Portland Art and Soul Workshops

Online ordering for the Portland retreat is now closed.  If you are interested in taking/adding a class, please visit us at the Embassy Suites Portland Airport to inquire about availability. The Art & Soul office hours are 8am-6:30pm Wed-Mon.  Thank you!

Ann Baldwin 9-4:30 Monday	918 - Compose That Collage!	[back to quicklinks] $ 130 Plus $20 materials fee
**Important:  For class locations, please refer to the 'Activities & Information' page.
How can you make sure that a collage doesn’t just look like a lot of pieces of paper stuck on haphazardly?  Ann has been teaching composition in art for many years and will show you how to integrate your elements, emphasize focal points, and provide visual pathways for the viewer. She will teach you how to follow the rules and how to break them.  You will complete several small collages, concentrating on varying shapes, sizes, colors, tones, and  textures. Your art will jump off the wall! Supply List:    --two color magazines on general topics --found images and text for collages --one sheet (9 x 12 in.) strong construction paper in solid color --bottle matte medium (liquid, not gel) --1” flat nylon brush --3/4” flat bristle brush --Sharpie waterproof pens in brown and black --glue stick --scissors --household sponge --large yogurt pot for water --vinyl or latex gloves   Materials fee includes:   Set of five 1oz Golden Fluid Acrylics in the following colours: Paynes Grey, Titan Buff, Transparent Yellow Oxide, Transparent Red Iron Oxide, Quinacridone Crimson; two 1oz. jars of acrylic mediums; several small sheets of watercolor paper; texture mediums, heavy-bodied acrylics, and wax oil crayons to try out. CLOSED - CLASS FULL

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