Exploring Intuitive Painting

Adult Workshop | This program is completed

All levels welcome, recommended for beginners. Profesora habla Espanol.

2/16/2017-3/9/2017

6:30 PM-9:30 PM EDT on Th

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$125.00

$110.00

$15.00

This workshop welcomes students of all levels who wish to explore a groundbreaking and transformational approach to painting (and living) that celebrates intuition, connects body, mind and spirit and allows unique and expressive paintings to emerge naturally and authentically. This process encourages you to allow your paintings to emerge organically in unexpected ways as a result of listening to your intuition, trusting and being brave. Throughout the workshop, instructor Patricia Barrera will demonstrate many of her painting techniques while creating a large original painting from start to finish. The process is broken down into easy, bite-sized lessons which explore color theory, translucent layering, value contrast, expressive mark making, dripping, texture, stamping and drawing. She will also offer invaluable prompts and exercises to support letting go, connecting to intuition, taming your “inner critic,” becoming unstuck and discovering your own authentic style.

What will you learn in this workshop?
1. Learn techniques for working with vibrant color and avoiding mud.
2. Make rich and varied marks with a variety of unexpected tools.
3. Break compositional rules
4. Embrace non-attachment as a way to keep exploring.
5. Keep momentum by moving your body and staying positive.
6. Work with what’s working to let go of struggle.
7. Connect more deeply to the world around you to stay inspired.
8. Embrace layers to create rich complex paintings.
9. Find rhythm by spiraling between chaos and order.

  • *Please make sure you bring all of your supplies to our first class*
  • • 2 pre-stretched pre-gessoed canvas (no less than 24 x 24 inches up to 48x48 inches. You may need additional canvas, but just two to start. If you find the canvases expensive, other substitute options: heavy watercolor paper (something like a 300 lb. paper will work great), panels (such as pieces of masonite from the hardware store), paint over old paintings from thrift stores, or old doors. Any materials other than pre-gessoed canvas must be primed before class.
  • • 4 ounces, or larger size of these paint colors (any shade*) in red, yellow, blue, black, titanium white (heavy-bodied is best); plus any two colors you really love (preferably fluid acrylic for those) and one metallic color (copper or gold). Bring any shade of green, purple and orange (you can also mix these yourself if you prefer). In addition, feel free to also bring any other colors you really love.
  • *Choose paint brands based on your budget (I prefer Golden brand, but they are the most expensive and not necessary for this course. If you are able to buy a couple of Golden’s fluid acrylics, this will be very helpful – try a mix of heavy-bodied acrylics and fluid acrylics. Depending on how much paint you use, you might need to purchase more paint throughout the course.
  • • Acrylic glazing medium/liquidl
  • • 1 sheet of mylar/acetate (frosted or clear) Approximate size 20”x 25”. You can buy this at Blick Art Supply Store.
  • • 5 bristle brushes for detailed work. Cheap ones are fine, just make sure you have at least one very pointed brush.
  • • 1 Palette Knife/spatula it can be any size, I prefer the metal ones.
  • • 4 foam brushes (wooden handled with the grey foam square from the paint section at a hardware store): 2 one-inch brushes and 2 two-inch brushes (the stiffer, the better)
  • • A variety of mark-making, etching and stamping tools such as old pencils, non-working pens, caps from bottles, bubble wrap, feathers, etc…No need to buy new things. Just look around your house and be creative!
  • • Spray bottle for water (the bigger the better and make sure it works!)
  • • Big can or jar to put your water in
  • • A few rags
  • • Apron and/or comfy paint clothes (this is a pretty messy process!)
  • • Latex gloves (optional, to keep your hands clean of paint)
  • • Paint palette – the bigger the better. I use a piece of glass with a white piece of paper underneath so I can see the colors in their truest form. You’ll want to tape the edges for safety if you use glass. A large cookie sheet or a muffin tin from a thrift store will also work well, or you can use palette paper.
  • • Blank journal/sketchbook and a pen
  • • An open heart and mind!