Explore Color Harmony
APRIL 25 & 26
Regular price $260.00TOTAL COST: $260
Course Fee: $260
Materials: Student provided (see Supply Info below)
DATE: SATURDAY, APRIL 25 & SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2026
TIME: 10:00AM – 4:30PM PDT
LEVEL: Beginner to Advanced
AGE GROUP: Adult (ages 18+)
LOCATION: Building 324, Fort Worden, Port Townsend.
DESCRIPTION
You will see colors in a whole new way after this workshop! Together, we'll learn to create color harmonies in varied combinations, and expand our color ranges into previously unexplored territories. By making many small paintings using the same subject reference, and through slideshow presentations and painting demos, this weekend course will open up a new world of harmonizing colors.
Teaching artist Wayne Jiang is your guide as you learn how to:
- Mix colors using a limited color palette to get a wider range of shades of muted and saturated colors;
- Add harmonizing colors while avoiding clashing colors;
- Use simple color wheel logic to explore color combinations;
- Create color studies to explore color combination possibilities;
- Apply basic rules of color and emotions.
All mediums are welcome (oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, Procreate), while Wayne will do his painting demos with acrylic. This workshop's activities also include student work feedback sessions and eye training exercises, all to help refine your painting techniques and observation skills. Photo references will be provided for our painting assignments, while more experienced participants can use their own photo references.
SUPPLY INFORMATION
Students will provide their own supplies and materials.
For all mediums:
- #2 Pencils and rubber erasers;
- Card stock paper for printer (for printing out color studies outline);
- Black carbon paper (for tracing pencil outline to your painting, can be purchased at office supply store like Staples or Office Depot).
Complete supply lists for acrylic, oil, watercolor, gouache, and colored pencils will be provided upon registration.
COURSE DETAILS
After registration, course details are available via the Northwind Art School learning portal. Learn more
ABOUT WAYNE
Wayne Jiang is a Portland-based realist acrylic painter. Combining the aesthetic of 17th century Baroque paintings and the composition of modern documentary photography, his works have been described as the contemporary interpretations of Vermeer and Hopper. His work has been widely exhibited in museums and galleries such as The Morris Graves Museum of Art, Triton Museum, Crocker Museum, Solomon Dubnick Gallery, and Portland Art Museum Rental and Sales Gallery. As an art educator, Wayne specializes in teaching color exploration and acrylic painting. Wayne’s deep interest in art history is incorporated in both his paintings and how he teaches.
Artist website: Wayne Jiang, @waynewjiang
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DISCOUNTS
This course is eligible for a 10% member discount at the Supporter level and beyond. Get a membership today!
Don's Pharmacy and Art Toolkit in downtown Port Townsend offer a 10% discount for Northwind Art School students.
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CANCELLATION POLICY
If Northwind Art has to cancel a course for any reason, all enrolled students will receive a 100% refund (including any materials fee).
Students who withdraw from a course at least seven days prior to its first meeting will receive a 90% refund (less any materials fee).
Students withdrawing fewer than seven days from the first day of class are not eligible for a refund except in the case of illness or injury, in which case they are eligible to receive a 40% refund (less any materials fee).
Please note that 10% of every course’s registration fee is considered to be a non-refundable deposit in cases of withdrawal to cover administrative overhead. All refunds will be applied to the same credit card that was used for enrollment. No credits or transfers will be granted.
Please email admin@northwindart.org if you wish to withdraw or for more information.