En plein air Expanded: A Watercolor Workshop

Class Description: The tradition of en plein air (outdoor) painting is rooted in the understanding that painting from life is the ‘truest’ way to see. This course is an introduction to watercolor for students interested in a hybrid indoor and outdoor painting practice– challenging different ways of seeing, noticing, and recording visual information with the tools available in the contemporary world. Each student will prepare their own en plein air painting kit before heading out to collect sketches of landscapes, textures, colors, and forms to bring back to the studio. As an introductory course, this class will cover a breadth of watercolor techniques, including wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, resist, wash, and evolve into collage and abstraction.

Price: $279

Days: Tuesdays, July 7 - July 28, 2026

Time: 9am-2pm

Location: KCAI, Foundations North, 324 E. 43rd St, Kansas City, MO 64111. CAMPUS MAP

Instructor: Caroline Honas is a visual artist from Kansas City, Kansas. She graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2022 with a BFA in painting and a minor in social practice. Primarily an oil painter, she depicts botanical subject matter to conceptually dig into the fertile soil of interdependence and philosophy. Honas has shown work at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, the Emily & Todd Voth Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute, and the Mark Arts Center in Wichita, KS, among others. She has attended the Oak Spring Garden Foundation interdisciplinary residency, the Tallgrass Artist Residency, and was a 2024-2026 Charlotte Street Foundation studio resident.

Supplies: The instructor will contact registered students directly regarding materials and supplies.

Parking: Parking is available in any of the (NON-RESERVED) KCAI parking lot spaces across campus. RESERVED spaces are available after 5pm on the weekdays and all day on the weekends. There is also available street parking surrounding KCAI campus. 

Refund: Registered participants can receive refunds to the original payment method (Studio Fee minus Humanitix Fee) up to 14 days before the first class.