Durango Watercolor Workshop - Day One

This was the first day of my last watercolor workshop at my home/studio in Durango.  We will be moving in the spring of 2017, so this one -- my 11th four-day workshop here --  was bittersweet.  

All set up . . . waiting for everyone to arrive.

Royal is waiting patiently for the ladies to arrive

The project for our first day was the Color Wheel Mandala.

We had a wonderful group of 12 women.  

A few were here for the first time, while others had been coming for 9 or 10 years!

Constructing the Wheel and painting the first washes of color

Still smiling . . . always a good sign.

Time for a break!

After lunch, everyone started on the Radial Design/ Negative Painting part of the Color Wheel.

At the end of the day, we all gathered together, to share our Color Wheels and a glass of wine . . .

What a great way to start off the weekend -- looking forward to tomorrow!