Intuitive Acrylic Painting (Aug 7-9)
Instructor: Joan Fullerton
Duration of Class: Three Days (18 hours)
Medium: Acrylic Painting
Skill Level: All
Want more expressive art? Want more confidence in yourself and about your art? Want to have a transformative experience with like-minded people?
In this class you will draw, scrape, roll, drag, spray, stamp, lift, write, drip, your way to fascinating and unique paintings. Joan will lead you beyond worn-out predictable painting methods with innovative techniques and a mindset of curiosity.
Instructor: Joan Fullerton
Duration of Class: Three Days (18 hours)
Medium: Acrylic Painting
Skill Level: All
Want more expressive art? Want more confidence in yourself and about your art? Want to have a transformative experience with like-minded people?
In this class you will draw, scrape, roll, drag, spray, stamp, lift, write, drip, your way to fascinating and unique paintings. Joan will lead you beyond worn-out predictable painting methods with innovative techniques and a mindset of curiosity.
Instructor: Joan Fullerton
Duration of Class: Three Days (18 hours)
Medium: Acrylic Painting
Skill Level: All
Want more expressive art? Want more confidence in yourself and about your art? Want to have a transformative experience with like-minded people?
In this class you will draw, scrape, roll, drag, spray, stamp, lift, write, drip, your way to fascinating and unique paintings. Joan will lead you beyond worn-out predictable painting methods with innovative techniques and a mindset of curiosity.
Daily demos to inspire you and time to practice it your way. Group critiques will model how to see and appreciate more in your work and all art.
Discussions will address confidence, procrastination, vulnerability, curiosity, courage, inspiration, intuition, metaphor, symbolic elements, competition, belief systems, and more! We will expand your imagination, practice letting go of limiting beliefs, and learn to trust your authenticity.
People are more open and creative when they “play,” so plan on some goofy behavior and much laughter.
Goals:
To paint without a known destination. Paint from your heart.
To trust what shows up and learn from it. You are the author and the authority. You will learn to believe in yourself as an artist.
You will practice painting momentum and know how to keep it going. (We will paint two paintings every day!)
You will use positive descriptive language to describe your art so that you can understand its value and expand upon it.
Student Supply List:
Brushes: Inexpensive 2” hardware brush and a 1” synthetic flat brush (no need for expensive brushes)
Brayer (printmaking roller, hard rubber)
Paints: I mostly use FLUID ACRYLICS, a handful of colors plus black, white and Titan Buff.
My favorites:
Quinacridone Crimson
Cobalt Blue
Green Gold
Yellow Ochre
Diarylide Yellow
Turquois (Phthalo)
Ultramarine Blue
Hansa Yellow Light
Pyrrole Orange
Oxide Green
Naphthol Red
Red Oxide
Titan Green Pale
Raw Umber
Feel free to bring YOUR favorite colors! If you don’t have FLUID ACRYLICS, you can use HEAVY BODY ACRYLICS.
5 substrates of your choice:
140 lb. watercolor paper (approx. 15” x 22” pieces)
and/or stretched canvas
and/or board
and/or cradled wood panels (no smaller than 16”x20”)
At least one water-soluble colored pencil
Soft lead pencil
Small amount of Rubbing Alcohol
Palette (anything to mix paint on)
Plastic bag for garbage
Paper towels
Masking Tape
Hand Protection: latex gloves or barrier cream
Apron or a smock
Journal/Notebook: for notes, ideas, drawing, etc.
The most important thing is to bring your sense of Adventure and Play!
Kit Fee:
$10 (to be paid to the instructor by cash or check at time of class).
Includes:
small travel-size spray bottle
a page protector
water container & High Flow paint
2” hardware brush
oil pastels
Class Size:
Min # of students: 20
Max # of students: 20
