The workshop focuses on working with water, learning how to mix colors, understanding paper, and understanding the strengths (and weaknesses) of the medium. Within the 4½ hours (1/2 hour for lunch), we’ll work with a “wet-on-wet” approach for much of the time using many different surfaces and methods. Students will work with several pieces and might not finish any of them (because they’ll have to dry). However, the point of this class is not to have you walk out with a completed painting but, rather, with a new “box of tools” to compliment your painting style. For students who are familiar with watercolors or repeating the class, this is a great opportunity to try something different, or use it on a project you’re already working on.

Lisa Goren was born in California and raised in NYC. Yet, she has dreamed of Polar landscapes since she was in her teens. Her first trip to Antarctica left her inspired and captivated by the landscape. She has also traveled to Iceland, Alaska, and the high Arctic to increase her understanding of the Polar Regions. Her work was recently written up in the New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/03/27/travel/muse-in-hot-pursuit-of-ice-and-cold.html?_r=0.

Goren’s work can be found in personal collections all over the world, from Australia to Iceland, and the United States. She was awarded a place on the 2013 voyage of The Arctic Circle, an artist residency sailing near the North Pole. Teaching locations include the Monroe Center for the Arts, New Art Center, South Shore Art Center, Brookline Arts Center, and the Eliot School for the Arts. She is represented by Paula Estey Gallery, Newburyport, MA.