Watercolor Mixing for Neutrals

The natural world is full of neutral colors: grays, browns, blues, greens. In fact, all colors can be toned down to neutralize their intensity.But how?If you don't know this process yet, join me for 60 minutes of loose instruction with a flair for fun and mindfulness!

Tuesday September 16, 2025 2-3pmAKT

Please leave your full name and email address. I will confirm your registration via email. A Zoom link will be sent to all participants several days before the event.

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The series:

Leaning in on smaller pieces of information, rather than large, complex ideas, makes it easier to understand and remember what's being shared.This pop-up series of demos aims to do just that by focusing on skills generally applicable across all drawing and painting disciplines.They will pop-up whenever I can foresee them fitting into my schedule. 😊Open to any skill level, each demo will always be free, have unlimited seating, and hopes to help you discover a missing piece in your practice.Little bites at a time.

We come to explore tools of artistic expression and how to use them;we come also to further explore and experience the pleasures of observing the natural world. Invariably, we leave satisfied.
~ Marty

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About the instructor

My field sketching practice informs everything I do as an Artist, Instructor, and Writer.Art and nature have been part of my life in varying ways since childhood. After a few years flipping between art and biology as an undergrad, I found my way to Natural Science Illustration and never looked back.Teaching others to connect with the natural world through direct observation and journaling brings me as much joy as my personal art practice does.With a focus on "process" rather than always completing finished works, I am teaching skills that apply to anything you want to sketch.You know the old adage..."Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime"? That's what I aim to do.

All images on this page ©Sandy McDermott with exception of the instructor photo above, ©Morgan Lee Photography, and cannot be used without permission.