Exploring layering in abstract acrylic painting with Artist Sheri Peters

Instructor: Sheri Peters

Website: shericreatesart.com

Dates: November 2 & 3

Time: 10 AM – 1 PM

Cost: $100 + $50 Supplies (payable directly to your instructor)

Join me for this weekend to creating layered paintings using a variety of supplies including collage and translucent glazes and inks. Experiment with mixed media / abstract art:

o Making tissue papers with ink.

o Work in layers with collage on the canvas using a gel medium

o Use glazing gloss medium to create translucent layers

o The process of adding and subtracting

o Work with underpaintings, light, focal point and intuition to create something unique

o Adding stenciling

The process of adding and subtracting is a way to follow our intuitive voice to push beyond the first layer into the realm of the unknown. You may get something wonderful and completely unexpected.

Please note, we are going to use the time together to experiment with different techniques that enhance layering in our abstract art pieces. We will focus on ways to start, choosing colors, making decisions while in process and how to follow your own intuitive voice. Students are encouraged to bring an old canvas they can experiment on if there is time at the end of our second day.

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Workshop Structure:

Includes hands on demonstration to encourage people to have familiarity with tools and color mixing. Projects build on one another to encourages participants play and to create artwork intuitively.

Each day will be approximately a 30-45 min warm-up where we get familiar with supplies, and then move on to the first part of our projects. Students will take home two mixed media paintings and discover new ways to continue a painting that they may have stashed in their closet😊

My workshops will be a good fit for you if:

- want more creativity in your life

- feel stuck in your artwork and are looking to change things up

- made art in the past but are not so sure how to restart

- a beginner or intermediate painter looking for inspiration and creative freedom

On a personal note: It has been my experience that painting with the process and experimentation in mind allows me to discover a freedom in painting that sometimes can get lost along the way. The discovery process opens me up to possibilities.

Classes are open to all levels.

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Students should bring: Mixed media paper (warm-ups, how to use supplies) and a apron (optional.

Supplies cost: payable directly to the instructor one week before / or the day of the event (square or e-transfers)

* Please note: leftover supplies remain the property of the instructor

Supply List (included at a cost of $50):

Acrylic inks: a variety of colors

Liquidex and Chroma student acrylic paint - colors include yellow, yellow ochre, burnt sienna, red, magenta, violet, purple, cobalt blue, ultramarine blue, seafoam green, dark green, orange, black and white)

Liquidex: heavy gel medium

Liquidex: glazing gloss liquid

Liquidex: gesso

Acrylic brushes

Two: small canvases per student

stencils

tissue paper

pencils

acrylic fine liners

water containers

container for mixing

paint trays & pallet paper

pallet knives, scrapers, sponges

popsicle sticks

masking tape

glitter

reference pictures

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