This course will integrate the use of acrylic emulsions such as Matte Medium, Molding Paste, and Gesso with traditional water media such as watercolour paint, gouache and ink in new and unusual ways. Working towards enlarging the scale of our pictures we will also utilize some of the many exciting contemporary compositional strategies available to the water media artist seeking to update their working habits. This course will include instructor demonstrations, student investigations and scheduled group discussions. Those artists whose works concentrate in part or in whole on Water Media will be also be introduced.