Current Workshops
'Sedona Forest' by Sheryl Hutchins -- created in the recent Homare Ikeda workshop
Interested in exploring your creative, artistic side? Want to have fun learning to paint your own masterpieces without spending a fortune? Our non-profit Littleton-based Art Guild (est. 1974) offers low-cost workshops for artists of all skill-levels and interests!
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Carol Nelson - Geologic Abstracts 2-Day Workshop -- This workshop has been postponed -- we will send out a notice when rescheduled
My home state of Colorado, as well as other areas in the West, inspires me with its beautiful rocky cliffs and canyons. This inspiration has evolved into an important genre in my painting portfolio. I will show you the methods I use for inspiration. We will us actual rock samples for color palette possibilities. You will become familiar with the many different texture compounds I use - some expensive, some very affordable.
Planning the compositional pattern is crucial for the success of a painting. We will use photos of sidewalk cracks to get us started. Your assignment: Look down! You can find amazing patterns for geologic abstract paintings in cracked sidewalks and driveways. I will also have many photos I have taken for you to use in your compositions.
Planning the compositional pattern is crucial for the success of a painting. We will use photos of sidewalk cracks to get us started. Your assignment: Look down! You can find amazing patterns for geologic abstract paintings in cracked sidewalks and driveways. I will also have many photos I have taken for you to use in your compositions.
Take photos of your favorites and bring prints of them to class, OR use the photos I supply. Let me show you how to develop these photos into beautiful abstract paintings. We will paint on watercolor or mixed media paper, then mount our best ones on cradled wood panels.
Supplies provided by teacher: ($20 materials fee payable first day of class)
- Texture compounds from Home Depot
- Golden Crackle Paste
- Golden Molding Paste
- Golden Light Molding Paste
- Golden Pumice Gel
- Golden Glass Bead Gel
- Golden Clear Granular Gel
- Golden Gel gloss
- Golden gloss medium
- Air dry clay
- Pebbles, sand, shells, decorative filler
- Foam core panels
- Procedural handouts
Supply list for students to bring:
- Golden Fluid Acrylics – Carol’s must have colors are:
- Quinacridone Magenta
- Turquoise (Phthalo)
- Titanium White
- Carbon Black.
Because these paints are professional
grade, a small 1 oz bottle will last a long
time.
- Supports: 1 or 2 firm supports, such as a cradled wood panels, MDF panels, or canvas boards in sizes 8x8”, 10x10” or 9x12” only -- nothing Larger, please -- because our w/c paper must fit the panel. Wood panels are found at art stores and online at DickBlick.com and JerrysArtarama.com.
- Three or four 11x14 sheets of 140 lb cold press watercolor paper or 98 lb. mixed media paper. We will crop and trim the paper to fit our boards. Strathmore and Canson tablets from Michaels work well.
- Short handled nylon brushes( ¾ inch flat, #6 round, small detail brush) suitable for w/c and acrylic. Stiff bristle brushes do not work. Buy a new small detail brush. It’s very important that you have a good detail brush with a good point. Do not bring a rigger brush (having long bristles).
- Small (1” blade) palette knife
- Spray water bottle, paper towels, palette, scissors, drawing pencil, kneaded eraser, ruler, water container, brayer, spray alcohol bottle (optional), several foam plates (for transporting mediums.)
IMPORTANT: Please double check the supply list to ensure you have ALL the items on this list. If you’re a fast worker, bring more supports.
"Landscapes with Water" with Orrel Schooler -- This workshop has been postponed -- we will send out a notice when rescheduled
Details coming soon!
If you need any additional information, contact the workshop director,
Mary Kay Jacobus at mkstudio@comcast.net; tel. 303-594-4667.
Mary Kay Jacobus at mkstudio@comcast.net; tel. 303-594-4667.
Paint DayPaint Days have been discontinued until things improve with the COVID situation.
A "Paint Day," which is also open to non-members, is held every Thursday at Ascension Lutheran Church between the hours of 9 am and 2 pm. on the lower level. Parking is available on the north side of the church. Contact Bob Yackel at (303) 794-2722 for additional information.
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