The Way of Watercolor: Late Fall Session Wednesdays in November & December | 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Wednesdays, November 4, 11, and 18, 2026 Wednesdays, December 2, 9, and 16, 2026 Adults   Cost: $240 per 6-week session ENROLL IN The Way of Watercolor WORKSHOP

About the Workshop

Learn the ways of watercolor at Bayard Cutting Arboretum. This series will include techniques to create washes, mix colors, and handle the tools needed to create different effects. These techniques will be applied to creating paintings based on students’ chosen reference images.

Your guide, Teresa Cromwell, has been a practicing watercolor artist since 2006. She has exhibited and won awards in various shows across Long Island. She is a Signature Member of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Northeast, and Rhode Island Watercolor Societies.

Supply List

The following supplies are recommended. If a student has supplies they are currently comfortable working with, they may bring those. The instructor will introduce and review
supplies on day one. Recommended Stores: Michael’s, Blick Art Materials, Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff, and Jerry’s Artarama.

Basic Supplies:

High-Quality Watercolor Paper *Important*

• Recommended Brand: Arches Cold Pressed 140 lb.
• 30”x22” can be cut into smaller pieces. Also sold in pre-cut ‘blocks’

Watercolor Brushes

• Recommended Brands: Princeton, Silver Brush: Black Velvet or synthetic brands
• Round brushes (sizes 6, 8, 10)
• 1” or 2” Flat wash brush
• An assortment of flat or scrubber brushes

Watercolor Paint

• Recommended Brands: Winsor Newton, Holbein, and Daniel Smith
• Primary Colors (The basics needed to get started): Indanthrene Blue, Permanent
  Alizarin Crimson, Permanent Rose, New Gamboge, Raw Sienna.
• Additional Colors (Options to build a bigger palette): Lavender, Shadow Green,
  Blue Horizon, Lemon Yellow, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Cascade Green, Cobalt
  Turquoise, Cobalt Turquoise Light, Mineral Violet, Cerulean Blue.

Additional Supplies:

• Spray Bottle
• Small Flat Toothbrush
• Paint Palette
• Painting Board
• Masking Tape
• Paper Towels

1. Parking fees may apply; see the website for details: https://bayardcuttingarboretum.com/visit/hours/.

2. Transactions will be processed through the Natural Heritage Trust, fees cannot be refunded for participant cancellation.

3. For any additional questions, contact our Education Coordinator, K.T. Williamson, via email.