Acrylic Painting (Friday)
Adult Class | Available
Learn the fundamentals of acrylic painting, including how to mix accurate colors, apply paint with intention, and work effectively with both transparent and opaque paints. We will discuss the advantages and limitations of acrylic as a painting medium and experiment to see what our paint can do!
Each class opens with a relaxed group discussion focused on a specific topic, supported by artist examples and live demonstrations. Students then work independently, receiving plenty of one-on-one guidance from the instructor along the way. We will paint from observation, photographs, and our imagination. This class welcomes beginners as well as more experienced painters looking to refresh their skills. While experience with drawing or sketching can be helpful, it is not required.
What you will learn:- Fundamental techniques of acrylic painting
- Advantages and limitations of different painting approaches and materials
- Color mixing and basic color theory
- Brush work, layering, and paint application
- Fundamentals of observational painting
Paint: If possible please get Golden or Liquitex. The following colors would be a good selection but we can work with what you have. 2oz tubes are perfect for everything but white.
• Titanium White (8oz)
• Cadmium Yellow
• Indian Yellow
• Cadmium Red
• Burnt Sienna
• Viridian Green
• Ultramarine Blue
• Prussian or Phthalo blue
• Black
Brushes: Choose a variety of long handled brushes in different sizes and shapes. The following is a good mix but we can work with what you have.
• Chip brushes ( ½ inch and 1 inch)
• Round (#2 and #6)
• Filbert (#4 and #8)
• Flat or bright ( ½ inch and 1 inch)
Other supplies:
• Palette Paper Pad (12x16 inches works well)
• Matte medium (at least 8oz)
• 9”x 12” canvas boards (4 quantity)
• 24”x 30” canvas boards (2 quantity)
• Palette knife
• Spray bottle (small fine mist, they have these at most drug stores in the travel section)
• Plastic Container (for water and to clean brushes)
• Pencil
• Paper Towels
Optional supplies:
• Apron or smock
• Pack of vinyl gloves
• Painter's tape
• Retarder (not required but helpful for slowing the drying time of paints)
Claire Haik
Claire Haik is a painter and printmaker whose work focuses on natural imagery and an examination of the hidden processes that exist beneath the visual exterior of nature. Haik received her Certificate of Fine Art in traditional oil painting from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art where she was awarded the Lois and Charles X Carlson Landscape Residency. In 2015, she earned a Master’s degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York. Claire is passionate about sharing her knowledge and has taught painting and drawing for over 10 years. Her work is exhibited in galleries throughout the Northeast.