Expressive Still-Life in Acrylics | 16 Nov | 11am-5pm | £55 | 16+yrs | Tutor Catherine MacDiarmid | Studio 3
Learn some expressive acrylic painting techniques working directly from a still life. This workshop is designed to introduce you to some different techniques, colour mixing, painting mediums, layering processes and boost your confidence with acrylic painting.
What will the class cover and how will it be taught?
You will learn to explore and practice painting and layering techniques using acrylic paint, collage and pastels, working from a still life. It will cover how to start a painting with practical guides in mixing colour, using painting mediums, palette control, and using different brushes and tools. You will be encouraged to paint big and bold and taught how to compose and change elements of a painting during its process.
The workshop will be taught through a series of practical tasks, tutor demonstrations, looking at work by other artists and group discussions.
Who is it suitable for?
Anyone who fancies giving experimental acrylic painting a go.
What do I need to bring?
- Basic range of acrylic paints.
- Range of brushes, some large flat brushes at least 1”-2” (household brushes are fine).
- Small sponge.
- Material Rags.
- Couple of large plates or trays used for palettes and mixing paint on.
- Some grease proof paper.
- Plastic/glass pots for water.
- Water spray bottle.
- Pastels (optional).
- Acrylic painting medium (optional as Tutor will bring some).
- At least 3 large sheets of paper. These should be primed with acrylic primer prior to painting on as it saves precious acrylic paint.
- PVA glue and scissors.
- Overalls.
Are there any additional costs?
No
About the tutor
Catherine MacDiarmid has 29 years’ experience teaching a range of art classes and applying her knowledge as practicing artist to her role as a Tutor. She exhibits widely, including exhibiting in the BP Portrait in 2001/2, New Light Art Tour 2021/22 and 2023/24 (of outstanding Northern based Artists) and regularly at the Mall Galleries. Catherine has won many awards for her art, most recently being the Watercolour Materials Award in the Jacksons Painting Prize 2023. She is an elected member of The Lakes Artists Society, the Contemporary British Portrait Painters and appeared in Sky Portrait Artists of the Year 2014, 2018 reaching the semi-finals in 2019. As well as completing private portrait commissions her work is collected internationally and she works from her home-studio in Kendal.
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