9. Watercolor Summer Excursion 3

Lesson

Oct 1

Written By Erin McGee Ferrell

Cousins Island Bridge. Yarmouth, Maine

Lesson Promo video:

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Gather Materials:

Watercolor paint
brushes
watercolor paper
pencil
fine black ink pen
cup of water
paper towels
masking or blue painters tape

Just a note. I created both watercolor and oil paintings in this location on the same day. Images on this lesson’s page are all of those works. Watercolor paintings look very different. It’s fun to see how different kinds of paintings can be made with various materials.

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SEE YOU SOON! Keep Painting!

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Erin McGee Ferrell

Erin McGee Ferrell (b. Louisville, Kentucky, USA) is an internationally exhibiting visual artist whose practice centers on large-scale oil painting as a language of place, memory, and lived experience. Working at the intersection of figurative symbolism and architectural space, Ferrell explores how movement, land, and cultural context shape meaning over time. She received a BFA in Studio Art with a minor in African Studies from Mount Holyoke College and holds a Teaching Artist Certificate from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia. Her formation includes immersive study in Nigeria and Italy, grounding her practice in observation, material rigor, and cross-cultural awareness. Ferrell’s work has been exhibited internationally, with projects in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, South Korea, and North America, including the Jeju Art for Earth Festival, World Art Dubai, and Bahrain’s Spring of Culture. She has participated in researchbased residencies with Columbia University, Arizona State University, and the National Cancer Institute. Ferrell lives and works in Louisville, Kentucky.

http://www.artistamerican.com/