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Advanced Watercolor

Dates:February 9 - March 16, 2023
Meets:Th from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Location:JMU Ice House Room 117
Cost: $45.00

Sorry, we are no longer accepting registrations for this course.

Please note: this course requires membership in Lifelong Learning Institute '22-'23 Annual Membership or Lifelong Learning Institute '23-24 Annual Membership or Lifelong Learning Institute Spring Semester 2023 Membership

Participants will pay an additional $25 to cover the cost of supplies for the course.


Advanced watercolor will build on the basic skills we acquired in the first watercolor class offered in the fall. More advanced methods are explored such as wet-into-wet which is a technique easy to master. We also use collage and employ more tools such as salting, mixed media and liquid watercolor as well as watercolor pencils and Inktense pencils. Through lecture, demonstration, projects and critiques this class is designed to introduce you to advanced tools and techniques of the art of watercolor though anyone with some experience will gain additional skills with this class.


MARY SHIRA is an instructor at JMU’s School of Art, Design, and Art History, where she teaches Foundation classes in Studio and has lectured in Art History since 1997. She holds an MFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and both a BFA and MS Ed from St. John’s University. As an active artist, her award-winning paintings have been displayed in several galleries, juried shows, and national traveling exhibitions, including exhibiting in 2020 at the Salmagundi Club with the American Watercolor Society, where she is an associate member.

Fee: $45.00
Hours:10.00

JMU Ice House Room 117

127 W Bruce St
Harrisonburg, VA 22801

Date Day Time Location
02/09/2023Thursday9:30 AM to 11:30 AM JMU Ice House Room 117
02/16/2023Thursday9:30 AM to 11:30 AM JMU Ice House Room 117
02/23/2023Thursday9:30 AM to 11:30 AM JMU Ice House Room 117
03/02/2023Thursday9:30 AM to 11:30 AM JMU Ice House Room 117
03/09/2023Thursday9:30 AM to 11:30 AM JMU Ice House Room 117
03/16/2023Thursday9:30 AM to 11:30 AM JMU Ice House Room 117