Surfacing:
Acrylics A to Z: Demystify all those acrylic gels and mediums!
Charge up your acrylic paintings! Learn about layering color, use of mediums,
textures, collage materials, iridescent and interference colors, mixed media
and much more. We will spend two days making samples of all the different
gels and mediums. You will get a chance to work on your own projects using
all the different materials. You will also make lots of samples to take home
for future reference, so next time you go shopping for art supplies, you will
know exactly what to buy!
Paint, gels, mediums and boards are provided by the instructor.
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Materials
List:
Scissors or Exacto
Roll of paper towels
Brushes (bristle various sizes)brush list
water container 1 qt
apron or smock
roll of paper towels
roll of masking tape
2-3 plastic palette knives
styrofoam paper plates or
disposable acrylic palette pad
Optional:
Collage ;materials, (papers, magazines, etc)
Mixed media materials (old fabric, broken jewelry, leaves,
buttons
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Monoprint
without a Press: This workshop will introduce this exciting and
versatile medium. The monoprint is created by painting directly onto a plate
and hand burnishing. This is a unique method of working in multiple images,
incorporating the immediacy of painting with printmaking methods. By repeating
and reworking personal imagery and symbols, a rich rapport develops between
the artist and the print. This unique workshop will focus on innovative techniques
to enable printing without using a press. Through this two day workshop you
will learn the basic steps of monoprinting. Class time will be spent exploring
transfer, embossing, stamping, rubbing, and texture. Mixed media will be thoroughly
investigated using pastel, acrylic paint, artist crayons, and other media.
Golden Acrylic Colors, gels and mediums, various items
to print with, some extra plexiglas, burnishers, provided by instructor.
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Materials
List:
1 piece of plexiglass no smaller than 8 x 10 (preferably
11 x 14)
roll of paper towels
various brushes, including small sponge brushes, bristle
and faux sable of varying sizes.brush list
roll of masking tape
paper plates or disposable acrylic palette
1-2 water containers (1 qt)
scissors and/or exacto knife
Printmaking paper - Several sheets of BFK, Somerset, etc.
(please no watercolor paper)
Optional: Mixed media supplies, pastel, colored pencils,
etc.
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Amazing Color:
Become a color guru! You'll spend the first
half of class creating an intense color wheel which illustrates how everything
about color mixing fits together as a whole, and gives an astonishing range
of colors from only 3 primaries. Learn essential information about color pigments,
transparency vs. opacity, mixing clean colors, glazing, and using mediums
to alter the paint and control the drying time. Follow up with info and exercises
that further hone your ability to mix any color you see. GOLDEN acrylic paints
will be provided for study and the information can be applied to oil, watercolor,
and other wet media. This is a great foundation for beginners, but even advanced
artists will be surprised at how useful this class is. Free GOLDEN literature,
hand-painted color charts, and paint samples will be provided. No previous
experience necessary.
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Materials
List:
All materials are provided by the instructor. $10.00 materials
fee
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Acrylics
for Collage/ Mixed Media with Acrylic: Explore the many surfaces,
grounds and effects you can create for collage with acrylic paint. In this
workshop we will cover making gel transfers, gesso transfers, using decorative
paper, stencils, making a tar gel “skin”, use of interference and iridescent
paint, embedding 3D objects into your collage and much much more! Please bring
decorative (or other) papers you would like to use, collage works in progress
and ideas for new collage work. You will create 3-5 sample pieces for reference
and begin a new work as well. Lots of information, free paint samples and
literature.
All Golden paints, gels, mediums provided by the instructor.
