Sketching with Watercolor
10/15/202510:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST
Location: Art Place Studios, 2015 Asheville Hwy, Hendersonville, NC 28791
Event Description
Instructor: Jean Dubreuil
Date: 10/15/2025
Time: 10 am - 11:30 am
Member: $80 Non-Member: $88
Turn your travels into lasting memories by learning how to sketch with watercolors as an alternative to snapping photos. This hands-on class will guide you through the essentials of travel sketching—helping you capture scenes quickly, creatively, and with your own personal touch.
You’ll explore:
Artist Bio:
Jean-Pierre Dubreuil was born in France in 1952. His artistic talent developed as early as lower school, where his caricatures earned him many detentions. After perfectly boring business and law studies, he joined the corporate world that led him to live in multiple places in Europe, the Middle and Far-East and eventually the USA, first in Boston 35 years and now in Asheville. Most of his trips have been documented in pencil or watercolor sketches for the last 50 years.
In Boston, he was an active member of the Cambridge Art Association and United South End Artists, where he also taught watercolors. He is now is a member of the Asheville Gallery of Arts.
Date: 10/15/2025
Time: 10 am - 11:30 am
Member: $80 Non-Member: $88
Turn your travels into lasting memories by learning how to sketch with watercolors as an alternative to snapping photos. This hands-on class will guide you through the essentials of travel sketching—helping you capture scenes quickly, creatively, and with your own personal touch.
You’ll explore:
- Choosing your subject & composition – what makes a strong sketch
- Drawing & perspective – using pencil or marker to set the foundation
- Color palettes – selecting warm or cool tones to set the mood
- Watercolor techniques – experimenting with dry-on-dry, wet-on-wet, or a mix of both
- Resist methods – adding texture and preserving highlights
- Working within a time limit – creating expressive sketches on the go
Artist Bio:
Jean-Pierre Dubreuil was born in France in 1952. His artistic talent developed as early as lower school, where his caricatures earned him many detentions. After perfectly boring business and law studies, he joined the corporate world that led him to live in multiple places in Europe, the Middle and Far-East and eventually the USA, first in Boston 35 years and now in Asheville. Most of his trips have been documented in pencil or watercolor sketches for the last 50 years.
In Boston, he was an active member of the Cambridge Art Association and United South End Artists, where he also taught watercolors. He is now is a member of the Asheville Gallery of Arts.