ABSTRACT PAINTING
ABSTRACT PAINTING IN ACRYLIC 1:
COLOR & TEXTURE
INSTRUCTOR: ELISA HUGGINS
Welcome! WHY ABSTRACT? Painting abstractly encourages self-expression and stimulates experimentation, exploration, and discovery. This class will give your creative muse the courage to strike out on a path of individuality and originality -- developing your own style.
For starters, you will learn basic techniques like blending colors, dry brushing, wet-on-wet, glazing, layering, sgraffito, line works, pallet knife, mark-making using non-traditional tools, etc. Additionally, you will also learn basic color theory and the basic elements of composition.
But this is not just another abstract class. Even if your jam is painting realistic subjects, the lessons you learn and the exercises you do in this class will help enhance the rendering of your subject in a fresh way, producing a work of art that is courageous, innovative, and fun.
Beginners are totally welcome. No drawing skills necessary. There are no judgments or mistakes -- only wonderful discoveries. Students exclaimed how much fun they had and how they felt creatively liberated. So, why not give it a go?
MATERIALS
All materials are provided via the $40 supplies fee, payable by check or cash to your instructor on the first day of class.
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REGISTER NOW: THURSDAYS | FEBRUARY 13, 20, 27 | 10 AM TO 1 PM | $120
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REGISTER NOW: THURSDAYS | april 3-24 | 6 pM TO 8 PM | $120
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
I majored in arts and architecture a few decades ago, but needing to satisfy my curiosity in other fields of the arts, I returned to school and studied digital media and graphic design. I am forever an art student -- learning and improving on my skills.
I get an absolute thrill from the journey that produces a work of art, be it drawing, painting, paper crafting, pottery, digital illustrations, or photography. I love the benefits I get from exploring different media and processes in art-making, and then teaching others what I’ve learned. For me, art-making is good for brain health, emotional wellbeing, physical dexterity, and overall wellness.