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Class Starts April 9th
******Also I have a separate paypal button if you'd like to pick up extra zines or if you forgot to add the zine when you signed for the course.
I
have often watched in awe, my 7 year old niece paint and draw. She is
not concerned what grownups will think. Children are there to please
themselves and they simply get lost in the process and the feel of the
paint on their hands. As we get older, we start comparing ourselves and
the art we make with others. We slowly start to lose the wonderment and
joy of painting.
My belief is if you can let go and just DO rather than letting your brain get in the way, you will not only enjoy painting so much more, but over time, you will find that particular style that defines you as an artist.
Come play with me as we explore art making with paint, oil pastel, watercolor, inks, and other fun media. I will introduce some tools for you to become inspired, to create your own library of unique signatures, and to release the over-thinking. Let the scribbles and mistakes begin!
My belief is if you can let go and just DO rather than letting your brain get in the way, you will not only enjoy painting so much more, but over time, you will find that particular style that defines you as an artist.
Come play with me as we explore art making with paint, oil pastel, watercolor, inks, and other fun media. I will introduce some tools for you to become inspired, to create your own library of unique signatures, and to release the over-thinking. Let the scribbles and mistakes begin!
Paint Your Story will run 6 weeks.
To give you an idea of the layout of the course, here's how I've it broken down:
To give you an idea of the layout of the course, here's how I've it broken down:
week 1: Searching
We will get inspired by building inspiration boards of art, color palettes, textures and marks, and animals.
week 2: Gathering
We will start building libraries of words, symbols, and marks.
week 3: Backgrounds and painted papers
We will explore the beauty of the background. We will create painted papers to use as collage in our paintings. We'll also implement our libraries at this point.
week 4: the Face - color and dimension
I will show you how I paint faces using color to give dimension to the face. I will first do a watercolor sketch and then do a full face using oil pastels and acrylic paint.
Week 5: catch up week
Continue painting and sharing on flickr
Week 6: The animal and finish up
I'll demo ways of adding animals to your painting.
Continue to work on your painted papers, backgrounds, and finished paintings. Add any other symbols, textures, and animals to your library as you go throughout the course.
Continue painting and sharing on flickr
Week 6: The animal and finish up
I'll demo ways of adding animals to your painting.
Continue to work on your painted papers, backgrounds, and finished paintings. Add any other symbols, textures, and animals to your library as you go throughout the course.
Registration opens: February 13th, 2012.
cost of workshop: $118
workshop zine optional add on: $25 (includes shipping)
early registration: $98 (feb 13th - March 1st)
workshop begins: April 9th
workshop ends: May 18th
*****see above for the paypal buy it button :-)
I will have a zine option to purchase separately. It will feature a pdf of how I paint a face as well as fun inspirations, drawings, and doodles. I will include some of the materials/visuals used as well as helpful info to inspire you long after the workshop is over. This zine is 40 pages of fun!
- Pinterest: We will be utilizing Pinterest for a holding spot for our inspirations. If you haven't already signed up for Pinterest, consider doing that now or a couple weeks before the class starts to familiarize yourself with it. Beware........it can be addictive!
- I have set up a facebook group for you to share your inspirations and work.
- A flickr group has been established to come share photos of your work.
- I will leave the workshop open until September 1st, 2012 for you to continue to work at your own pace.
- When you sign up, I will send you a confirmation email shortly after. Please allow me 24-48 hours to send it out.
- A week or so before the workshop begins, I will email you the ID and password you'll need to access the workshop.
- If you'd like to give this class as a gift please contact me at: lacefield13@yahoo.com
I have never painted before. Will I be able to do what's put forth in this class?
You bet! This class is perfect for the beginner as well as those who have been painting a while. I have found, after taking online and in-person workshops like this, that I have felt more comfortable and learned SO much more than taking the scholarly route at University.
I like to work at my own pace. How long will the workshop remain open?
I will leave you access to the workshop up until September 1st, 2012 for you to go back and work or re-watch any video demos.