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Materials
List:
Work in progress (if you have it)
Canvas, paper or matboard to work on
Old magazines 3-5
Decorative papers
Scissors or Exacto
Roll of paper towels
Brushes (bristle various sizes)brush list
water container 1 qt
apron or smock
roll of paper towels
roll of masking tape
2-3 plastic palette knives
styrofoam paper plates or
disposable acrylic palette pad
optional for mixed media: broken jewelry, coins, buttons,
leaves, fabric, etc
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Abstract
And Non-objective Acrylic Painting: Come and stretch your boundaries;
artists of all disciplines will benefit. Explore abstract art, pure form on
the painted surface. Transform reality or develop completely nonrepresentational
imagery. Class supports your process, from accessing your creative source
and gathering ideas, to developing your concepts and visual vocabulary. Emphasis
on composition, color, shape, movement and texture. Experimentation is encouraged;
use collage, mixed media and non-traditional media to enhance your work. Demonstrations,
activities and individual attention as well as group critiques. All levels
welcome
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Materials
List:
At least 2 - 24" x 30" canvases
(no smaller)
Brushes see brush list
Water container
roll of paper towels
plastic palette knives
styrofoam paper plates or
disposable acrylic palette pad
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Found Object
Sculpture “ Found objects” are objects that have been created for
a purpose other than art, and are usually every day objects, easily recognized
for a utilitarian function. Their meaning in every day life is usually derived
from their context in which we use them. By altering the objects’ context,
or their form we can modify their meaning and significance. In this workshop
you will learn different forms of joining objects, such as cold joins of metals,
cutting and joining woods and building sculpture that is structurally sound.
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Materials
List: Contact Tesia
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Polaroid
Transfer Printing: Polaroid transfer printing is great fun and
produces rich watercolor effects. The ease of this medium makes it useful
for work at home with a minimum of setup. Polaroid transfer has been put
to use by many artists and can be used as a matrix for creating even more
exciting results. In this course we will work specifically with slide images.
We will produce the Polaroid print from a slide original. Class time will
be spent on evaluating appropriate images for transfer, mechanics of exposure,
surfaces to print on and manipulation of the final image. The truly unique
results are unobtainable by any other means!
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Materials
List:
Hair dryer and household iron
Several developed slides in 35 mm format, detailed subject
matter is a good idea, high contrast is also good.
Dark or fuzzy slides do not transfer well.
The course fee covers 10 exposures.
The instructor will provide film and paper.
(If you wish to make more exposures you may purchase additional
film from the Instructor).
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Painting
from the Soul: The emphasis of this class is on creative process
as well as technical methods. Consider this workshop as “boot camp” for creativity.
Explore your creative potential to its fullest and experience different ways
of generating abstract imagery, all the while getting concise hands on instruction
in painting techniques from a skilled instructor. Using music and movement,
we will break down barriers to creating and explore:
· what different visual elements such as line, mark, shape and color
can do, and how they can become the subject of a design.
· the infinite variety of ways in which these elements can relate
to one another, and to the design space they share.
· different ways of developing a painting, and how evidence of this
"history" can be part of the subject of a work as well.
Wear loose comfortable clothing, be prepared to dance,
drum, sing, paint and have fun!
All paints, gels and mediums provided by the instructor.
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Materials
List:
At least two blank canvases (24” x 30” or larger) to the
first meeting.
Poetry, favorite books, CDs, dream journals etc.
Scissors or Exacto
Roll of paper towels
Brushes (bristle various sizes)brush list
water container (1 qt)
apron or smock
roll of masking tape
2-3 plastic palette knives
styrofoam paper plates
or disposable acrylic palette pad
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FREE GOLDEN
LECTURE: The Golden lecture/demo is a two-hour free educational
presentation on acrylic paints, gels and mediums: an advanced technical explanation
of acrylics, and their inherent possibilities. It covers information about
the different types of pigments, different viscosities and types of paints,
grounds and color mixing. Various gels and mediums are demonstrated. You will
learn how to extend paint to save money, and how to mix paints with gels
to create unique textural surfaces. Learn how to use different products to
make surfaces for watercolors, graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, oil and
soft pastels. Techniques for the use of iridescent and metallic paints will
be shown. The lecture covers lightfastness for pigments, proper acrylic priming
techniques, and health and safety concerns.. Free Packet of Literature and
Samples.
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No materials needed.
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