Watercolor Painting: Sandy's Lily

Paint a beautiful close‑up of a pink lily dotted with water drops. Step‑by‑step instructions and a provided line drawing help ensure success at any skill level. This class has a supply list to purchase. View full list online.

Supply List to Bring to Class:

  • a pencil 
  • 2 water containers 
  • paper towels 
  • pop up tissues 
  • a fine mist spray bottle for water 
  • Arches 140 Cold Press bright white paper size 11” x 10” or bring a ¼ sheet and we can cut down the size later. Artist Quality watercolors are recommended. For this painting, instructor used Indian Yellow, Permanent Rose, Magenta, Alizarin Crimson, Light Red or Burnt Orange and Olive Green by Mijello brand. Different brands may have the same name for a color but the pigment is a little different. It shouldn’t matter. It will still look like a lily. 
  • A watercolor pencil in a reddish/orange color. We won’t need it until the last class.
  • Brushes: You may use your regular watercolor brushes. Instructor will discuss the brushes at the first class. (Instructor uses Scharff 960 Aqua Flow Super Round, Scharff #310 White Nylon round brushes sizes #8 and #4, and a variety of scrubby brushes (Scharff Moon #222 brushes sizes #2, #4, #6, used for corrections and lifting off paint.)
Carol Spohn
Carol Spohn

Carol Spohn is a watercolor/mixed media artist and instructor from Saint Paul, Minnesota where she lives with her husband Cozzie and two cats. Carol recently retired to be a full time artist and instructor. Carol enjoys teaching others to paint even more than she loves painting. Her step by step methods enables each student to be successful in creating art. She is a popular instructor at painting conventions and art retreats, sharing her joy of painting with students throughout the country.

Carol believes everyone has a creative spirit and her classes are a perfect opportunity to learn techniques enabling students to nurture their skills. Her philosophy is to embrace the joy and not make art so hard. Make one decision at a time and see where that leads you. Students of all levels will be successful.

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Starts Tue, Apr 14th 2026 7:00 - 9:00 PM
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1780 West 7th
Instructors:
  • Carol Spohn
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