Expressive Botanicals with Paige Quinn-Vasic

FIVE WEDNESDAYS, APRIL 1-29, 6:30-9:00PM SLIDING SCALE $200-275* Explore the vast possibilities of watercolor and push its limitations. We will be studying the properties that make this medium both perplexing and meditative. Learn different methods of manipulation when it comes to creative expression with watercolor. From salt to plastic wrap, you can use just about anything to produce surprising results. These methods will be applied to our beautiful botanical subjects, so bring your inspiration and any pictures that move you. This class is open to all levels from beginner to seasoned watercolorists. The format of the class is loose, but guided in technique. What you create is ultimately your choice. Each class will begin with a brief demo and then it is up to you how you will apply what you’ve learned and approach your botanical subject, whether from a photo or a cut specimen. Clear step by step processes are also provided for those who appreciate more structure on their journey. Whatever your vision, we will break it down together and find opportunities to add unexpected flair with some playful, simple techniques. Paige Quinn-Vasic is a local working artist who is trained in many creative mediums such as painting, printmaking, ceramics, and more. She completed her bachelors in fine arts and art education at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, which drove her to explore an interdisciplinary practice. Her medium of choice in the last few years has been collage with painted paper, but recently got back into oil painting. The feeling of manipulating color is meditative in a way that other processes feel more removed from the quality of direct play. Her practice tends to hop between mediums as she follows the whims of her creative inner child, exploring whimsy, peculiar curiosities, and microaggressions. Since moving to Northampton in 2023, she has earned a LCC grant for her community project, Noho Art Club, and dove into teaching workshops. You can see more of her work at www.paigesquinn.com or @paigesquinn and @nohoartclub on Instagram. *Payments on the upper end of the sliding scale help support our continued commitment to accessibility, including sliding scale models and the NCFA Community Fund.