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Capturing Spring Wildflowers with Watercolor w/ Julie Raabe Gentry 3/14/26 10am-1pm
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Admission
- $55.00
Summary
March 14, 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Ages 18+ (a teen studying art may take class)
Beginners+
All materials will be provided.
Purchase a membership for member pricing
Members $45
Non Members $55
Additional Materials Fee Paid directly to the instructor at beginning of class $10
Description
Minimum Enrollment: 3 (Maximum Enrollment:10). If Minimum is not met, class will be cancelled or rescheduled.
Title: Capturing Spring Wildflowers with Watercolor
Teacher: Julie Raabe Gentry
Date: March 14, 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (3 hour class)
Age Level: 18+ (a teen interested in art may take class)
Ability Level: Beginner+
Purchase a yearly membership for member pricing and additional benefits.
Member price $45
Non-member price $55
Additional Materials Fee: $10 paid directly to the instructor at beginning of class
Materials to Bring: You will receive a watercolor journal and resources for further exploration. The teacher will supply everything else needed for your use, please feel free to bring any of your favorite supplies.
Description:
Capture the joy spring brings you with watercolor painting! Learn basic watercolor and sketching techniques for painting wildflowers: color mixing, backgrounds, negative painting, salting, and leaf variations. Create 3-4 watercolor paintings of blue Violets, white Trilliums, pink Apple Blossoms and yellow Marsh Marigolds along with journaling notes. Leave with a colorful watercolor journal filled with florals and resources for further exploration. All skills levels are welcome. Spend time to relax, reflect, refresh, get artsy, and have fun expressing yourself while painting Michigan’s spring wildflowers!
About Julie Raabe Gentry
Julie is an avid watercolor journalist whose passion is spreading the joy of nature through watercolor. She is a certified Nature Journaling Educator through the Wild Wonder Foundation and has created watercolor botanical Nature Guides for the Cadillac Area Land Conservancy. She is an accomplished artist in many artistic disciplines and studies through various workshops and mentors, including Megan Swoyer, and John Muir Laws. She is a former university Dance Education faculty member and Artist-in-Residence for Young Audiences. Julie's classes engage students in curiosity, letting go of perfectionism, and developing individual self-expression to create watercolor paintings that flow and dance.