Wet and Wild Mahonia with Sonia Mocnik
Opus Essential WatercoloursAbout This Experience
Join us for a captivating watercolour demonstration with Sonia Mocnik. The demonstration will focus on the vibrant Mahonia, a common plant in the Pacific Northwest known as Oregon Grape. Discover how its waxy leaves beautifully capture raindrops and showcase a range of colours.
Sonia will guide participants through key aspects of colour mixing, including creating greens from phthalo and yellow and complementary greys and purples. Participants will also learn glazing techniques to build tonal depth and how to preserve whites using masking fluid and gel pens.
The session will also cover brush techniques, emphasizing different sizes for washes and details, achieving shadow effects with neutral tint and complementary colours, and manipulating brush strokes for realistic leaf effects.
Participants will gain control over their medium with tips on using water and blotting brushes and receive recommendations for ceramic and metal mixing trays to enhance colour mixing. Join us for some colourful inspiration and tips and tricks for your art practice!
Materials
Opus Essential Watercolours: Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, Neutral Tint, Ultramarine Blue, Gamboge Hue, Cadmium Red Light, Pyrrole Red, Permanent Quinacridone Rose, Phthalo Turquoise
Opus Galiano Watercolour Brushes
Magnani Italia Watercolour Blocks Cold Pressed - 300gsm
Uni-Ball Signo Broad Pen Broad White
Opus Try-it Station: Explore various featured materials on the event day!
About Your Host
Sonia Mocnik is a Canadian watercolorist inspired by the surrounding cityscape and the outdoors. Vancouver-born, she has always enjoyed creating art. Her artwork captures colour, light and their relationship with the stroke of a paint brush. Plein Air is one of her favorite activities, and she has won several awards. She instructs watercolour classes and is an Exhibiting Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, a member of several local art organizations and is on social media with her art videos on YouTube. Her studio is at Portside Studios, 150 McLean Dr., Vancouver, B.C.
Website: soniamocnik.com
Instagram: @soniamocnik
Facebook: Artist Sonia Mocnik
Youtube: Watercolours with Sonia Mocnik
