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Every single day since 2018, writer and gardener Lorene Edwards Forkner has been on continuous quest for natural color. Encouraging you to pick up a brush and pay attention, she shares her personal daily practice of painting a grid in watercolor inspired by collections of natural elements such as flowers, shells, and rocks, as outlined in her beautiful book, Color In and Out of the Garden. Each day this month you will chase color and create gorgeous watercolor studies as you begin to see color more clearly and deeply. Lorene's unique painting process offers a chance to see the ordinary with fresh eyes and look closely with great heart.
Learn how to:
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Watercolor set with basic colors
- Watercolor paper - Lorene cuts hers to 4" x 4" for color studies and 2" x 4" for test swatches
- Sketchbook for traveling
- Brushes, flat tip and round
- Pencil
- Cup and white bowl for water
- Paper towels
- Palette
- Botanicals and found objects, such as rocks, shells, etc.
Downloads:
- Paint a gridded color study from a natural element
- Mix a variety of colors found in nature from a limited watercolor palette
- Explore warm and cool colors
- Find inspiration all around you in nature




















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Color In and Out of the Garden Reviews
32 users recommended this class to a friend
Marie-France Lemire
This is a wonderful daily practice to connect with the subject your want to paint. It is also the best way to get to know the colors you have on your palette and how to use them
July 14, 2023
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Cj SWITZER
Lorene shares an intense work with color that I find intriguing, yet would redefine down a different playful path. One color she must add to her palette is a lime green; it would help build her exploration of adding yellow to a green, instead of the blue which darkens what should be spring greens. I appreciate this exploration of color:)
June 26, 2023
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