Painted Collage Workshop with CarolAnn Wachter

Painted Collage Workshop with CarolAnn Wachter

Date: Saturday, Sept 19 2026

Time: 10:00 – 3:00pm (with a lunch break)

Cost: Member $180 / Friend & Non-Member $210

Skill Level: All Levels

Location: Foothills Art Center – Creative Campus, 809 15th Street

Course Description:

Join renowned artist and designer CarolAnn Wachter as she shares her expertise in color, shape, and composition!

Starting with a still life as the point of departure, students will observe, paint, and draw using scissors to discover and develop a personal visual language of shape, color, and texture. Through 3–4 quick studies of the still life, CarolAnn will guide you in strengthening composition, shape, and understanding color as light. You’ll also focus on color mixing, exploring color relationships, and establishing a clear hierarchy of value within your work.

Techniques taught

• Observation first – seeing like an artist
• Color relationships – how colors influence each other on the page
• Practical composition tools – hierarchy, focal point, balance
• Texture and mark-making – painting decisions that feel alive

CarolAnn Wachter: Painted Collages is on view at Foothills Art Center from August 15 to October 25, 2026.

Supplies List:

• Daler-Rowney FW acrylic inks
  • white 
  • red earth 
  • black
  • turquoise
  • sap green
  • rowney blue 
  • indian yellow
  • red
• 4- 5 sheets of watercolor cold pressed (Canson)
  • Students can work 11 x 14 inches or larger depending on their preference.
• archival or Elmer’s glue
• scissors
• brushes

Artist Bio:

CarolAnn Wachter is both a fine artist and a designer living in Boulder. CO. With a background in figure painting/ observational oil painting as well as fashion design, she is now exploring her experiences with figure painting and pattern drafting to explore the intersection of those skills in a painted collage medium. Exploring shape, color and light in vibrant saturated color collages she abstracts figurative elements to contemplate what it feels like to be human and encourage expressions of joy. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and has built a reputation as an accomplished painter, teacher and fashion designer.

Contact: For any questions, please email Nathaniel at nathaniel@foothillsartcenter.org.

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Please Note: Classes and workshops may be cancelled if enrollment minimums are not reached. You will be notified by telephone at least 3 days prior to the scheduled start date should cancellation become necessary.