Artmaking

Create Community: Turner’s Vision with Watercolor

Preregistration required
Free admission

Join YCBA Educator James Vanderberg for this three-part series to explore how artistic processes can be an avenue for looking closely and inspiring your own artwork.

About this program

Equipped with a small pocket set of watercolors and a sketchbook, Turner captured the essence of landscape, color, and the movement of air and water. This three-part workshop will explore J. M. W. Turner: Romance and Reality through a close investigation of his watercolors. Through both gallery observation and hands-on making, we will unpack Turner’s process to gain a better understanding of his practice as well as the content of the work. Ultimately, we will strive to see the world around us in new and meaningful ways through watercolor painting.

Adults of all artistic abilities are welcome to join this community. All materials are supplied. 

This series will take place on May 15, May 22, and June 12 , 6–7:30 pm. 

Please note that registration is required for this program and is limited to 12 people. 

Register

To join us for all three events in this series, please register here

If you need to cancel or cannot attend the full run of this program, please email ycba.education@yale.edu as soon as possible so we can open your spot to someone on the waiting list. 

About the “Create Community” series

Makers and creative thinkers are invited to join YCBA Educator James Vanderberg to explore how artistic processes can be an avenue for looking closely and inspiring your work in multipart workshops that revolve around special exhibitions and permanent collection installations. All materials are provided. 

Top image
Joseph Mallord William Turner, A Ship Approaching Margate Harbour in a Stormy Sea, ca. 1840, watercolor, graphite and scraping out on paper, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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