Overview
Description: Gouache is a beast, so let’s tame it! Gouache (“gwahhsh”) can be considered an opaque watercolor, and has been an excellent way to capture small-scale studies on-location for many years. Students will learn a simple yet powerful approach to the landscape in this studio-based workshop, and build confidence in the medium to explore it in their own plein air adventures. This one-day workshop is open to all levels, and there is no plein-air experience required to join. Cat’s classes consistently sell out, so don’t wait to reserve your spot soon!
Gouache Darn IT! with Cat Pope
Dates: May 28, 2026
Time: 9 am to 4 pm
Price: $225 ($200 ESAC Members*)
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Cat is a solvent-free painter, but Gamsol is permitted in class.
Cat Pope
Instructor
“I love a grand adventure, and I am continually enchanted by color and its power to translate atmosphere. My work explores the coastal lifestyle, past and present, with the soul of a simpler, romanticized era. There are so many adventures just waiting to take place.” Cat Pope (b. 1989) is an artist madly in love with color relationships, dramatic energy, and confident brushwork. Her childhood in Clearwater, Florida instilled in her a love for the natural landscape and the unique sense of light found along the Gulf Coast. Cat’s work in oil depicts the coastal landscape and its inhabitants using post-impressionist and contemporary realist techniques. Layers of color, bold shapes, and manipulation of surface texture illustrate a fascination with the medium itself and its rapturous capacity for memory. Cat currently lives and works from her private studio in Mobile, Alabama. When not in the midst of creating, she enjoys exploring new places, supporting local coffee shops and filling her garden with tropical plants. She is passionate about teaching and encouraging others to chase after inspiration in all of life's pursuits. Her works have been collected throughout the United States, as well as Canada and South Korea.
Refund Policy
- A $25 fee will be charged for all class refunds due to a withdrawal. Refunds will be given up to fourteen days prior to class start date. Thereafter, no refunds will be given, unless the ESAC cancels the class.
- A $75 fee will be charged for all workshop refunds due to a withdrawal. Refunds will be given up to one (1) month prior to the workshop start date. Thereafter, norefunds will be given, unless the ESAC cancels the workshop.
