Join award-winning watercolorist Lana Cease for a two-day workshop that explores the glow of neon at night. Using the historic Katz Drug Store sign from Kansas City, now at the Lumi Museum, as inspiration, you will learn how to capture vivid light against a rich night sky and build realistic compositions. This class welcomes beginners and experienced painters.

Lana will demonstrate masking to preserve crisp edges, layering darks without losing vibrancy, and mixing luminous blacks. You will practice balancing soft washes with precise line work so that neon lettering appears to shine on paper. The workshop is part of Lana’s national tour that celebrates and preserves classic American neon through art.

Bring your own supplies
Paper: Fabriano or Kilimanjaro 300 lb cold press full sheets, plus an 11×14 cold press block such as Fabriano or Arches
Brushes: Black Velvet Silvers, rounds 2, 4, 6, 8 and flats 1/2 inch, 3/4 inch, 1.5 inch, three rinse wells, Viva paper towels
Masking fluid: Winsor and Newton or Jack Richeson, plus pickup tool and artist tape
Palette: Porcelain or ceramic Tom Lynch palette with a large mixing well
Paints: Professional grade such as Daniel Smith, Sennelier, DaVinci, American Journey, QOR, or M. Graham. Core colors include warm reds and oranges, cadmium yellow medium, gamboge, ochres, greens, blues including ultramarine and indigo, moonglow, cobalt teal, sepia, permanent brown, dioxazine purple, and a mixed black from sepia and indigo

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