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Miniatures in WatercolorOctober 11, 1:00pm - 3:00pm (ALREADY PAST)October 12, 1:00pm - 3:00pm (ALREADY PAST)Painting Class By Carolina BenavidezCarolina grew up in Montevideo, Uruguay and has resided in Arizona since 2006. She fell in love with
Watercolor during her Senior year at Metropolitan Arts Institute, where she now teaches High School
Spanish. Carolina received her BFA in Painting from Northern Arizona University. During her time in
Flagstaff, she taught private art lessons to children and facilitated expressive arts activities for adults with
disabilities at Hozhoni Foundation. These experiences inspired Carolina to pursue her Teaching
Certification and to continue to share the gift of art with others.
Carolina taught Art to K-8 students in Arizona public schools for six years and was awarded Teacher of
the Year at Valencia Middle School in 2017. In the Spring of 2024, she was selected as an Educational
Artist in Residence grant recipient by the City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture.
For the past two years, Carolina has collaborated with De Colores to facilitate art healing sessions for
women in the domestic violence shelter, the community center, and special events.
Carolina is a member of the Arizona Watercolor Association and collaborates regularly with creatives in
Downtown Phoenix, Tempe and Chandler to showcase her art and teach watercolor classes.
Her work has been featured in many galleries and exhibits, including Xico, Phoenix Center for the Arts,
Herberger Galleries, Helios Education Foundation, the Central Arts Market Gallery, and the Skyline
Lofts Art Gallery.
Class Fee: $50.00Kit Fee: $25.00 https://www.carolinabenavidez.com/store/p/artazan-painting-workshop-registration-kit-feeSkill Level: All
In this workshop participants will learn how to use a combination of watercolor techniques to paint a beautiful poppy. Participants will practice the painting techniques and experiment with various color combinations. I will provide participants with color theory handouts and a curated paint palette to create a harmonious design. Once they have chosen the colors for the background and poppies, they will work in wet on wet watercolor layers to create dimension in the flowers. While we allow one painting to start drying, we will start a second one. Participants will be painting on 2” x 3” pieces of Arches cold press paper, with hand torn deckled edges that invoke a rustic and romantic feeling. The last step is to add details in the center of the flower, and to use the scraping technique on the petals. Everyone will take two miniature (2.5” x 3.5”) floating frames with them to display their new creations.
Contact Information: hello@carolinabenavidez.com
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