Plein Air Watercolor Workshop

With Nancy Gardner

August 30, 2025

Date and Time Details:
Check in Saturday, August 30, 2025
10AM - 4:00 PM

Location: Enders Island

Address: 1 Enders Island, Mystic CT 06355

Contact: info@endersisland.org
(860) 536-0565

  • $125.00 – Program Price, Includes lunch

Join us for a day of painting and instruction on the beautiful grounds of Enders Island! We’re thrilled to offer a plein air watercolor workshop led by talented local artist Nancy Gardner. Choose from the fabulous gardens, seascapes, and architecture as inspiration for your piece.

Starting the day with a demonstration, Nancy will guide you through techniques specifically tailored for watercolors in a plein air setting. You’ll learn how to capture the fleeting light and atmosphere of Enders Island using this versatile medium, focusing on spontaneous and expressive approaches. Nancy will provide individualized guidance throughout the afternoon, helping you refine your watercolor skills outdoors.

This class is great for artists of all skill levels!

We invite you to join us for Holy Mass in the Chapel at 9 AM. The workshop begins at 10 AM in the Sacred Art Studio. Students will receive a boxed lunch, so you can continue to work or enjoy a picnic on the picturesque grounds of the Island.

Students will need to bring their own materials for this class.

Here is a suggested list of materials:

portable easel , palette and chair

Watercolor paper 11X14 , 9X12 or 12X16 in blocks or taped to a board
pencil and small sketch pad for initial study
container for water, extra water ( at least a liter)
Brushes:round squirrel size18 ( use for washes)
               rounds size 14, 10, 6 or 4

               Flats 3/4in wash, 10 flat

watercolor paints, tube or pan
colors: lemon yellow
            cadmium yellow
            cad orange
            magenta or alizarin crimson
            cad red or crimson
            sap green, or hunters green
            cobalt blue
            diazanine  violet or ultramarine violet
             ultramarine blue
             burnt umber      ( raw umber optional)
             burnt sienna
             yellow ocher
             opaque white  ( gouache or marker ie: uni POSCA  )
             paper towels

About the Leader

Nancy Gardner

Nancy Gardner

Nancy Gardner is an artist living and painting in Westerly RI. She paints in a representational and impressionist style . Nancy works primarily in watercolor and currently serves on the board of Artist Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, RI and Hunakai Studios in Foxboro MA. She is also an artist member of The Watercolor Society of […]

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St. Edmund's Retreat | 1 Enders Island, Mystic CT, 06355 | 860-536-0565 | info@endersisland.org