"Painting From the Heart" with Artist Carol Carter, AWA, HACS. Second Presbyterian Church, 7700 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46260. Oct. 21 to Oct. 23, 2026. 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day. Break for lunch.
3-day Workshop Price: $375 for WSI Members. $435 for Non-Members. Skill Level: All experience levels welcome.
Discover how to paint with freedom, emotion, and flow in watercolor. In this inspiring workshop, Carol shares her signature wet-into-wet, loose watercolor technique through engaging 20 to 30-minute demonstrations designed to spark creativity.
Participants will paint alongside as she offers personalized guidance and support. You’ll experiment with new techniques while refining essential skills such as brush handling, water control, composition, and value. She will demonstrate the “cell” technique of sophisticating a wash.
Throughout each session, Carol will highlight the brilliance of color, the purity of transparent paint, and the importance of imagery, content, and point of view. By the end of every class, you’ll complete a finished painting that reflects both technique and personal growth.
MATERIALS LIST
PAINT:
Winsor Newton French Ultramarine Blue, Prussian Blue, Winsor Green (YS) Aureolin, Burnt Sienna, Alizarin Crimson, Cobalt Turquoise, Light Cerulean Blue, Opera Rose
Daniel Smith Shadow Violet
Holbein Mineral Violet, Bright Violet
PAPER:
Arches 140 lb. Cold Press 22 x 30 sheet (divided into four 11x15” sheets)
BRUSH:
1” or 2” sable/synthetic brush flat (if you have)
#2, 4, 8, 20 Black Velvet Silver Series 3000S watercolor round brush
#1 or 2 Winsor Newton Cotman Series sable round brush
GEAR:
Palette, Mechanical Pencil, Paper Towels, Water Buckets (2), Masking Fluid Pebeo, Facial Mister (fine spray bottle), iPad or cell phone to photograph the various stages of DEMO.
Please bring what you have, we will improvise!
Carol Carter is an internationally recognized artist whose career has spanned more than 35 years. Carol has taught workshops for over 30 years, as well as in university. Her paintings have been in many national and international exhibitions, both juried and invitational. She has been featured in global publications including, International Arts Magazine, Art of Watercolour, Watercolor Artist, and L’Aquarelle Magazine. In 2012 she was an AIRE fellow for the Everglades National Park. She is part of the Art in Embassies program with art currently in the American Embassy in Montenegro.
In 2019 she was also honored with Master Signature Member status, American Women Artists and Master Signature Member status, Heartland Art Club. She recently exhibited in “Making Their Mark: American Women Artists” at the Booth Western Art Museum. She is the recent recipient of 2020 Snehil Lifetime Achievement Award, Snehilsrijan, India. She has exhibited her work in Europe, China, Hong Kong, USVI, Morocco and throughout the United States. She has lead many symposiums on how to make a living as an artist and marketing art as a career. She has frequently served as a juror in art exhibitions both on national and on international levels. She is on the advisory board of the American Watercolor Weekly.
https://www.carol-carter.com/
*Workshops do not include supplies. There is a 5% cancellation fee when cancelling before the 2-week deadline. *No refunds within 2 weeks of the workshop start date. If you are not able to attend, you may send someone in your place. Thank you!
