Nan Rumpf Water Media Artist

Fall Zoom Classes 2026/ Nan Rumpf (online)

Zoom Classes Fall 2026/ Nan Rumpf (online)

Chinese Ink Brush Painting 

Monday Chinese Brush Painting on various Asian papers

(Zoom classes - online)

We will work on a variety of Asian papers which will be mailed to you before classes start. You will also need some basic supplies. This info will be emailed to you when you sign up. We will be painting the following subjects:

Mouse on khaki Xuan paper

Rooster on Ma paper

Mantis on Jen Ho paper

Japanese Narcissus on Cotton paper

Koi and Lily Pad on Gold flecked paper

Camellia and Bird on Dragon Cloud paper

Monday afternoons from 2:00 to 4:30

October 5. 12, 19, 26

November 2, 9

These classes can be recorded, and you can attend class even if you have a cold or a mobility issue. I can record a class for you if you let me know that you are going miss one. A demo, handouts, and various Asian papers will be provided.

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Wednesday Chinese Brush Painting on various papers 

(Zoom classes - online)

We will work on a variety of Asian papers which will be mailed to you before classes start. You will also need some basic supplies. This info will be emailed to you when you sign up. 

Wednesday afternoons from 12:00 to 2:30

Oct. 7. 14, 21, 28

Nov. 4, 11

These classes can be recorded, and you can attend class even if you have a cold or a mobility issue. I can record a class for you if you let me know that you are going miss one. A demo, handouts and various Asian papers will be provided.

We will be painting the following subjects:

Turtle and shrimp on toned Korean mulberry paper

Lily on white mulberry paper

Panda on gold flecked beige Shuan paper

Pear Blossoms on Kozo paper

Dog on dove gray Xuan

Paradise Flycatcher on Masa paper

$250. for six classes (This price includes your special paper packet and the mailing fee.)

Contact Nan Rumpf if interested.  -  nanrumpf@gmail.com

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Intermediate Watercolor on Zoom (Online)

I will be offering this Zoom class from 10:00 to 12:00 on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday mornings. 

It will be the same lesson per week on each of these days so pick the morning which works best for you.

Demos will be given via Zoom, and handouts will be emailed to you. If you have a schedule conflict, you can pick up a missed class on a different morning that week. You will also be able to record the demos, or I can send you a recording if you are traveling and will miss a class or two if you let me know ahead of time. Examples, handouts, a demo and a critique will be provided each week. $250. for eight classes.

We will be studying the following:

Adding expressive line 

Creating a flat abstract

Creating an abstract with gradation

Adding small figures to a landscape

Using a misting bottle

Creating a simplified landscape with a misting bottle and a credit card

Using tracing paper to create visual texture

Horizontal layers

Monday morning dates:

October 5, 12, 19, 26

November 2, 9, 16, 30

No classes Thanksgiving week

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Tuesday morning dates:

October 6, 13, 20, 27

November 3, 10, 17

December 1

No classes Thanksgiving week

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Thursday morning dates:

October 8, 15, 22, 29

November 5, 12, 19, 

December 3

No classes Thanksgiving week

Contact Nan Rumpf if interested.         nanrumpf@gmail.com

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In Person Workshops 2026 Nan Rumpf

Experimental Watercolor In-person workshops 2026

Creating an Abstract Watercolor

(four-hour workshop)

We will start this workshop by exploring watercolor washes and glazes and creating a reference sheet using a limited palette. We will then use a photo supplied by the instructor to develop unique shapes. We will employ our wash and glazing skills to develop the abstract using a limited palette. Join us for this journey into abstract art.

Please bring your own watercolor supplies to this workshop

Saturday, October 3 from 12:30 to 4:30

Instructor – Nan Rumpf

Contact Mosesian Art Center if interested

321 Arsenal Street in Watertown MA

617_923-0100.  www.mosesianarts.org

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Crinkled Paper Technique for Watercolorists

  Saturday, November 14 from 12:30 to 4:30

Instructor – Nan Rumpf

There will be a five-dollar materials fee payable to the instructor

Come and join us as we explore the use of watercolors on a special Asian paper.

