Watercolor Landscapes from Photo to Art Class

🎨 Watercolor Workshop: Painting from Photos

Instructor: Elvira Rascov
All levels welcome

Join us for a fun and inspiring watercolor workshop where you’ll learn to transform an ordinary photo into a vibrant, expressive painting! Whether you’re new to watercolor or have some experience, this class will help you build confidence with loose painting techniques, color mixing, and sketching for strong compositions.

🖼️ What You’ll Learn:

• How to use a photo as a starting point for your painting
• Tips to simplify shapes and focus on light and shadow
• Techniques for color layering, mixing, and creating texture
• The importance of value sketches for building a solid foundation
• Step-by-step guidance through the entire painting process — from choosing a reference, creating a strong composition, sketching, and finally bringing it all to life in watercolor

You’ll have the option to work from a selection of reference images provided, or you’re welcome to bring your own personal photo (please note: only personal photos may be used).

📅 Class Dates & Details:

• Two Separate Sessions (Register for one or both!)
  • Saturday, October 25
  • Saturday, November 15
• Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM (3 hours)
• Location:
  Los Gatos Adult Recreation Center
  208 East Main Street
  Los Gatos, CA 95030

Register for class on October 25

Register for class On November 15

🧰 Materials to Bring:

• 9×12″ cold press watercolor paper
• Basic set of watercolor paints
• Round watercolor brushes (sizes 4, 6, 10) and a rigger for details
• Drawing board or clipboard
• Two water containers
• Masking tape
• Paper towels

A detailed supply list will be emailed one week before each class.

Come ready to explore, paint, and grow your watercolor skills in a relaxed, supportive environment. Whether you’re refining your technique or just starting out, you’ll leave with new tools and a beautiful painting to be proud of!

Elvira Rascov, an accomplished Colombian American artist, loves to render nature in watercolors and oils. Elvira has taken her art a notch further, and used these painting techniques to create groovy functional ceramics.
Inspired by her early teachers in Bogotá, Elvira teaches Art throughout the Bay Area, making painting fun and expressive.
When she is not busy capturing the soft California landscapes with its soothing hues of yellows and greens, she is experimenting with cityscapes.

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