The Watercolor Pages with Grace McEnaney (Sundays, 12:45 PM to 3:15 PM | February 15-March 15, 2026)
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The Watercolor Pages with Grace McEnaney (Sundays, 12:45 PM to 3:15 PM | February 15-March 15, 2026) - Image 3

The Watercolor Pages with Grace McEnaney (Sundays, 12:45 PM to 3:15 PM | February 15-March 15, 2026)

Price range: $45.00 through $265.00

5 weeks

  • Sundays, 12:45 PM to 3:15 PM | February 8 (snow day), 15, 22, March 1, 8 and 15 (make-up)                                                                  

Location: *Norman Sunshine Center, 11 Green Hill Rd, Washington, CT 06793

*Parking is available behind the building.

The Watercolor Pages Design, Technique & Flow

The Watercolor Pages is a five-week introduction to the watercolor medium where we will take a deep dive into the concepts of Design, Technique and Flow. You will see how these three ideas become the foundation of our watercolor practice.

We will explore values, washes, blending, watering off, textures, layers, negative painting, lifting, color theory and more through fun and beautiful exercises using our jewel toned pigments and water.

As your creative intuition develops, you will feel yourself transforming into becoming an artist. At the end of the five weeks, you will have a beautiful journal, frameable works of art and the ultimate joy of fulfilling your dream of being a watercolor painter.

Let your Sundays truly become a day of rest and relaxation with our winter watercolor class.

 

 

Grace’s watercolor paintings vary in subject matter, and both reflect and interpret her personal life experiences.

 “My work has evolved through various iterations of illustration, design, advertising, map-making, calligraphy, and more. The harmony of my current artistic direction is energetically aligned with these past experiences and fueled by the ever-expanding universal desire for personal creative expression.”

Grace’s work was highlighted in the June 2022 issue of Fine Art Connoisseur magazine in an article entitled, A Legacy of Women & Art Endures. As a member of several regional art organizations, she has exhibited in New York and Connecticut. Her travels in the southwest have also inspired a series of paintings showcasing the region’s beauty, and had a painting entitled Canyon Colors included in the New Britain Museum of American Art’s Art Party of the Year 2024 Exhibition fundraiser.

She holds signature status artist memberships from The National Association of Women Artists, The North East Watercolor Society, Connecticut Women Artists, Connecticut Watercolor Society and The Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club in New York. Notably, in November 2023, she received The Medal of Honor in watercolor from The Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, N.Y., NY, for a painting in a series of Industrial Still Life pieces. Grace received the Eve Hellman Memorial Award from the National Association of Women Artists in June 2025.

Grace’s work can be viewed at www.gracescharrmcenaney.com and at www.ctwomenartists.org under Featured Artists.

 

Cancellation Policy

Participants who withdraw from a class must request a refund or credit more than 14 days prior to the start of the class in order to receive a full refund or credit (minus a $20 cancellation fee or 10% for one-day workshops). Participants who cancel a registration between 8 and 14 days prior to the start of the class may receive a 50% refund or credit. Participants who cancel a registration less than 7 days prior to the start of the class will not receive a refund or credit.

Washington Art Association does not offer prorating for classes, and there are no make-ups, credits or refunds if a student misses a class.

Membership fees are non-refundable.

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Additional information

Membership Status

Member, Non-member
Class Type

Drop-In, Full Session

Paper/Sketchbook: Strathmore hardcover or softcover Arches watercolor paper sketchbook 140 lb. cold pressed approx. 5.5″ x 8″. Or, Arches watercolor Block 7″ × 10″, cold pressed. You can also use what you have or get sheets and cut to approximate size. You have the OPTION to either work in a sketchbook or work on individual sheets and then assemble at end of 5 week class. Paper size is very flexible.

Watercolor paints: If you can, please purchase Winsor & Newton Professional Grade.

Winsor & Newton brand suggested: (size: 5ml) Permanent Rose, Alizaron Crimson, Rose Madder Genuine, French Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Blue, Winsor Blue Green Shade, Transparant Yellowe, Aureolin Yellow, Burnt Sienna, Winsor Green Blue Shade.

OR purchase a set, Winsor & Newton professional watercolor, “Nicki Traikos starter set” is OK.

* Plus: Bring whatever paints you already have.

Brushes: Brush numbers vary according to manufacturers.

Creative Inspirations, short handle mixed set. OR: Richeson watercolor sizes #8 and #10

Flats 1/2″ The most important feature in a w/c brush now is that it have a nice pointec tip and not really be too tiny or too large.

You will also need:

  • 2 good size water jars, not too big, not too small (tupperware is fine)
  • Pencil HB or mechanical pencil, not too hard, not too soft (HB)
  • Paper mate Tuff Stuff eraser stick or any soft eraser, Staedtler, Mars plastic is good
  • Watercolor pallette with good size mixing area (John Pike pallette is best) or White plate
  • 1 black “Le Pen” or very thin black waterproof marker
  • tissues (unscented, no lotion) / white paper towels, no pattern
  • Scotch Matte Finish, Magic Tape 3M

 

**All supplies can be purchsed @ JERRY’S ARTARAMA in Norwalk or West Hartford or online.

Remember to ask for 10% artist discount. Or on-line @ Amazon.

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