Magic Valley Arts Council

Painting Water in Watercolor: From Still Pools to Roaring Waves
2025-09-18 - 2025-10-30 | Magic Valley Arts Council, 195 River Vista Place, Ste 1, Twin Falls, ID, 83301, United States
Painting Water in Watercolor: From Still Pools to Roaring Waves
with Leslie Lambert
Thursdays, September 18 – October 30 (no class Oct 2) | 5:30-7:30pm
$120 / MVAC Members
$150 / Non-Members (membership begins at on $25/year! Click here to join or renew your membership and save.)
Register online below, or call 208-734-ARTS (2787) to sign up!

Water is one of the most captivating—and challenging—subjects in watercolor. In this immersive class, we’ll explore the many moods of water, from the glassy stillness of a mountain lake to the crashing drama of ocean waves, and even the explosive energy of geysers. You’ll learn how to capture movement, light, and atmosphere while building confidence in painting everything from calm reflections to dynamic splashes.
We’ll cover techniques for:
· Painting reflections on still water
· Creating the illusion of depth and transparency
· Depicting ripples, waves, and surf
· Expressing movement and force in crashing waves and geysers
· Using color and value to create believable water scenes
Whether you’re drawn to serene landscapes or energized by nature’s power, this class will give you the tools and techniques to bring water to life on the page. Open to all levels.

Required Supply List (alternatively, you can buy a supply kit from the instructor for $85)
· Paper: 1 full sheet (22×30”) of 100% Cotton 140 lb cold press watercolor paper. I prefer Arches or Winsor & Newton. We will be doing quarter sheet (11×15”) paintings
· masking fluid (Winsor & Newton is best)
· #6 round brush with a good point
· #12 round brush and/or ½” cat’s tongue brush
· Scrub brushes (soft and hard)
· 2-3” hake brush
· pencil and kneaded eraser
· palette
· transfer paper
· ruling pen/straw
Paints:
o Cobalt Blue
o Winsor Blue (green shade), also called Thalo Blue or Intense Blue
o Burnt Sienna or Quinacridone Burnt Orange
o Winsor Yellow or Cadmium Yellow Light/Pale
o Raw Sienna (Winsor & Newton)
o Quinacridone Rose, also called Permanent Rose

Supplies not included in the watercolor kit (please bring):
· board to tape quarter sheet of paper on
· masking tape
· spray bottles (soft mist and one with a harder spray)
· paper towels
· water container
· old towel or cloth

About the Instructor

Leslie Lambert (also known as Leslie Redhead) is an award-winning artist, teacher, illustrator, and author known for her dramatic watercolors. Her art focuses on the combination of spontaneity and detail that watercolor has to offer. She continues to explore the possibilities and pushes the medium beyond its limitations to achieve luminous and incredible results.
Leslie’s paintings are in private and corporate collections worldwide. She has a Master of Education in Art Education and holds signatures with Northwest Watercolor Society (NWWS) and the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour (CSPWC). Leslie teaches painting and drawing at the University of Victoria in Victoria, BC and conducts workshops in Canada, the U.S., and Spain. She currently resides near Spokane, WA.
Her work is featured in Splash 10: Passionate Brushstrokes from the Splash: Best of Watercolor series, Leslie Redhead: the life of an artist, and Making It! Case Studies of Successful Canadian Artists. She is the author of Watercolor 365 and illustrator the children’s book, Island in the Salish Sea by Sheryl McFarlane. Leslie is represented by Horizon Fine Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Trail’s End Gallery in Chewelah, Washington, and the Kube Gallery in Fort Langley, BC.
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