Date: Thursday 25 July
Tutor: Heather McDowell
Time: 10am – 12, break, 1-3pm
Cost: £48
Venue: Beaconsfield Studio
Course description:
“Abstracting from everyday objects in acrylics” is for artists who prefer to explore with guidance rather than have step by step instructions, so some experience of working in acrylics would be helpful. For this session you will need to bring a few small objects that you can hold in your hand, such as an ornament, cloth or tool and we will work from this in acrylics to explore how you might go about making abstracted versions. We will do several exercises on paper with the option to develop something onto canvas. You may or may not come away with a “finished” painting. (We will not be copying the image shown). A smartphone or ipad to take photos of your process would be helpful but not essential.
Materials List:
Reference: 3 varied items from your home of a size that you can pick up and turn over with one hand, such as an ornament, kitchen cloth, scarf, pillow case, hand tool, utensil, cup or jug, ball of wool, old pair of specs, brush, food tin or jar etc. Items with variety and personality will be more interesting to paint!
Surface: sketchbook or loose paper at least A4 plus one canvas board or canvas maximum A3 in size (or equivalent).
Paint: Acrylic tubes: Phthalo Blue, Magenta, Lemon Yellow (or Process primaries), Black – minimum 50ml of each. Minimum 100ml of white.
Mark making: 3 items from the following options (just choose favourite colours or a selection): oil pastel, acrylic pen, charcoal, graphite pencil, watercolour pencil, neocolour, woody.
5 items from your recycling to print with e.g. toilet roll tube, plastic punnet, scraps of bubble wrap, foil, card, bottle tops, textured packing material.
Brushes: A selection of favourite textures, sizes and shapes, including 1” or 2” flat. Old toothbrush.
Other: Palette to mix paint on such as a tear off paper palette or a few paper plates and either a stay wet palette or food storage box to take home excess paint. Kitchen roll. 1 x water receptacle (large jam jar or plastic container).
Apron or old clothes.
Bring packed lunch.
Tea & coffee provided.
