Singing Trees in Willowy Wind

Artist/Instructor:  Jennifer Koury
$36 members/$46 not-yet members
*Class size is limited

In Charles E. Burchfield's, Bluebird and Cottonwood, trees dance in the wind. Capture the swaying of tree branches and the undulations of their trunks bending to the forest winds, using your brushstrokes, symbols and colors to create your own forest. 

Jennifer Koury, a watercolorist, delights in both the natural world's play of light and color on forms, and watercolor's whimsical properties: color bleeding, reticulation and natural paint sediments.  Koury has enjoyed a rewarding career as a dedicated painter and freelance illustrator.  She is published in both children's and adult based books. Her work is featured at George Washington's Mount Vernon and Yuma Regional Medical Center, Arizona.  After graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University in Painting and Printmaking, Koury continued her studies to graduate from Art Center College of Design, California.  A member of the BSA, NFWS and NFPAP, she resides with her family in Buffalo, and is inspired by the natural beauty of Western New York for both plein air and studio paintings.

Supply List:

Arches 100% Cotton, Cold Press 140 lb Watercolor Paper for the size painting of your choice
Watercolor Palette and water container
Brushes: Bring your personal favorite choices, or Round #14 Escoda- Versatil, or Round #12 Princeton Aqua Elite 4850 Synthetic Sable Brushes extra-long bristles, and Flat 1 inch Princeton Stroke Brush or a higher quality Flat 1 ", OR your personal favorite brushes
High Quality Tube Watercolor Paint, that is not a student grade
Photo reference which will inspire you to capture swaying tree branches and undulations of tree trunks bending and dancing to willowy forest winds. Feel free to also include any forest animals working, scampering or flitting through the foresBacking board, paper towels and masking tape

Download the registration form.

For further information go to the International Center For Watercolor or contact Kathy G. Shiroki at shirokkg@buffalostate.edu, 716.878.3549.