Mixed Media Painting
Adult Class | Registration opens Monday, October 20, 2025 8:00 AM EDT
Create your own original mixed media painting series in this dynamic course. Students will explore a variety of drawing and painting techniques combined with a cut-and-paste collage approach. Through experimenting with contemporary methods for layering diverse 2D materials and mediums, participants will develop a cohesive and self-directed series of mixed media paintings that express their unique artistic vision.
What you will learn:
1. Techniques for working with found, collected and appropriated art materials
2. How to create a coherent mixed media painting series using a variety of 2D materials
3. How to layer, integrate and combine various drawing, painting and collage techniques
• 3 canvases of your choice of size (can be 3 different sizes for each) 18 x 24 inches max canvas size
• Palette knives (2)
• Reusable cups for painting/gluing/rinsing (yogurt cups, jars) SAVE YOUR RECYCLED ITEMS FOR THIS!
• Assorted basic watercolor & acrylic paint brush sets: flat, round, bristle, soft fine point, house painting (you want a variety of different tips and sizes of brushes to experiment with)
• White eraser
• Scissors
• Watercolor set
• Sharpies, assorted tips
• Modgepodge glue (matte) at least 8oz.
• Xacto knife
• Basic Acrylic Paint Set containing the following colors: Titanium White, Mars Black, Cadmium Red Medium Hue, Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue, Ultramarine Blue and Phthalo Green. 120ml (4oz) tubes recommended
• Assorted pens, markers and drawing pencils and tools (feel free to use what you already have)
• Palette paper or wax paper
• Access to materials to collage with (fabrics, textiles, newspapers, magazines, etc.)
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