Watercolor Ornaments with Ryann Carey

Saturday, December 12th 3 - 6 PM $90 Ages 18+ Eno Arts Mill: 437 Dimmocks Mill Rd, Suite 17 - Hillsborough, NC About the class: Create unique watercolor ornaments with Ryann Carey. You will learn basic watercolor skills and ideas for creating good compositions in a small format. Students will have an opportunity to practice skills before turning your vision into a ready to-to-hang ornament. Each student will take home finished ornaments for keepsake holiday decoration or gifting. About the artist - Ryann Carey: A few years ago I took my first painting class and two years ago I painted my first watercolor. I fell in the love with the fluidity of the colors I could produce, colors that I could not necessarily give a precise name to. I also became enamored with the challenges that come with watercolor as a medium. Other mediums allow you to take things back, to cover up mistakes. Watercolor is less forgiving, but interestingly, it frees me from my perfectionist nature. I consider my work exploratory. I don't have a chosen subject matter, though I do go through 'phases'. I am often most inspired driving down the road: by the day fading on the horizon, the reflection of color on the leafless trees, or the early morning fog. One week I may feel inspired by the challenge of re-creating reflections on water and, the next week, by birds and the intricate colors in their feathers. What I strive to capture in my work is the nuance that our eyes pass over. The colors in the shadows, reflections, the clouds. I want to share what I discover from the close observation painting requires. I am captivated by the nuances of color that are seen by the eye but all blurred together until you go to paint it. Painting creates a new relationship for me with the subject matter, one I hope to share with my audience, with the ultimate objective to bring them into that moment or space. Learn more about Ryann's work by visiting her website: ryanncareyart.com