 (This paper will be provided by the instructor).

Nan will demonstrate the step for preparing of the paper and the best way to use you brushes to obtain the crinkled paper look. This technique produces random darker lines and flying light. This technique is excellent for painting rocks, trees, shrubs, flowers, landscapes, and other subjects which benefit from the special qualities provided by the crinkled paper.

Bring your own watercolors supplies and a mist bottle, some photo references, and an old towel.

Contact Mosesian Art Center if interested

617_923-0100.  www.mosesianarts.org

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Dripped Wax Resist with Watercolor

 Four - hour workshop

Saturday, October 31 from12:30 to 4:30

There will be a $5. Materials fee to be paid to the instructor.

Explore the exciting possibilities of combining melted beeswax with watercolor. We will drip and draw gestural lines with melted beeswax. Then we will develop our artwork with watercolor glazes. The wax dries quickly to offers a graceful resist for your watercolors, combining an important textural and line element with a fluid medium. The beeswax, wax melters, and the specialized application tools will be provided by the instructor. This is an enjoyable experimental way to spice up your watercolors. Demos and handouts will be provided.

Contact Needham Adult Ed.

Needham High School Art Room (907)

Sponsored by Needham Adult Ed.

Amy Goldman, NCE Program Director

Needham Public Schools

781-455-0400 exten; 11214

amy_goldman@needham.k12.ma.us

If you have any questions about the materials contact Nan Rumpf at

NanRumpf@gmail.com

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Asian Paper Collage with Watercolor

In this workshop, we will explore combining Asian paper collage with watercolor paints. The various textures of the papers and the slight resist quality of the glue, result in interesting textural accidents when watercolor paints are added to produce unique textured paintings. Demos will be given. Bring your own watercolor supplies.

12:30 to 4:30

Sunday, October 25 2026

New Art Center

61 Washington Park in Newton

https://newartcenter.org

617-964-3424

Nan Rumpf

Water Media Artist

     Nan Rumpf grew up in a small Iowa town on the banks of the Mississippi River, where she spent much of her childhood exploring the outdoors on her bicycle and daydreaming under a lilac bush. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a B.A. She currently lives in Wellesley Massachusetts. She has worked as a professional puppeteer, designing and constructing her own puppets and masks. She organized dramatic arts workshops in public schools and libraries for twenty years. Nan acted as art instructor, artistic director, narrator, sound effects expert and musician while children use their puppet and mask creations to dramatize a folk tale.

      She wrote and illustrated the book Puppets and Masks: Stagecraft and Storytelling published by Davis Publications, 1996.

         She has studied watercolor painting with Susan Swinand, Jane Goldman, Paul George, Charles Reid, Miles Batt, and Cheng Khee Chee.

         Her paintings have been exhibited at The DeCordova Museum School Gallery, The Danforth Museum, The Art Complex Museum in Duxbury, The Attleboro Arts Museum, The Wellesley Free Library (First Place Award), The Center For The Arts in Natick, Art on the Common in Needham (First Place Award), The Clinton Art show (Best In Show), Post Road Art (First Place Award in the Abstract Show), The Wellesley Community Center (Margaret Fitzwilliam Award for Excellence in Watercolor), The New England Watercolor Society Show in Cotuit (Woodruff Art Center Award) and her painting Soaring was awarded by George Nick in Concord Art’s Juried Members show.  

         She is a member of the Wellesley Society of Artists, the Newton Watercolor Society, the Newton Art Association, and is a signature member of the New England Watercolor Society. 

She was chosen as one of the two art judges for The Amazing Things Summer Juried Art Show in 2012.

She juried in and judged a show for the Mid Southern watercolorists in Arkansas

         She has been a visiting artist instructing students at Framingham State University, The Bancroft School, and at Medfield High School. She has given artist talks and demos for many art groups in New England. She currently teaches art classes and workshops via Zoom and at several art organizations.