Victoria Kwasinski March Workshop

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Workshop Information

Supply List

  • Paper - One (1) sheet rough or cold press 300lb watercolor paper (1/2 or 1/4 sheet if you prefer to work smaller).
  • Board - To tape paper onto - See preparation instructions below
  • large sketch/newsprint pad for drawing studies
  • 1 small bottle of CLEAR gesso
  • 1 small bottle of REGULAR gesso
  • 1 tube of white gouache
  • Tube watercolors - cad (red medium / yellow medium), cerulean blue, any other colors you have have
  • Soft compressed charcoal (NOT vine charcoal)
  • Pastels/conte
  • Acrylic paints/matte medium (as desired)
  • Palette or paper plates
  • Large water containers
  • Masking tape
  • Paper towels
  • Variety of synthetic and/or bristle brushes (stiffer type brushes, do not bring natural hair brushes)
  • Two or three "hardware store" brushes (the cheap, flat, one-inch bristle brushes used for house-painting/crafts, etc.)
  • Preparation: Tone paper a day or so before the class with a good 'saturated' wash of watercolor. Ms. Kwasinski likes to use (1) purple, (2) magenta, and (3) yellow-orange.
    • Tape paper down to board on all four sides
    • Set paper on a vertical
    • Wet the entire paper with water and paint a wash that starts at the top, painting one third of each color (1,2 & 3 as listed above)
    • Turn the paper completely upside down (wash is still wet) and repeat the same process using the colors in the same 1-2-3 order. You will end up with a deeply toned paper with some slight tonal differences.

To attend this workshop contact:

Beatrice Drury
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Phone: (303) 796-8110
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Workshop Description

In this exciting workshop with a long-time Heritage favorite, we will be working with a live, clothed model and learning mixed-media and abstract figure painting techniques.The workshop will begin with warm-up sketches for everyone to get familiar with the model and work on composition. The model will then take a pose for all to develop an abstracted figurative or portrait painting.

This is a fun workshop for exploring an expressive approach to figurative painting and experience the unlimited surprises that happen with mixed media!

About the Artist

Victoria Kwasinski attended Colorado Institute of Art and went on to receive her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design where she graduated class valedictorian. Her love of art has been a lifetime journey that began with her first award at the age of seven. She has over twenty years of experience as a Professional Artist and has worked as a Corporate Graphic Artist, Freelance Illustrator, Gallery Owner, Fine Artist and Art Instructor.

Ms. Kwasinski has been teaching drawing and painting extensively throughout the Denver Metropolitan area since 1996. She has taught workshops and extended class sessions, served as an exhibit juror, and has held critiques and demonstrations for various arts associations including, but not limited to: The Colorado Watercolor Society, The Colorado Pastel Society, Foothills Art Center, Heritage Fine Arts Guild, Denver Allied Artists Guild, Aurora Artists Guild, Broomfield Art Guild, Park Hill Art Club, Business of Art Center, and other public and private associations.

For Questions Contact:
Victoria Kwasinski 303-808-5034
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P.O. Box 2987, Centennial, Colorado 80161

(303) 694-4878

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