Wednesdays, July 8, 2026 - August 5, 2026 | 10:30 am to 12:30 pm (5 Sessions)

Join artist Donna Underwood to explore the techniques of watercolor while capturing the diverse wildlife found throughout the Garden. This course focuses on the smooth transition between subject matter and background, teaching you to balance loose brushwork with realistic detail and navigate the interplay of light, shadow, and form.

You will learn to create a unified composition by bridging the space between fluid gesture and structured subject. Please feel free to bring your own personal photographs to work from or select a subject from the Garden’s collection of local wildlife imagery.

Suggested and Required Supplies

• Watercolor paper - 140# 

• Watercolor paints, include a warm and cool shade of red, blue, yellow and green

• Palette
   
• Watercolor brushes
   
• Water container
   
• Paper towels
   
• Pencil and eraser
   
• Reference material that you wish to paint

Instructor bio: Donna Underwood is a retired art teacher who has an Art Education Master’s degree from FIU, is a volunteer in the art community, served as chair of a local Art in Public Places Board, illustrated three children's books, adjudicates local and state art shows and is represented by the Grove Gallery and Interiors in Coconut Grove.

This ticket includes access to all sessions in this series as listed above. Tickets are nonrefundable. This class runs rain or shine.