Color In and Out of the Garden by Lorene Edwards Forkner

All levels | 3 hours 10 min

Color In and Out of the Garden
Overview01:57
Day 1 - Materials and set-up04:34
Day 2 - Mixing nature's colors05:18
Day 3 - Color layering03:57
Day 4 - First flower: chrysanthemum05:22
Day 5 - Look closer: chrysanthemum08:19
Day 6 - Pink flower: rose08:50
Day 7 - Rocks06:13
Day 8 - Color vocabulary03:47
Day 9 - Red camellia07:59
Day 10 - Orange calendula05:31
Day 11 - Yellow daffodil08:47
Day 12 - Green variegated leaf09:14
Day 13 - Blue borage05:53
Day 14 - Indigo mussel shells09:03
Day 15 - Violet lavender04:53
Day 16 - Color scavenger hunt05:43
Day 17 - Paint the rainbow06:52
Day 18 - Paint your food: radish04:14
Day 19 - Paint a weed: dandelion05:11
Day 20 - Eucalyptus05:34
Day 21 - Paint a tree blossom: apricot06:03
Day 22 - Paint a wildflower: sour grass05:50
Day 23 - Conifer with needles07:10
Day 24 - Kismet color04:08
Day 25 - Oyster shell06:59
Day 26 - Pinecone04:51
Day 27 - Paint a juicy fruit: strawberry06:46
Day 28 - Artifacts of a day07:14
Day 29 - Language of flowers: rosemary05:09
Day 30 - Revist first flower: chrysanthemum05:07
Day 31 - Holding your days: ideas for display04:22

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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.

Here’s what you’ll need:

Watercolor set with basic colors
Watercolor paper - Lorene is using 140 lb. cold-press and cuts it 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:

Download Materials List Color_in_and_out_of_the_Garden.pdf

Learn how to:

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

A pile of floral clippings above a rainbow of painted swatches from Lorene Edwards Forkner's class Color In and Out of the Garden class on Creativebug

Two purple flowers next to a complimentary painted swatch from Lorene Edwards Forkner's class Color In and Out of the Garden class on Creativebug

Three pink flowers next to a complimentary painted swatch from Lorene Edwards Forkner's class Color In and Out of the Garden class on Creativebug

Three pebbles next to a complimentary painted swatch from Lorene Edwards Forkner's class Color In and Out of the Garden class on Creativebug

Two red flowers next to a complimentary painted swatch from Lorene Edwards Forkner's class Color In and Out of the Garden class on Creativebug

Two bright yellow flower next to a complimentary painted swatch from Lorene Edwards Forkner's class Color In and Out of the Garden class on Creativebug

A mottled green leaf next to a complimentary painted swatch from Lorene Edwards Forkner's class Color In and Out of the Garden class on Creativebug

An open oyster shell next to a complimentary painted swatch from Lorene Edwards Forkner's class Color In and Out of the Garden class on Creativebug

Four sprigs of lavender next to a complimentary painted swatch from Lorene Edwards Forkner's class Color In and Out of the Garden class on Creativebug

Tiny blue flowers next to a complimentary painted swatch from Lorene Edwards Forkner's class Color In and Out of the Garden class on Creativebug

Two dandelions and a green leaf next to a complimentary painted swatch from Lorene Edwards Forkner's class Color In and Out of the Garden class on Creativebug

Two stems of leaves next to a complimentary painted swatch from Lorene Edwards Forkner's class Color In and Out of the Garden class on Creativebug

A small twig of flowers next to a complimentary painted swatch from Lorene Edwards Forkner's class Color In and Out of the Garden class on Creativebug

Two pinecones next to a complimentary painted swatch from Lorene Edwards Forkner's class Color In and Out of the Garden class on Creativebug

Two sprigs of evergreen next to a complimentary painted swatch from Lorene Edwards Forkner's class Color In and Out of the Garden class on Creativebug

A bright red strawberry next to a complimentary painted swatch from Lorene Edwards Forkner's class Color In and Out of the Garden class on Creativebug

An assortment of swatches from Lorene Edwards Forkner's class Color In and Out of the Garden class on Creativebug

Swatches and a watercolor palette from Lorene Edwards Forkner's class Color In and Out of the Garden class on Creativebug

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Class PDF

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Color In and Out of the Garden Reviews

★★★★★

77 ratings

73 users recommended this class to a friend

Kathleen Byrne

★★★★★

Likedf the Promts to actually the differnt colors

April 6, 2025

Barbara Brooks

★★★★★

Great study on finding inspiration in nature for watercolor. I’m inspired to use it for planning my color mixes for a series of flowers I’m painting. Thanks Lorene!

More than 3 months ago

Karen Houlding

★★★★★

Fabulous, inspiring class! It has inspired me to see all the colors in my backyard, not just that yellow flower or pink flower or green leaf, but all the variants and ranges of colors within 1 nature element. I'm so grateful for this class!

More than 3 months ago

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