ACRYLIC LANDSCAPE WORKSHOP

TBA

Valerie Kent

 The wonder product, acrylic paint, is incredibly versatile and there are so many wonderful ways to use it.  It comes in so many forms:  liquid, soft-bodied, hard-bodied, super-hard and open and so many gels and mediums.  There are additives, iridescent mediums, glitter and gold and silver.  It can do almost everything except dance the tango.

It can be used effectively to mimic watercolour and oil and can be glazed, as well as used impasto.  It can be painted onto almost any surface and then it can be protected and enhanced with varnishes:  matte, gloss and super gloss.  It can be covered with layering gel or resins.  It can be mixed with other media such as watercolours, inks, oil and soft pastels and to top it all off, can be textured with an infinite number of things.

We will discuss the uses, methods and techniques of all the various products and work with as many as we can squeeze into one day, individually and in mixed formats.  There will be demos to clarify ways of working and we will paint landscapes on canvas supports.  Suitable for beginner and intermediate acrylic artists.  

OAKVILLE ART SOCIETY

560 Bronte Road

Oakville, Ontario L6L 6S1

info@oakvilleartsociety.com

Tel: 905-827-5711

Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

9:30 to 3:30 p.m.

This course is the ultimate exploration of water mixable (soluable) oils.

We will paint impasto, thick and juicy, utilizing a palette knife with watersoluable oil on canvas. Learn how to use the knife, find out how this medium acts and reacts when painted on canvas, and when applied with various other elements such as texture, and mediums. 

Discover a variety of ways to apply paint whether it is straight painting, glazing, working impasto or other and also using brushes.  There will be an opportunity to work in representational or abstracted formats. The elements and principles of art will be imbedded in the images that are created.  Varnishes for archival preservation will be discussed.  The pleasure of process is encouraged and valued.

Southampton School of the Arts           

INSTRUCTOR            Valerie Kent

DATES 

FEE                     plus applicable taxes

Please note: This course is not suitable for beginners. Some

experience in one or more media is recommended.

This course is the ultimate exploration of materials and tools.

Investigate watercolour paint on watercolour-ready canvas;  (we will do that ourselves) acrylic on canvas; textural structure to canvas; introducing gels

and collage with acrylics and the use of mediums;

water-soluble oil on canvas; impasto utilizing a palette knife.

Learn how to use each of the media:  find out how it acts and reacts when

painted on canvas, and when applied with other elements such

as textures, gels, and mediums. Discover a variety of ways to apply

paint, whether it is straight painting with a brush, glazing, working impasto

or sleek with a palette knife . There will be an opportunity to work in representational or abstracted formats .

The elements and principles of art will be imbedded in the

images that are created . Varnishes for archival preservation will

be discussed. The pleasure of process is encouraged and valued.              

Bring your creativity and leave your inhibitions behind.