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Christopher Leeper
www.christopherleeper.com March 2, 3 and 4, 2026 9 am - 4 pm (1 hour for lunch) "Success with Watercolor Landscapes" All levels welcome Fee: $371 payable to Wanda Boyd Please use the registration form to mail in payment. or Click to pay via PayPal |
Christopher Leeper
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Workshop Description:
Join accomplished artist and instructor Chris Leeper for a dynamic and inspiring workshop designed to strengthen your foundational painting skills while boosting your creative confidence. With a fun and relaxed teaching style, Chris provides daily demonstrations, personalized guidance, and one-on-one instruction to help each student grow—no matter their experience level.
In this immersive workshop, you’ll dive into:
Whether you're looking to improve your brushwork, gain clarity in your color choices, or build more compelling compositions, this workshop will give you practical tools you can immediately apply to your painting process.
Don’t miss the chance to learn from a passionate, knowledgeable artist who makes painting approachable—and fun!
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Join accomplished artist and instructor Chris Leeper for a dynamic and inspiring workshop designed to strengthen your foundational painting skills while boosting your creative confidence. With a fun and relaxed teaching style, Chris provides daily demonstrations, personalized guidance, and one-on-one instruction to help each student grow—no matter their experience level.
In this immersive workshop, you’ll dive into:
- Technique Fundamentals: Discover the essential tools and tips Chris wishes he’d known 30 years ago—insights that will save you time and frustration at the easel.
- Strong Starts: Learn why the first 30 minutes of your painting are crucial, and how good drawing and early decisions shape the success of your work.
- Value Matters Most: Explore why value is more important than color by practicing both monochromatic value studies and small color studies to clarify structure and improve impact.
- Color Made Simple: Spend more time painting and less time mixing! Chris breaks down color temperature, intensity, and theory in an easy-to-understand way that will make your palette work for you.
- Composition That Clicks: If it feels right, it probably is. You’ll learn the building blocks of strong pictorial design and how to create dynamic, balanced compositions.
Whether you're looking to improve your brushwork, gain clarity in your color choices, or build more compelling compositions, this workshop will give you practical tools you can immediately apply to your painting process.
Don’t miss the chance to learn from a passionate, knowledgeable artist who makes painting approachable—and fun!
Click for Supply List
Images are Representational
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Christopher's Bio:
Christopher Leeper is a realist painter and workshop instructor painting in all mediums. His award-winning work has been shown in solo and juried exhibitions throughout the country. He has illustrated four children’s books and has written and illustrated the book, Realism in Watermedia, (North Light). His work has also been featured in The Artist’s Magazine, Plein Air Magazine, Watercolor Magic and Ohio Magazine and in the book Splash 14 (North Light). In 2021, he was a finalist in the Plein Air Magazine Salon and was featured in the Aug./Sept. 2021 issue of the magazine. He participates frequently in national juried and invitational plein air events such as Wayne, Easton, Door County, Cape Ann and En Plein Air Texas. He is a consistent award winner. He graduated from Youngstown State University in 1988 with a BFA degree in graphic design. He was a member of the YSU adjunct faculty for 22 years. He is past president of the Ohio Watercolor Society and is a signature member of the National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society and the Oil Painters of America. He is on the Board of Trustees for the Ohio Plein Air Society and the Cliffside Artists Collaborative, Hinckley, Ohio. Since 2000, he has painted and taught full-time from his studio in Canfield, Ohio.