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!

Misty Mawn 9-4:30 Thursday	1000 - Spontaneous Art	[back to quicklinks] $ 130
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Do you spend too much time thinking about what art you would like to make and not enough time making it? Do you ponder over a blank piece of paper or canvas for so long you lose some of your creative energies before you even get started? Time to be impulsive. For this class we will be plunging right into that blank paper and not looking back. We will be working very spontaneously, adding paint, transfers with gel medium, images, more paint, layers upon layers, inks, stamps, more paint, more images, text, and whatever fits. This is a class to let loose and explore the unexpected. Supply List:  --Five or more sheets of Cotton Watercolor paper 8” x 8” or 9” x 12.”   I highly recommend Fabriano Artistico Traditional white Cold Pressed watercolor paper. --Collage images, ephemera, old text, old poetry books -- Faces for collages;  old art books, wedding / style magazines, --Gesso --Golden heavy body Acrylic paints:  Titanium White, and a variety of your favorites.  A few of my Favorites:  Paynes Gray, Quinacridone/ Nickel Azo Gold, Green Gold, Quinacridone Crimson,  Hansa Yellow Medium. --Golden Medium Regular Gel Matte --PVA glue, or permanent glue sticks --Artist Crayons:  Neocolor II,  Caran D' Ache (www.dickblick.com) --Adirondack ink pads, Your favorite colors 3-5 --Variety of Adirondack Re-Inkers (3-5) (http://www.blockheadstamps.com) --Variety of background stamps:  flowers, script, leaves, etc. --Scissors --Fine grit sandpaper --White Gel pen (www.jetpens.com) --Brushes, small to medium plus a foam brush to apply gesso. --Masking Tape --Aquarella Stabilo Marks All black pencil (www.dickblick.com) --Pitt Pens Optional: --Images to share/swap --Excitement Instructor will provide: --Extra supplies --Stamps --Collage Images --Old text to use CLOSED - CLASS FULL

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