Workshop Schedule
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If you are interested in booking classes or workshops, or need further information, you may contact me @ jeannie@jeannievodden.com
Capturing A Moment - Telling A Story
Watercolor with Two Instructors:
Jeannie Vodden and Tony Segale
Dates: 1/23/2026 – 1/25/2026
Workshop Fee: $375.00
Location
Catalyst Art & Wellness Studio
926 N. Yosemite St
Stockton, California 95203
CA
United States
Contact Info
Tony
tony@tonysegale.com
2096420009
More Details
Join renowned watercolor artists Jeannie Vodden and Tony Segale for an immersive three-day class, Double Figures – A Figurative Workshop with Two Watercolor Instructors. This unique event invites artists to delve into the captivating world of figurative painting through the lens of storytelling.
Over the course of three days, participants will engage with both guided instruction and hands-on practice. The first two days focus on working from thoughtfully curated reference photos, with detailed demonstrations from Jeannie and Tony illustrating techniques, theory, and compositional insights. On the third day, artists will have the extraordinary opportunity to paint from a live model, enhancing their understanding of form, movement, and expression in real time.
The atmosphere is designed to balance learning and creativity, providing ample time for demonstrations, constructive feedback, and personal exploration. Whether you are looking to refine your technical skills or deepen your narrative approach to watercolor, this workshop offers a rare chance to learn directly from two accomplished figurative painters.
Class time is 9am to 3pm each day, with a lunch break. Bring your own lunch. Nearby, there is Terra Coffee & sandwich shop, China Village Restaurant, and Smoke & Meat BBQ, all on the same block.
Bring your watercolor supplies, lists of what each instructor uses will be provided upon registration.
About Jeannie’s workshops:
- Students will be guided in exploring unique techniques used to create translucent imagery.
- Learn how to use a limited palette of only 3 transparent staining hues to achieve beautiful rainbow-colored layers of color.
- By mingling color on dry paper, and on wet, you will create amazing mixes of color through glazing.
- See and learn how to lift and move color while paper is still damp making beautiful fresh textures and surface illusions.
- This process takes some patience, practice and understanding, but the visual effects reveal an unusual depth of color which is well worth the effort.
- Jeannie demonstrates each day.
Each student will start with practice and exploration of techniques.
Beginners may work with Jeannie’s images, while more advanced students may choose the subject matter of their own choice.
Materials List for Watercolor Classes and Workshops
Paper:
- Artist-grade cold-press paper, 140 lb. (Stretched preferred) or 300 lb. Clipped, stapled or taped on gatorboard or other hard surface.
- Use ¼ sheet, ½ sheet or full sheet, depending on following along in class project or independent painting
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Watercolor pads, 140 lb., 11 x 14 or larger, are okay
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I recommend Arches brand paper.
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Be prepared with extra paper for practice studies.
Brushes:
- Round synthetic or sable: #2, #6, #10, #14, #16, #26 (or larger)
- I like Robert Simmons White Sable brushes, and Princeton brushes but any good synthetic, synthetic/sable blend will be fine.
Palette:
- Large Professional palette with areas for mixing colors.
Essential palette colors:
Winsor Yellow, or another transparent yellow
Permanent Rose
Thalo Blue or Winsor Blue (green shade)
Also on Jeannie’s palette are:
Winsor Orange
Cobalt Blue
Winsor Dioxazine Violet
Thalo Turquoise
Perelyne Green
Green Gold
Water containers:
- Two – quart or larger plastic containers
Miscellaneous:
- 2B pencil and sharpener or automatic pencil
- Graphite transfer paper (no wax) I prefer homemade and will show you how I make it in class.
- Kneaded eraser
- Household sponge
- Ruler
- Cloth towel, Paper towels and/or Kleenex
- Masking Tape or blue tape
- Spray Bottle
- Notebook
- Sketchbook
- *I work on a slanted surface, so bring something sturdy to prop up your work ie: pencil box, 2×4 piece of wood
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