Description

Winter Watercolor Landscape with Sheep
Instructor – Angela Wrahtz
December 7, 2026
10am – 2pm

Transform a simple winter landscape into a playful scene by taking a whimsical twist on depicting a group of sheep. We’ll experiment with snowy splatters, soft wet-into-wet washes, and lifting techniques to create winter scenes full of character and charm.

ARTIST BIO Angela is an award-winning artist living in the Northwest. Her principal medium is watercolor with mixed media, blending traditional techniques and unexpected experimental methods (such as acrylic marbling) which give her work a unique energy. Angela has won numerous top awards at juried competitions, including, in 2023, Best of Show at WSO’s Spring Experimental Exhibition and People’s Choice Award at OSA’s Spring Annual Water Media Juried Show. She was the top-selling artist at the 2024 Celebration of Creativity Fine Art Show and Sale, and she has served as a juror for various art associations and the Oregon State Fair Fine Art Show. Angela has a BA from Hiram College (Ohio) and an MA from the U. of Michigan. She enjoyed a career in publishing in the Bay Area before relocating to Oregon, where she teaches art and volunteers in the community. www.angelasarthouse.com.

SUPPLY LIST

PAPER – One or two pieces of good quality watercolor paper: 9” x 12” or 11” x 15” . I use Arches cold-pressed 140lb natural or bright white. Also bring some sketching or scrap paper for practice and color-swatching.
PAINTS I use M. Graham but bring whatever you have. The guild has a few colors you may borrow if you need to supplement what you bring.
Reds (Quin Red or Quin Rose or Permanent Rose)
Blues (Ultramarine Blue is ideal)
Yellows (Raw Sienna or Ochre is best.)
White (like Titanium or China White, Bleed-proof White, or white gouache)
BRUSHES An assortment of brushes. It will be very helpful to have a wide wash brush to cover larger areas. Helpful to have a small detail brush like a round 2 or 4.
OTHER
A surface to tape your paper to such as a Masonite board or gator board
A couple old towels to dry up excess water and paper towels for lifting
Water container
Pencil and eraser
Artist tape or blue painter’s tape works
Soft tissue (TP) for lifting
Also helpful will be a spray bottle