When you think of water based paints, you might only think of watercolor and maybe acrylic. But the truth is, there are a wide variety of possibilities including watercolor pencils, water soluble crayons and pastels, ink, and more. The diversity of mark making and the changeable nature of those marks offer much to explore. This is a process based class that prioritizes experimentation as a way to let go of perfectionism. Only happy accidents here! We will do several quick studies and then use our favorite ideas and techniques to make a large work on 350 weight cold press paper. In her own personal practice, instructor Katie Smart mixes materials to create imaginary worlds or internal landscapes. So much of how we talk about emotion has to do with a sense of place-- "out of the woods, all over the place, between a rock and a hard place." What might your sense of self or way of being in the world look like as a landscape?