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WORKSHOP
Loosening Up in Watercolor -- Fun Figurative Paintings
Kathleen Durdin
All Levels
$70/members $80/non-members
March 28, 2026
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Figurative painting can intimidate some artists. In this workshop, Kathy will simplify and demystify how to draw and paint figures on the beach. We will explore different colors, identify where to have hard and soft edges, and incorporate compositional concepts to help connect our art to the viewer.
Please bring a bagged lunch with you.
Location: Beach Art Center: 1515 Bay Palm Blvd Indian Rocks Beach
Meet your Instructor
Kathleen Durdin
I am constantly looking for inspiration in the world around me. I keep a camera with me at all times, looking for images that touch me emotionally. I look for that emotional reaction when I am deciding what to paint.I particularly like painting people. I find interesting people, situations and images all the time. I rarely work on posed situations, as I find informal interaction much more interesting. I am always trying to capture that one spark about the person that makes the painting come alive. I go to life drawing classes whenever possible to practice drawing, as I think that a good drawing is an important framework of any painting.
I grew up with art, as my mother was an artist. However, after graduating college, except for a year in the early 1980s when I took a couple courses at my local community college, I confined my involvement in art to visiting museums and studying exhibitions. I started painting again in 2003, and have been working consistently at it since then.
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