. Kwashnak, will lead a five week watercolor class that will enhance each participant’s experience for creating beautiful flower paintings.

Each class will begin with exercises in sketching and watercolor techniques, followed by sketching flowers from life and printed inspirations.  All levels are welcome.

**Students are welcome to use supplies provided in the studio at an additional cost of $60 upon registration OR bring in their own supplies using the recommended supply list provided below as a reference.

Recommended materials:

· Watercolor paper  11x14"  is a good size.

· Assortment of brushes - various sizes and types.  (ShawnaLee loves her “mops” size 2 & 8, a liner sized 2; an acrylic round #2, and a 1” flat house brush).

· Watercolor paints - Tube or solid (tube paints need a palette)

· Mixing tray/plate

· Pencil and a kneaded eraser

· Paper towels & large rinse cup

· Salt, light colored crayons or wax, natural sponge, toothbrush.

  • There is a $4 registration fee included in tuition.
    Members will have the $4 deducted from tuition.
    There is a Studio Consumable fee of $4 included in tuition.

    Please Note
    **Class is held Columbus & Indigenous People's Day 10.13.25**

    This class is held in the River Room Studio which is beneath the Gallery.
    There will be a set of steps to walk down.

    Please note that classes at Brookfield Craft Center must meet a minimum number of  2  registrations for the class to run. Students will be notified within a week's notice whether their class will be held. If the class is canceled due to low enrollment, students may request to be transferred to another class or be refunded in full.

Kwashnak, ShawnaLee
ShawnaLee Kwashnak

Award winning New England artist, ShawnaLee W. Kwashnak, loves animals, a warm cup of coffee, and bringing joy to others by creating Portraits of pets and people. With attention to detail, ShawnaLee strives to capture the spirit of her subjects in every work. Each piece is created entirely by hand in the time honored way using authentic artist materials and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. ShawnaLee is a Cum Laude graduate from Western Connecticut State University with a BA in Studio Art and Graphic design/Illustration and has been instructing art for over 28 years. She has served as Youth Art Director and program developer for the Ridgefield Guild of Artists, and taught at many venues as well as privately. She is a current board member of the CT Society of Portrait Artists, a member of SCAN, WAA and also the Richter Association for the arts. Her work has garnered numerous awards including An Award of Excellence from the Richter, Newtown Savings Bank Award from SCAN, recent feature articles in Northeast Equestrian Magazine & Middlebury Magazine as well as the Susan Wakeen Studio Art Award 2019. She is a mother of three, leader of an active Girl Scout Troop and shares her studio space with 4 cats, rabbit, a turtle, and if horses could come inside, the horse too!