Finding Your Path in Abstract Painting

Join Resident d'Art Artist Kym Long-Wallace in this new Abstract Acrylic Mixed Media Series! Under Kym's guidance, you'll learn about color & design and how to use materials, but most importantly, how to tap into your creativity and follow your own individual path.

"Self-expression and an invitation to the viewer to ponder the meaning of what they are observing are the goals for my art. I allow myself to explore, make mistakes, and follow those mistakes to improvement and joy. Passion for nature, art, color, design and imagination has always been a part of my life but only in my middle age did I switch from just admiring others’ work to making tangible work of my own through photography and painting. When I discovered painting and gave myself permission to 'color outside the lines', I felt something shift within me. My desire to create and learn blossomed. Exploring textures, techniques, and materials is now part of my daily life.

As an instructor, my goal is to help students shake off the inner critic and allow themselves to explore and play, without the pressure of creating something 'good'."

11 x 14 Artist paper suitable for acrylics - at least 100lb weight (10-20 pack is plenty)

Acrylic paints in Blue, Red, Yellow, White and Black (plus any others you want) - any brand is fine. They do not need to be expensive.

Brushes in 2-inch size and smaller plus any painting tools you wish to use (Examples: palette knives, bubble wrap, silicone scrapers, sticks, spatulas, etc.)

Sturdy water container

One roll of 1/2 inch wide art tape - low to medium tack

Pencil(s)

Pen(s)

Wax crayons

Optional: acrylic paint pens

Host or Publisher d'Art Center