Watercolor workshop Aug. 13 in Sandwich teaches different techniques

SANDWICH — Robert J. O’Brien, an award winning artist and popular workshop instructor, will be teaching a one-day watercolor workshop at the Sandwich Home Industries League of New Hampshire Craftsmen. The one day Watercolor Landscape Workshop will be held on Aug. 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will cover glazing techniques, value study, composition, light and shadow, and drybrush technique.

O’Brien is a signature member of the American, National and New England Watercolor Societies. He has won many awards in shows and has been featured in Watercolor Artist Magazine in 2015 as well as l’Art de l’Aquarelle in 2011. Most recently he won the silver medal at the 2016 New England Watercolor Society Juried Members Exhibition in Boston. He resides and paints in Weathersfield, Vermont, and teaches workshops throughout the U.S. and abroad.

This is just of sampling of the over 20 craft workshops Sandwich Home Industries has scheduled this summer for children, teens and adults. Subjects range from jewelry making to knitting to chair caning.

To sign up for this or other summer workshops held at Sandwich Home Industries - League of New Hampshire Craftsmen visit the website at centersandwich.nhcrafts.org or call the gallery at 603-284-6831 to reserve your spot. Tuition is $95. Students are responsible for bringing their own materials. See the materials list online.

Artist Robert J. O’Brien will lead the workshop Aug. 16 at the Sandwich Home Industries League of New Hampshire Craftsmen. (Courtesy photo)