Class Content: This Watercolor Wash with Pen and Ink class is designed for beginners and intermediates with a desire to learn essential skills and techniques using the two mediums together. We will learn the technical side of drawing and painting and then I will show you the fun and easy way to turn a photograph or reference picture into a simple, yet beautiful work of art.
In this hands-on class, we will explore pen and ink techniques as well as watercolor to complete several paintings while learning drawing and painting skills that will allow you to feel more confident in both mediums. Come have a relaxed day discovering a new depth to painting and drawing.

Supply List: All supplies included

Biography: Glenda Bowles has over 30 years of experience in the Arts and nearly this in teaching. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Tennessee Knoxville specializing in watercolor. She furthered her education at the University of Tennessee with a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction and then went on to receive a Certificate in Counseling in Saint Louis Missouri. She has taught for 25 over years to affluent and impoverished students, over a range of ages – from 4 years old to adults, including art therapy. With her extensive experience teaching domestically and abroad, she brings a wealth of knowledge and perspective to any classroom. She focuses on core technical skill building, art history, and art theory, as well as instructing in multiple art mediums in the classroom. She enjoys just about every medium of Art that is out there. Presently, she is creating art in watercolor, pen and ink, oils, acrylic, gouache, and graphite predominantly.
She has exhibited her artwork in numerous settings from Fine Arts shows and sales including the Brentwood Academy show in Nashville, Memphis College of Art, the Knoxville Museum of Art, the Emporium, and in smaller settings in Knoxville and Morristown. She has a permanent exhibit of murals in Knoxville as well as in Greece, Belize, and Jordan. 
 She has lived cross-culturally, which has brought such a deeper love for this world. She loves to be outdoors on warm days, especially in her kayak or on her bike.