Golden Workshop

FRESH PAINT : ACRYLICS / NEW OPTIONS FOR OIL PAINTERS

WORKSHOP GIVEN BY PHIL GARRETT
JUNE 16 - 18, 2010
$125
Email Carole King at cwayneking@citcom.net to reserve a space
A deposit of $50.00 needed by April 15, 2010
Send check for deposit or full amount payable to LTEPG (Lake Toxaway Estates Painters Guild) to Donna Parker at 1631 Cold Mountain Road , Lake Toxaway, NC 28747
Workshop limited to 15 artists
All paints ,mediums and gels will be provided by Golden

This workshop will cover getting oil-like effects using acrylic paints, mediums and gels including the new OPEN acrylic paints . These paints have an extended working time that can give painters much more control of blending and overall manipulation to achieve wonderful controlled effects. They can also be used in combination with existing heavy body and fluid acrylics and their mediums, gels and additives . This gives painters a truly comprehensive system of paints .

DAY ONE : In this workshop you will learn the best way to prepare supports ( canvas, linen ,wood panel etc. ) to get the most from acrylic painting . Phil will cover heavy body, OPEN and fluid acrylics and their uses and the use of acrylic gels to create surface texture and alter consistency and to extend and economize. You will learn which pigments provide clean color mixing and a basic palette for traditional techniques and which mediums to add for blending and glazing .

DAY TWO & THREE : On a prepared support ( canvas or panel ) . We will work from a still life set-up under paint, over paint, blend and glaze. The last part of DAY THREE: we will discuss how to correctly varnish the completed painting. Along the way we will cover lots of solid technique and have great time painting as well.

Students need to bring synthetic brushes suitable for thicker paint applications (bristle type,) softer brushes for blending and glazing , water container, roll of paper towels, 2 prepared canvas or wood panels 16 by 20 inches, # 2 pencil and a notebook.