Can I share the password to the class with my friends or family?
I would kindly ask that you not share the password to the workshop with anyone. Only 1 user for each registration please.
Can I use different colors than what you demo?
Sure! Feel free to use colors that you are drawn to....in the backgrounds as well as the face. I challenge you though, to use at least one neon or bright color that you don't normally think to use. It can be beautiful in small doses!
I am not on Facebook, will I miss out on anything?
You can still participate in the workshop if you aren't on facebook. I have already created a "Paint Your Story" group. Its mainly there to post inspiration or to share the work you made in class with your peers.
Is it important that I am on Pinterest?
Pinterest is an important tool in this workshop and it basically just makes it easier to bookmark your inspiration images. You don't have do it but it certainly makes it easier to share your inspiration boards with folks. You could also have a physical inspiration board (i have a big cork board) that you could collect and photograph...then share.
Can I get a refund if I pay for the course and decide not to use it?
I'm sorry, but there are no refunds after payment is sent.
I tend to paint too tight or neat, will I be able to loosen up?
You have come to the right place! No tidyness here......
The process of my painting style and teaching will help (and possibly force) you to loosen up. No thinking. Just doing!
Can I sell my work that I make in the course?
Will there be written instructions to download for me to keep?
The only downloadable pdf will be a step-by-step instructions for painting a face (also included in the zine). You are welcome to print out the text in the classroom blog to refer to for later use. I like to think of my workshop as a process of painting rather than a step-by-step instructional to complete a project. As you continue to work, the intuitive process will start to make sense in your daily painting practice.
ps. its also a good idea to have high-speed internet due to the videos you'll be watching.
You bet! This class is perfect for the beginner as well as those who have been painting a while. I have found, after taking online and in-person workshops like this, that I have felt more comfortable and learned SO much more than taking the scholarly route at University.
I like to work at my own pace. How long will the workshop remain open?
I will leave you access to the workshop up until September 1st, 2012 for you to go back and work or re-watch any video demos.
Can I share the password to the class with my friends or family?
I would kindly ask that you not share the password to the workshop with anyone. Only 1 user for each registration please.
Can I use different colors than what you demo?
Sure! Feel free to use colors that you are drawn to....in the backgrounds as well as the face. I challenge you though, to use at least one neon or bright color that you don't normally think to use. It can be beautiful in small doses!
I am not on Facebook, will I miss out on anything?
You can still participate in the workshop if you aren't on facebook. I have already created a "Paint Your Story" group. Its mainly there to post inspiration or to share the work you made in class with your peers.
Is it important that I am on Pinterest?
Pinterest is an important tool in this workshop and it basically just makes it easier to bookmark your inspiration images. You don't have do it but it certainly makes it easier to share your inspiration boards with folks. You could also have a physical inspiration board (i have a big cork board) that you could collect and photograph...then share.
Can I get a refund if I pay for the course and decide not to use it?
I'm sorry, but there are no refunds after payment is sent.
I tend to paint too tight or neat, will I be able to loosen up?
You have come to the right place! No tidyness here......
The process of my painting style and teaching will help (and possibly force) you to loosen up. No thinking. Just doing!
Can I sell my work that I make in the course?
you bet!
What I'm trying to convey in the course is to find your voice and style
through the techniques I give you and with the use of your own Libraries
of signatures, symbols, and marks. I
feel that even though you are learning and may be replicating some
techniques I use, your own hands are making this and it becomes your own
through unique head shapes, eye structure and other facial features. Over time, as you work through and implement these processes you'll make those happy accidents that uniquely become your own. (those very accidents are what have helped define my look and style)
Will there be written instructions to download for me to keep?
The only downloadable pdf will be a step-by-step instructions for painting a face (also included in the zine). You are welcome to print out the text in the classroom blog to refer to for later use. I like to think of my workshop as a process of painting rather than a step-by-step instructional to complete a project. As you continue to work, the intuitive process will start to make sense in your daily painting practice.
