Jan Wilken – Create Movement and Texture – Acrylic

When

March 25, 2023 - March 26, 2023

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Where

Studio in the Park

2490 Silverest Ave, Baton Rouge, LA, 70816

The main facility for the Art Guild of Louisiana is the Studio in the Park. This BREC building is located in Cedarcrest Park in Baton Rouge.

More Info

Workshop Coordinator

Lisa Sanchez, lisamsanchez2022@gmail.com, 225-993-1756

Description

DAY 1 – Making Acrylic Do What You Want It To
SUBJECT: Great Blue Heron with Irises

Jan will demonstrate the versatility of acrylics while stressing the importance of composition and tonal value to complete a painting each day. After prepping a canvas for Day 2, class will trace image from pattern provided onto a canvas. Jan will demonstrate painting subject using acrylic in a manner similar to watercolor. Class will begin painting subject until lunch break. Jan will demonstrate painting in background in a vignette style. Class will complete subject and/or paint in background to completion.

DAY 2: Adding Texture and Movement With Modeling Paste
SUBJECT: Oysters

Class will trace image from pattern provided onto canvas prepped with modeling paste. Jan will demonstrate painting subject(s) using acrylic in a thick (impasto) fashion incorporating the background into the foreground. Class will paint subject(s) using a similar manner until breaking for lunch. Jan will demonstrate laying in a background. Class will choose which background they will use and complete their paintings.

Supply List

  • Two 16″x20″ Canvases
  • Acrylic Paint: Your usual palate as long as it contains a Warm and Cool Red and Blue, Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Green, Burnt Siena, Burnt Umber, Paynes Gray, Black, White, Dioxizin Purple.
  • Synthetic Brushes with spring: Your usual and 1/2″ and 1″ flats, small and medium rounds. Royal and Langnickle gold taklon sets are a great value at WalMart.
  • Palate Knife
  • Carbon paper and Ball Point Pen
  • Small Spray Bottle, Divided Water Container, Paper Towel, Scissors, Ruler, Masking Tape