Beginners ONLY Watercolor

05/12/2026

Join me to celebrate local art & history this Sunday. The exhibit features work from Beginners ONLY Watercolor students and Salt Valley Arts members. The house is beautiful and there are docent tours. Who's joining us?

Celebrate Local Art & Local History

- Celebration of Color Art Exhibit at Sutherland-Wilson Farm

Presented by the Pittsfield Historical Society

Sutherland-Wilson Farm and Salt Valley Arts, the opening reception of this exhibit features artwork by our Salt Valley Arts members and students from Kelly Bortles So’s Beginners Only Watercolor classes.

Set within the historic Sutherland-Wilson Farm home, the afternoon offers a unique opportunity to tour the historic farmhouse with knowledgeable docents sharing stories about the house and community's rich history.

📍 Sutherland-Wilson Farm
797 W Textile Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48108

📅 Opening Reception: May 17 | 2-5 PM

🖼 Exhibit on display Jun 21 and July 19 also

04/08/2026

Thursday we’re creating our first page of our Michigan Spring Flower Field Guide.

We start with daisies, lavender, a few buzzing bees 🐝 and maybe a couple of ladybugs 🐞.

Then the rest of the month we’ll explore:
🌱 Trilliums
🌼 Wildflower landscapes
🪺 A robin in apple blossoms

Yes—you can paint this.
No pressure. No perfection. Just a place to start.

Sign up for the whole month or just drop in for this week.💧�Link in bio.

04/07/2026

My first watercolor was TERRIBLE. So frustrating.
I was good at acrylics… so what was I doing wrong?

Wrong paper. Wrong paints. Wrong brushes.
Turns out—I just didn’t have the right start.

That’s why my Beginner’s Only Watercolor class includes everything you need.

No guesswork. No overwhelm.�We start Wednesday 💧

03/23/2026

These beginners aren’t beginners anymore. 🎨

Four weeks ago they were swatching colors and learning brushstrokes.�Now they’re painting.

03/16/2026

Wet-on-wet. Paint meets wet paper and the colors start to bloom and move.

Then we test the same painting on every kind of paper—from the worst to Arches.

Same paint.�Same brush.�Completely different results.

03/10/2026

Look what beginners are painting now. 🐠✨
Level 2 is in full swing and it’s getting good.�
If you’ve taken Beginners Only, drop in Thursday and come “snorkel” with us. 🎨

03/09/2026

Watercolor has a secret…�it’s transparent.
That’s what lets colors layer and glow on the paper.
Week 2 feels a little magical. ✨

03/05/2026

You don’t need to be good at drawing to paint this. 🐰🐥
Join us March 17 to paint bunnies, hens, and colorful eggs in this cheerful watercolor workshop & tag a friend who should come paint with you.

🗓 March 17�🎨 All supplies included
Grab a seat before they hop away.

03/04/2026

Texture magic.

Tomorrow in Level 2, we’re kicking off our Spring Break series with this glowing sunset inspired by warm climates and far-off places.

If you’ve finished Beginners Only, this is where the adventure continues.

03/02/2026

This is where it all starts—�color swatches, brush practice, and that moment when someone says…�“Wait… I can actually do this.” The room fills with little wins in Week 1.