If you have never painted with acrylic paints, have tried acrylic painting with not much success, or have been painting with other mediums and would like to learn acrylic painting—this beginning class is for you.Each student will create a still-life incorporating a small size object (like a favorite cup, small jewelry box, cigar box, pitcher, etc.) and a piece of fabric you choose from your own home. A variety of other objects and fruits will be provided to complete the set-up.
Using a “one light source method” to create shadow and light, you will use your cell phone to photograph your still-life arrangement, then learn how to paint the image on canvas applying a palette of basic colors.
In the process, you will learn how to draw with paint using basic perspective and design balance, learn basics about brushes and how to mix primary and secondary colors. This class will give you the basic helpful techniques to start you on your way to painting with acrylics. Students will each take home a very personal painting.
Paint, brushes and easels will be supplied.
About the Instructor: Nina Ayin Reimer has a degree in Fine Art and has been a teacher since the 1980’s. Her early career as an artist began as the original medical illustrator of the book, “Our Bodies , Ourselves” and from there to the medical illustration department of UCSF. After her years of studio work in California and New York, she became a certified teacher. Her teaching career has included youth, adults and seniors in both public and private education. In 2015 she co-founded the Artflare collective, a group of eight women dedicated to personal art (group members showing at SebArts, Open Studios, Art Trails, HAC, PAC, etc.) and community art through 2023. One of their work public work was mounted at city hall and currently resides at Lincoln Elementary, Santa Rosa. Nina currently teaches at Art & Soul, Sebastopol, as well as privately.
www.sebarts.org/visual-arts-classes
Event Venue
282 S. High Street, Sebastopol, CA, United States
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