Candace French ~ Jo Ann Nelson
​Candace French - "Painting Aspens with Palette Knife and Acrylics"   
Saturday, April 20, 2024 -- 9am - 3pm
Ascension Lutheran Church
1701 W. Caley Ave.
Littleton, CO 80120

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Learn how to use a palette knife to create a beautiful aspen landscape in your own artistic voice. This workshop is fun and exciting as you practice palette knife painting techniques with acrylics.
 
Artists will be guided from start to finish through group and individual attention by beginning with painting a background of skies, fields, or mountains. Then, add aspens with a palette knife for an amazing acrylic landscape artwork. 
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Composition and how to know when your artwork is complete will be included. Candace's teaching style is engaging, inspiring, and most of all fun! 
Supply List:
  • Images of aspens that make your heart sing for inspiration. These can be photographs, pages from a magazine, or online images.
  • Acrylic paint: White, Black, plus a mix of colors of your choice. Any consistency of acrylics including fluid acrylics can be used.
  • Brushes: One or two brushes 3/4” or 1” wide or your choice, plus a small round tip brush for detail work.
  • Small sea sponges: They usually come with 3-5 in a bag and are about 2-3 inches long. They look like they came from the sea and can be found at Guiry’s, Hobby Lobby, Michael’s, or Meininger’s.
  • Palette knife with a rounded tip about 3” in length for the flat part and a bend in the handle. It looks like a pie server, but, is smaller and not as wide. It can be metal or plastic.
  • Palette for blending your colors.
  • Canvas: One 11” by 14” or 12” by 16” or 12” by 12” canvas panels, canvas boards, canvas sheets, or wood panels. Bring a second canvas if your creative process is fast.
  • Small container for water. This can be a cottage cheese container or glass jar.
  • Optional: Small spray bottle with rubbing alcohol.
  • Pencil or pen and journal or notebook for taking notes.
  • Plastic table cover provided by Heritage Art Guild.
  • Paint clothes or a smock or large shirt to protect your clothes.
 "From Substrate to Story Telling: Steps to Creating Exciting Mixed Media Art" with Jo Ann Nelson
Saturday, May 18, 2024 -- 10am - 3pm
Ascension Lutheran Church
1701 W. Caley Ave.
Littleton, CO 80120
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​In a fun and relaxed environment, learn how to create one (or two, for artists who tend to work fast) mixed media piece(s). Jo Ann will take students step by step through the process—from preparing the substrate to applying texture, working out a good composition, and adding paint—everything it takes to create intriguing, expressive artwork that speaks to the viewer. Her mixed media techniques combine acrylic paint with a variety of materials she is bringing to share with the class.

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​Supply List:
  • 1 or 2 canvases (not canvas panels; wooden panel/substrate optional), no smaller than 16x20
  • Collage materials: photos, copies of photos, magazines, newspaper, etc.
  • Scissors
  • Glue-All Elmer’s glue (not school glue!) preferred, matt medium optional
  • Acrylic paint, brushes
  • Paper towels, water container, other painting supplies you normally use
  • Hair dryer
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