Monoprinting with A Gel Plate & WatercolorsBeginning & Intermediate
May 17, 2025—1 Session (Saturday) 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Instructor: Joyce Clair Class Fee: $65.00 non-members + $25.00 supply fee $58.50 BRMAA members + $25.00 supply fee Join artist and instructor Joyce Clair and discover how to print unique, colorful designs on paper using a gel plate, stencils, soap, and watercolors. Experiment with different papers, natural and man-made stencils, and layering. The prints that you create can be used for cards, collages, or framed art. Students will complete multiple prints during the first half of the class, then assemble a collage or set of cards in the second half. Other techniques that will be covered include gel plate care, monoprinting techniques, watercolor application, color selection, how to find and use stencils, paper selection, sealing watercolor prints, collage and card assembly. No experience is required and all the supplies for the projects will be provided. Call (706) 632-2144 for questions regarding this course and registration. Payment is required to register for BRMAA courses. You may pay via PayPal above, over the phone, or visit The Art Center located at 420 West Main Street, Blue Ridge, GA 30513 to pay in person.
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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR JOYCE CLAIR![]() Joyce Clair has a passion for painting with transparent watercolors. Most of her paintings are completed outdoors or “en plein air” in the beautiful north Georgia mountains. She initiated the “Plein Air Painters of Hiawassee Georgia,” a group of local painters who paint together regularly. Join our group on face book if interested in participating.
Her representational impressionist style is influenced by watercolor master, Ed Whitney (1891-1987). Joyce studied watercolor painting for two years under Dr. Morris Green of the Maryland Institute of Art. Dr. Green was a former student of watercolor master, Ed Whitney. She also attended watercolor workshops with Zoltan Szabo, Tom Lynch, Frank Webb, and Skip Lawrence, many of whom studied under Ed Whitney as well. Joyce also took drawing and photography classes at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C. Joyce grew up in Pennsylvania and lived in Maryland and Texas before moving to Georgia. Since retiring from her Nurse Practitioner career, Joyce devotes most of her time to painting and teaching watercolor, alcohol inks, and drawing. She teaches private and group classes at Artworks in Hiawassee, Georgia, Murphy Art Center in North Carolina, Blue Ridge Mountains Art Center in Blue Ridge, Georgia, Gilmer Arts in Ellijay, Georgia, and ICL at Young Harris College, Young Harris, Georgia . Visit “Joyce Clair Art” on Facebook to view recent works and class notices. Her works may also be viewed at www.fineartamerica.com and at the Murphy Art Center, Murphy, North Carolina. |