Joy of Abstract Painting-The Enrichment Academy
In this class, students will build a painting using only three colors, line, and movement, working through a layered process inspired by Picasso’s early explorations before Cubism fully emerged. Emphasis is placed on continuous line, repetition, and shifting viewpoints, allowing form to evolve through overlap and interruption rather than realism. Students will explore how movement, structure, and limited color can suggest multiple moments and perspectives at once, using layering to think, revise, and re-see the image as it develops. No previous experience is needed. All levels are welcome. All levels are welcome. Students are required to bring the required listed basic table set up. The paint colors are suggestions only. Feel free to bring different colors. This class is open to all levels, and we’re here to help you create a moving seascape. Registration is not until after Meet the teacher day on Sept 18ish.
Supplies:
Prepare your artistic away from home space with the essentials:
- Table Setup: We use the same simple supplies that follow, in most classes.
- Canvas: Brig one canvas. Rectangle 22″ x 18″ – Don’t go too big, unless you consider yourself advanced.
- Paper Towels: Essential for dabbing and blending, ensuring your colors harmonize effortlessly. Absolute must.
- Plastic table cloth: dollar store
- Container for water: Larger than a cup
- Palette Paper and Palette Knife: Provide the perfect surface for mixing your palette of aquatic shades.
- Easel: Elevate your painting experience with the support of a sturdy easel.
- Zoie silicone scraping tool: – it is a flat scraper (no grip) can be any brand. If you can’t find this no stress. I will bring mine for you to borrow.
- Paint colors–
- white – artist loft brand or Amsterdam titanium white
- light primary yellow – Amsterdam brand
- dark hue hooker green, Liquitex professional brand only (it will look black not green when you open the tube)
- primary red – Amsterdam brand
- ultra marine- Amsterdam brand
- raw sienna – Amsterdam brand
- burnt umber – Amsterdam brand
- naples yellow – Amsterdam brand
- black – Amsterdam brand
- Orange – any brand
- Brushes –1- a soft wash brush, a firmer flat chiseled edge acrylic brush (long brown handle Princeton) , 2 – firm acrylic flat brush, a 1” chip brush, 1- liner brush, round pottery sponge or a tiny fan brush. Seas sponge with sharp points is a nice optional addition.
- Charcoal Stick – for sketching