Acrylic Painting (Online in Jan)

Acrylic Painting

Instructor: Jean Kondo Weigl

Ages 18+

January 18 – March 8

(8 sessions) Wednesdays 4:00–5:30pm.

$205 /$187 for FAVA members

This class will address various aspects of the painting process, including drawing,
color theory, technique and composition. The online meetings will consist of
instruction, demonstrations, presentations of historical and contemporary art and
group discussions about the students’ work. Students will be given assignments
for studio exercises, sketches and small paintings on paper or canvas which will be
completed primarily at home. Students may choose landscape, interior view or
still life for subject matter, while different treatments -- from representational to
abstract -- will be optional.

Students will be responsible to provide materials:
-Soft body acrylic paints (2 oz. size; Liquitex brand recommended) in the following
required colors: Cadmium Red medium; quinacridone magenta; cadmium yellow med.;
cadmium yellow light; pthalocyanine blue (green shade); ultramarine blue (red shade);
titanium white; mars black
-8 oz. bottle matte medium
-Disposable palette paper
-9x12 inch pad of drawing paper,
-Synthetic bristle brushes - 1 round sz.5 and 1 flat sz.4
-9x12 inch pad of Bristol paper or watercolor paper (optional)
-Color Wheel (several versions are available; any version will do)
-Stretched canvas, 9x12 in. or 11x14 in. (optional)