Creative Exploration Art Classes! June 29 - July 25, 2020

4 WEEKDAY CLASSES (12hrs) :  $220 

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​2 SATURDAYS (6HRS): $120

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You will walk away with better access to your own creative voice. After four days you will feel more confident with your mark-making and mixed media abilities. You will feel a sense of freedom and expression in your work. Each day is a new journey of demonstration, discussion & exploration.

CREATIVE EXPLORATION

Workout your creative muscle with exercises that get beyond the analytical and tap into your inner-voice. Letting the mind wander and explore without judgement or an end game is healing for the soul and the mind. 

Each day we will start with a discussion and a demonstration. Then you practice and explore. Mixed media including inks, photo-transfers, collage, calligraphy. We will explore portraiture and landscape subjects. Focus is on finding new pathways of creativity.

​WEEK 1 & 2 WORKING WITH PHOTOS - TRANSFERING (ink and wax) AND COLLAGE

1. UNUSUAL PORTRAITS: Using abstracted methods and layering of inks
2. NATURE: Making your lines dance so they take on the shape of natural form
3. OLD FASHIONED: Using photo transfer and inks to age a painting
4. CALLIGRAPHY: Using ink pens and handwriting and collaged words
5. LANDSCAPES: Combining photo with drawing and ink

PRICING & TIMES

MONDAY - TUESDAY > 11am to 2pm  $220 / 4 days
THURSDAY - FRIDAY > 6pm to 9pm  $220 / 4 days
SATURDAYS > 11am to 3pm  $120 / 2 days

Pick which combination works best for you. 

SUPPLY LIST: We will discuss other options and items you can include in your mixed media creations. These are the basics. ​
 
ACRYLIC PAINTS – I teach with FLUIDS – also called HIGH FLOW or INKS. These are the brands at Mona Lisa.
If you have good supply of regular acrylic paints that you were hoping to use up - bring those on your first day and I can show you how to thin them down with Acrylic Medium Matt. 

 
I also use felt pens such as Sharpies or other permanent markers. Bring any drawing tools you have. Pastels, markers, pencil crayons. Just a little variety is nice. You don't need 20 of each tool.

 
I like to use a calligraphy pen and dip it into Indian Ink. This has better flow over top of acrylic paint. It creates some interesting line work.


We will use a lot of ACRYLIC MEDIUM – Matt and Gloss. Any brand will work.
(It is similar to Modpodge) 
 

I always use board to paint on. When practicing it is important not to spend very much on the surfaces or you will think they are precious and you won’t allow yourself to make mistakes. Smaller is better when you start. 
Do NOT GET the canvas wrapped boards. 

You also should have:

• Sketchbook - larger than 5x7
• small spray bottle
• a few paint brushes of various sizes
• collage elements: magazine, wallpaper, found object, maps, jewelery: anything is possible!

We will discuss other options and items you can include in your mixed media creations. These are the basics.