This class provides step-by-step instruction for those seeking the fundamentals in watercolor painting. For those participants with previous experience there will be individual continued development as well as beginner attention i.e. more emphasis on introduction to the principals of watercolor painting & techniques through demos and structured exercises.

We will cover mixing colors, dark and light and some basic color theory principals. Different brush stroke techniques will be addressed for specific effects i.e. wet on wet, dry stubble applications & blotting.  There will be still life set ups and/or photo references from home to paint from.  An ongoing homework assignment can be brought in the last day for an open critique session.  Material list available upon registration.

Chris Kunze graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Painting/Illustration. He has had a long & successful career in Advertising and Promotion. His illustrations and designs have been used in books, magazines, newspapers, product packaging and logo design.

Chris’ fine art has always remained important throughout his career as a commercial artist.

He has had many solo and group shows in New York City, Westchester County and lower Connecticut, showcasing his oil paintings and illustrations, and more recently his watercolors. Chris was part of an ongoing show at the Arthur Kalaher Fine Art in Sag Harbor, NY

from 2011-2019.  In 2018 he had a solo show of his watercolors at Teatown Lake Reservation.

In 2019 Chris began his participation in Arthouse.NYC’s “Healthcare Heroes Show”.

He has memorialized several healthcare workers who lost their lives during the height of the Covid pandemic. These oil portraits were given to their families and were on view at the

Big Plaza Screen in New York City.

Teaching is a passion that has come to the forefront in the past 15 years for Chris. He has been teaching a plethora of subjects among them drawing, oil painting, watercolors, and more at local Westchester art schools.  He is currently teaching at Scarsdale Adult School.

Chris grew up in Europe and Westchester County.  He currently resides in Salem, Connecticut.

Dates:  Fridays, October 4, 11, 18, 25; Nov. 1, 8.  Makeup Nov. 15.

Time:  1-3pm

Cost:  $195