Acrylic Painting: Pushing the Boundaries

Push the boundaries of your painting in a comfortable setting. Work each week from a still life or a live model, moving from representation toward expression. We will emphasize interrelationships between subject and environment, and experimentation with gesture, composition, rhythm and color. All levels welcome, but some prior painting experience is helpful.

Beginners may also start with Painting Basics, Painting: Skills & Expression or Imagination & Color in Painting.

Course Number

AC478

Class Size

12

Age Range

17+

Skill Level

All Levels

Prerequisite

All levels are welcome, although some prior painting experience will be helpful.

Materials

To the first class, make sure to bring:
Drawing pad, charcoal, gum eraser, one canvas or other painting surface, paint and brushes, a jar for water, and a palette.

For the course as a whole, you should have the following:

Acrylic paint:

Suggested colors (or your preferred alternatives):

  • Alizarin Crimson
  • Cadmium Red Light
  • Cadmium Orange
  • Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Cerulean Blue
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Olive Green or Sap Green
  • Viridian
  • Burnt Sienna
  • White

Additional materials:

  • charcoal (vine charcoal, not compressed)
  • gum erasers
  • large paper pad (12” x 16” or larger)
  • mediums such as: acrylic medium (matte or glossy), acrylic glazing liquid, retarder (optional)
  • palette or palette paper
  • painting surfaces – your choice of stretched canvas, gessoed heavy paper, panel, or canvas board:
    • One at least 16” x 20”
    • Two at least 12” x 16”
    • One at least 8” x 10”
    • Two 5” x 7”
  • brushes, flats or filberts: at least one 2” wide, one 1” wide, one 1/2” wide, and one thin line brush
  • palette knives (optional)
  • rags or paper towels
  • jars for brush cleaning
  • spray bottle (to keep your paints wet)
  • rubber or nitrile gloves to protect your skin (optional)
  • digital camera (if you want to take picture of still lifes to work from at home)

Find out where to buy supplies.

Instructor, Schedule, and Cost

Instructor: Terry Boutelle

Section 1: 10 Saturdays, 9:30am–12:30pm
1W: Jan 21–Mar 24, 2012 – OPEN

$300

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