Watercolor Painting: The Figure (In-Person Class)

Watercolor Painting: The Figure - In Person

Kyle Andrew Phillips | Spring I | Thursdays: Jan 15 - Feb 19

Class Description:

This class examines the language and techniques of watercolor painting from the figure.

Students will paint using a variety of strategies derived from current and historical practice. As a medium that allows only a few corrections, the basis of watercolor must be understood. Students will learn the medium’s behavior on wet and dry paper and how to cause accidents without losing control, allowing the medium to express itself and create images that are alive. A variety of topics about the figure: life drawing and painting, nudes and portraits, flesh tones, reserving white from the paper, volume, and color theory. The aim is to build three-dimensionality from a flat surface, providing life to the human form. There will be daily lectures, demonstrations, exercises, and one-on-one guidance to find each student’s style. Investigating the model, we will be working through a series of activities, beginning with a series of quick gestural studies and progressing to longer paintings. The goal is to win the confidence and obtain definitive results in this unforgiving technique. All levels of experience are welcome.

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Spring I Session Dates:

Scheduled occurrences for the next session of this class are as follows:

Week	Date	Time
Week 1:	1/15/2026	6 - 9 pm ET
Week 2:	1/22/2026	6 - 9 pm ET
Week 3:	1/29/2026	6 - 9 pm ET
Week 4:	2/05/2026	6 - 9 pm ET
Week 5:	2/12/2026	6 - 9 pm ET
Week 6:	2/19/2026	6 - 9 pm ET

Before Class - Welcome & How to Prepare for Class
Week 1 - Three Values - Two Long Poses and anatomy
Week 2 - Wet-On-Wet - Two Long Poses
Week 3 - Warm and Cool - Short Poses
Week 4 - Three Colors - Color Skin - Two Long Poses
Week 5 - Three Colors - Color skin - Introduction to Portrait
Week 6 - Four Colors - Color Temperature, Reflected Light

$360.00
In-Person
6 Weeks
Beginner to Intermediate

Meet Your Instructor

Kyle Andrew Phillips

Instructor

Kyle lives in Brooklyn, NY. He has had multiple group shows in NYC and abroad as well as solo shows in Connecticut. His work can be found in the permanent collection of The New Britain Museum of American Art in Connecticut and numerous private collections across the country. Kyle’s representational paintings are shown by Eric Schindler Gallery in Richmond, VA. His abstract paintings on paper are represented by Embrace Creatives, based in Detroit, MI.