This workshop is ideal for beginners through to intermediate artists. Whether you are picking up a brush for the first time or have some experience with painting, this workshop will offer valuable insights and techniques to enhance your skills.
Throughout the workshop, we will explore a variety of techniques and themes to elevate your painting abilities. Here's a breakdown of what we will cover:
- Learn to paint expressive, impressionistic acrylic paintings that capture the colour, light, and essence of a scene.
- Stretch your creativity by getting out of your comfort zone and pushing past what you see to what you’d like to express.
- Utilize value and negative patterns to give your paintings strength and depth.
- Show the Artist’s hand with bold brush strokes and use “unexpected” colour to set the mood.
- Create movement and tell a story through strong composition and design.
- Prepare canvas/board and explore underpainting approaches.
- Master color mixing, achieve color harmony, and understand why limited palettes are beneficial.
- Apply varnish techniques to make your work glow.
Materials and Supplies:
A material list will be provided once registered for the workshop.
Schedule:
The workshop will run over 6 weeks each Friday afternoon from 1:30pm to 4:30pm, starting January 10th through to February 14th.
Maximum of 8 artists
Location:
Cranston Gallery, 251 Lincoln St., Lunenburg
Additional Information:
For any additional details or specific questions, please feel free to reach out. We aim to make this workshop an enriching and enjoyable experience for all participants.
We look forward to embarking on this creative journey with you!