The Way of Watercolor: Spring Session

Wednesdays, April 22, 2026 – May 27, 2026

10:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Adults (Ages 15+)

Cost: $240 per person for the entire 6-week series

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.

Supplies are not included in the cost of the workshop. Please see the supply list for details below.

All skill levels are welcome!

About the Instructor

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 flats 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

For questions regarding the supply list, please contact the instructor via e-mail at teresajcromwell@yahoo.com.

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.