HAND PAINTED • HAND CARVED • HAND DRAWN

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rooted in nature

by Jan Johansen, artist & instructor

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Black and white illustration of flowering azalea plant with leaves and flowers.
Nature and Botanical Art
Illustration of a house with a garage door, front door, and windows, surrounded by trees and plants, with a driveway leading to the garage.
House Portraits
Watercolor painting of a newborn baby sleeping with hand close to face, on a soft blanket with a floral pattern.
Commissions

Upcoming Classes

Watercolor Intermediate: Old Barn — Shadows Watercolor Intermediate: Old Barn — Shadows
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Watercolor Intermediate: Old Barn — Shadows
$45.00

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A weathered old barn is the subject for this session on shadow work, how shadow shape and value can turn a flat painting into one with real light and structure. Walk away with a finished painting.

3 hours · Price: $45 per person · Skill level: Intermediate · Materials included

Watercolor Basics Watercolor Basics
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Watercolor Basics
$35.00

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Watercolor Basics
An introduction to painting with watercolor, from mixing your palette to laying down your first wash. No experience needed, just curiosity and a willingness to make a mess.

Duration: 2.5 hours · Price: $35 per person · Skill level: Beginner · Materials included

Watercolor Intermediate: Cowboy Boots & Flowers — Line & Wash Watercolor Intermediate: Cowboy Boots & Flowers — Line & Wash
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Watercolor Intermediate: Cowboy Boots & Flowers — Line & Wash
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A study in line and wash, using a pair of cowboy boots and flowers as the subject. Learn how a confident ink or pen line can carry a composition, with watercolor washes doing the rest. Walk away with a finished painting.

Duration: 3 hours · Price: $45 per person · Skill level: Intermediate · Materials included

Watercolor Intermediate: Parrot - Layering Watercolor Intermediate: Parrot - Layering
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Watercolor Intermediate: Parrot - Layering
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A close study of a parrot in profile, focused on layering, how repeated, patient washes build the depth and color you can't get in a single pass. Walk away with a finished painting.

Duration: 3 hours · Price: $45 per person · Skill level: Intermediate · Materials included

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Waterfront scene with boats docked, a lighthouse with red and white stripes, trees, and buildings under a partly cloudy sky.

My Story

Jan Johansen has spent three decades falling for the marsh grass and coastal light of the South Carolina Low Country, the landscape that still shapes everything she paints, wherever home happens to be at the moment.

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