Classes for 2009 will begin on Friday, Sept. 25, 9:30-noon in CeCeile’s Studio in downtown St. Paul

These classes run for 6 week sessions, but continue throughout the fall, winter and spring months. Read description above for Traditional Watercolor. For watercolor supply list click here. To sign up or for more information please contact CeCeile at 651-647-6078 or email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

 6 classes - $140. Or pay as you go - $30. per session.

Tues. evening, 7-9:30 pm at The Atelier Studio School of Fine Art    

This unique class is designed to accommodate both beginning and continuing students who wish to learn the basics of traditional watercolor. Composition, value, color mixing and design are taught in an atmosphere of helpful and friendly critiquing. Students learn techniques by doing studies of the masters, later applying those techniques to their own works from nature.  

This class will have 12 sessions and will begin in Sept. Start date will be announced soon.                                                           

The Atelier, 1681 E. Hennepin Ave. Minneapolis, MN

For watercolor supply list click here. To sign up call The Atelier at 612-362-8421 or visit www.theatelier.org

CeCeile Hartleib has been teaching since 1989 when she began with a few students teaching watercolor classes at her apartment in Excelsior, MN. She went on to teach Plein-air Landscape, the Figure Outdoors and Portrait and Still Life painting workshops at Atelier du Nord in Two Harbors, MN. Since then she has taught watercolor at the Edina Art Center, portrait at the Minnetonka Center for the Arts and is currently teaching watercolor classes in her studio in St. Paul, and watercolor and plein-air landscape classes at The Atelier, Minneapolis, MN.

Watercolor Supply List

Watercolor paper:  140 lb cold press is what I recommend it for beginning students.  One or two sheets cut in fourths will be enough. Continuing students may want to try 300 lb cold press.

Paints:  The best are Winsor and Newton.  Utrecht’s brand works quite well, as well as Grumbacher, too, for lower priced alternatives.  Utrecht is in Minneapolis across the street from the Basilica at 1601 Hennepin Ave.  Colors: cadmium lemon or aureolin, cadmium yellow, cadmium red deep, permanent rose, ultramarine blue and cerulean blue. Antwerp or thalo blue are o.k. if you can’t get cereulean. Tradewinds in St. Paul has discounted prices on Winsor and Newton paints and has Winsor Newton Cirrus brushes (See below.)

Brushes:  The best are Winsor and Newton sables, series 7. I like a size 6 or 7 for an all purpose brush.  Less expensive alternatives: Winsor and Newton Cirrus, Utrecht brand sable, or a Richeson synthetic in a size 6 or 7, and an 8 or 10 if you would like a larger brush too.  Also get a flat angled edge synthetic brush in a ¼ or ½ inch width (Silver Brush makes a nice one.  If you already have others brushes bring them along.

Paint mixing tray:  I like the small round one by Richeson.  It has 10 wells, holds a lot of paint in each well, and retails for around $2.00 at Utrecht and Tradewinds. I use two of them – one for storing dried paint and one for mixing colors. The large trays that hold 25 or so paints are too big and you have to mix your paint on a flat surface instead of a round contained well. This causes your paints to run together and to dry out.

Pencil:  1 size 2H, and one HB. The 2H is used for drawing and the HB is used for tracing.

Water containers:  2 plastic margarine/deli containers will work fine.

Support board:  If you use 300 lb paper a board is not necessary.  If you use the blocks of paper a board is not necessary.  If you use lighter weight paper you would want to tape it onto a piece of or foam board or Plexiglas with masking tape. I prefer small boards no larger than 12”x16”. Please cut it down before class.

Misc:  Paper towels, masking tape, kneaded eraser, or pink pearl eraser, and a few sheets of tracing paper. 

CeCeile Hartleib

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