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The things I have found to be important in producing a work of art are those that free my inhibitions. Freedom to express is the one thing that, more than anything else, has become my loadstar. And what we believe about art and about ourselves is paramount in finding an artistic voice–the originality that is you.

So, this workshop is about you. For those that have painted before and want to get to the next level, it’s about finding the freedom to find your voice. I will show you what I know, what I feel is the bedrock of this freedom for me, from basic material concerns to advanced visual ones, from the practical to the philosophical.

This workshop will consist of demonstrations, individual instruction, critiques, and an artist’s roundtable. Each day will be filled with a meaningful and orderly approach to instruction designed to maximize absorption of the material. Expect to be challenged, in your thinking especially, through exercises that solidify the ideas presented.

Key ideas: vision, purpose, composer, interpretation, seeing, form

Materials

Colors
• Titanum white
• Cadmium yellow light
• Alizarin crimson
• Cadmium Red Medium
• Ultramarine blue
• Cobalt blue
• Raw sienna

Brushes/knives
• A stiff synthetic, round, brush sizes 2, 4, 6, brand examples are Silver Bristlon or Princeton 6300
• Trowel bent-neck painting knife, 1″

Mediums
• Satin glazing liquid
• Retarder

Supports
• 12×12 prepared canvas board or masonite, 3 each
• 24×24 prepared stretched canvas, 3 each

Other
• Water bucket, 2 each, guart size
• Paper towels
• Cotton rag
• Large metal or plastic mixing tray