Course Description

Instructor: J.P. Khoshbin

Class material list, click here. 

This course will explore the basic structure of creating a watercolor/mixed media painting including, composition, balance, color, and painting techniques. The course will cover combining watercolor with Gouache paint, acrylic, and ink to create a painting. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist seeking to expand your creative toolkit, this course will encourage exploration, confidence, and a personal artistic style.

Bio: 

J.P. has been sketching and painting since he was first able to hold a pencil and a brush. He took his passion for art and design to school and became a registered architect, designing everything from homes to laboratory spaces. He has taught design workshops at various universities and institutions both in the US and internationally.

Having lived in the DC metropolitan area most of his life, he exhibited and sold his paintings and artwork at numerous spaces there, including the NIH Clinical Center Art Gallery in Rockville, Maryland. He has also been juried and exhibited by a group of national and international artists at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Virginia.

Although he has worked with oil, acrylic and other media, he is fascinated by the freedom and looseness that watercolor offers as a medium. He is intrigued by the "let's see what happens" element when he works with watercolor. 
J.P. recently retired from the National Cancer Institute where he worked as the Director of Space and Facilities. He and his wife moved to Decatur last year to be closer to his family and grandchildren.