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Expressive Acrylics (Ages 16+)
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Learn multiple ways of working with acrylics: poring, painting on unusual materials, adding textures. This is a great chance to experiment and learn. . .teacher will provide a generous amount of gels and pastes. Skill Level: All Levels Click here for the instructor's recommended supply list.
Abstract Landscape in Acrylic
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Working from my images or your own, each week we will focus on creating a landscape. Explore acrylic textures and paints to give us a variety of approaches: starting with grounds, and incorporating the different kinds of textures acrylics provide. A great opportunity to discover many mediums. In-person class (with reduced capacity) closely following Restore Illinois guidelines. Face coverings required throughout the duration of class. ...
From Drawing to Painting (Ages 16+)
We’ll begin each class with drawing exercises, and then use those drawings as tools to painting. Learn to see deeper, express yourself both intuitively and through observation, and simply indulge in the pleasure of making. Work from still lives you create yourself, as well as reference photos. In drawing you will work with line, gesture, cross hatch and tone. The paintings will expand upon these ideas. There will be lessons for beginners, and...
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Exploring Acrylics: From Basics to Pushing the Limits
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Acrylics are versatile paints, and this class explores a range of techniques from traditional to contemporary. From experimenting with the lines of paints to using different mediums, we will work on projects such as layering, making gel skins for abstract landscapes, subtractive painting pouring, mono printing, and more!
Nature as My Muse: Painting Earth Ages 16+
As an element, earth signifies the terrestrial world. As inspiration for a painting class, it is associated with rocks and soil. Create “earth” textures to incorporate into our paintings or mixed media pieces, as backgrounds or textures within landscapes. Focus on a technique, such as crackle paste, rust patina, rock surfaces, or fertile soil each week, and expand upon the possibilities into either a step-by-step painting background or...
Painting Water: Reflections, Transparencies, Waves
Painting Water: Reflections Transparencies Waves & Underwater Fluid, seductive, reflective. . . water is the essence of life. Paint different aspects of water: in the movement of waves, reflections and transparencies, pulling inspiration from lakes and oceans, rivers, waterfalls and marshes, and even underwater. We’ll examine abstract and representational depictions of water to understand how different artists have captured imagery: from...
Nature as My Muse: Painting Water
Fluid, seductive, reflective. . . water is the essence of life. Paint different aspects of water: in the movement of waves, reflections and transparencies, pulling inspiration from lakes and oceans, rivers, waterfalls and marshes, and even underwater. We’ll examine abstract and representational depictions of water to understand how different artists have captured imagery: from Japanese printmaking to Homer as inspiration. Learn several...
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