Class Description:

Are you a beginning painter that has been playing but wishes to learn where to go next? Maybe you are an intermediate painter looking to expand and explore new avenues and directions. Or, an experienced artist looking to expand the portfolio, or create a mind-blowing series.

That’s my role, to move each individual painter forward in their painting endeavors. I promote a creative environment where artists are inspired by each member of the class. We start each morning with a class review of current work as I critique and provide helpful comments. Our students have an open mind and look forward to new and exciting painting avenues. I hope you will join us.

This is an ongoing weekly class with the development of individual skills over time. Sometimes there may be homework to help in the artistic growth and development.

At times we may explore….

Mixed Media

Collage Materials

Color Mixing

Brush Strokes

Acrylic Mediums, Gels and Pastes

Importance of Underpainting

Palette Knife vs Brushes

Lot to a Little Design Concept

ACRYLIC CLASS MATERIALS LIST

This is a recommendation of the materials I would like you to have for the acrylic class, but if you already have materials, just bring in what you have and use this as a guide.

We start each class with individual critique so if you are a new student to the class please bring in one or two pieces of what you have done in the past.

Paints:   Please have professional paints, either Liquitex or Golden Heavy Body or Fluid. You will not be happy if you use the student (Basics) products.

Colors:  Use what you have and here are suggestions.

• Titanium White
• Quinacridone Magenta
• Benzimidazolone Yellow Light or Hansa Light
• Pthalo Blue (green shade)
• White Gesso
• Black Gesso

Of course you can buy any additional colors you desire.

Brushes, Use what you have and here are suggestions.

• 2” flat brush (Home Depot)

• Bristle Brushes (Hog Hair or similar)

• 1/4”, 1/2”, 1” Brights

Acrylic Synthetic Brushes – buy the best you can afford or…

• 1/4”, 1/2”, 1” Brights

• You can buy some rounds also if you want to

• No. 3 Soft Synthetic Round

• White Palette Pad or white paper plates 

• Large plastic water containers

• Rags rather than paper towels

• Metal Palette Knife (Liquitex Free-style or similar)

• Pencils, White Charcoal Pencil, Black charcoal stick

You can paint on anything you like. Larger the better.