Will the Zine include written directions?
Other than the step-by-step face painting guide and a list of colors I use, there won't be specific instructions written down. The zine is really a visual guide with photos of the chronological examples given in class. I trust that these will be all you'll need to inspire you long after the course is over. Since I'm a more visual person, this tends to be the way I learn and teach......(check out the link above to see several pages of the zine)ps. its also a good idea to have high-speed internet due to the videos you'll be watching.
golden GAC100 acrylic polymer
Hogs hair variety brush pack - i like the round or filbert
sketch book or loose sheets of scrap paper
soft graphite pencils - 6B, 8B, or 9B
any eraser
Hogs hair variety brush pack - i like the round or filbert
sketch book or loose sheets of scrap paper
soft graphite pencils - 6B, 8B, or 9B
any eraser
scrap magazine pages -(torn out, so they are loose)
soft watercolor brush
water soluble oil pastels (portfolio or caran d'ache neocolor II)
bristol smooth paper pack - 9x12 or 11x14
palette knife
a few colors of adirondack alcohol inks
mod podge - matte
bleeding art tissue paper - pack of 24 sheets assorted
soft watercolor brush
water soluble oil pastels (portfolio or caran d'ache neocolor II)
bristol smooth paper pack - 9x12 or 11x14
palette knife
a few colors of adirondack alcohol inks
mod podge - matte
bleeding art tissue paper - pack of 24 sheets assorted
palette paper - i use paper plates
1 or 2 of these boards (if you want to do a final painting on a harder support) OR
- these boards (i love these boards. they are wonderful because they are already gessoed)
Your favorite color acrylic paints
make sure you get the non-toxic paints or use barrier cream. we will be painting with our hands some.
apple barrel - neon red (cheek, nose, and lip color)
liquitex - bronze yellow (eye shading)
Golden - Green gold fluid
Blick - heavy body titanium white (8oz)
a pretty aqua - such as calypso sky (by folk art)
Creamcoat - timberline green
- these boards (i love these boards. they are wonderful because they are already gessoed)
Your favorite color acrylic paints
make sure you get the non-toxic paints or use barrier cream. we will be painting with our hands some.
- here are the colors I use for the face (but feel free to deviate from this)
apple barrel - neon red (cheek, nose, and lip color)
liquitex - bronze yellow (eye shading)
Golden - Green gold fluid
Blick - heavy body titanium white (8oz)
a pretty aqua - such as calypso sky (by folk art)
Creamcoat - timberline green
optional
watercolor paint set
markers
Pitt Pens - artist fineliner 4 pack (black)
Prismacolor colored pencils (set of 12)...(not the verithin)
stabilio marks all - black (for word library and/or face)
keep in mind, this is just a guide. the links are there to give you an idea of what i use. the only thing I'd say you might not want to deviate from is the golden GAC100 polymer. I'm not familiar with an alternate option. most of the items are very affordable. i don't believe you have to spend loads of money on supplies to create extraordinary art. just a few key items and your set!!
if you have any other questions please send me an email at: lacefield13@yahoo.com
and lastly......I want to giveaway one free spot for the course.
To enter in the giveaway,
please post a link of this course announcement to one of the following to enter:
then come back here and leave a comment with:
your email and where you linked.
your comment might look like this:
mlacefield13@sbcglobal.net
i posted a link on my facebook page
On Feb 10th, I'll announce the winner!
watercolor paint set
markers
Pitt Pens - artist fineliner 4 pack (black)
Prismacolor colored pencils (set of 12)...(not the verithin)
stabilio marks all - black (for word library and/or face)
keep in mind, this is just a guide. the links are there to give you an idea of what i use. the only thing I'd say you might not want to deviate from is the golden GAC100 polymer. I'm not familiar with an alternate option. most of the items are very affordable. i don't believe you have to spend loads of money on supplies to create extraordinary art. just a few key items and your set!!
if you have any other questions please send me an email at: lacefield13@yahoo.com
Winner has been announced! congrats Ella
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