Acrylic Art: Intermediate Painting
Join artist and mentor Martha Johnson in this dedicated in-person painting course, specifically tailored for students prepared to further develop their painting skills and deepen their practice. The core focus is on transforming your personal ideas into finished pieces or a cohesive series. You will explore more advanced techniques in colour, dynamic composition, and sophisticated media application, enjoying the freedom to work in the style that best suits your vision, from detailed realism to expressive abstraction. Martha provides expert guidance and mentorship to help you effectively push your boundaries, strengthen your artistic voice, and cultivate a powerful, focused intuitive process for creating ambitious, resolved paintings.
- Define and apply advanced principles of art-making to enhance painting compositions.
- Cultivate sophisticated techniques in colour mixing and media application across various styles.
- Explore and execute a range of painting approaches, from representational to abstract.
- Develop a more refined and unique artistic style through personalised guidance.
- Construct complex paintings that demonstrate an enhanced visual language and deepened artistic practice.
- Acrylic pigments (Ultramarine blue, Alizarin Crimson, Hansa Yellow, Yellow ochre)
- 8-ounce white Gesso
- Small Matte medium
- One canvas (no smaller than 14”x18”)
- Charcoal Pencils (medium) and Willow stick for drawing
- Sketchbook (no smaller than 12 x14″)
- Five acrylic bristle brushes including one 1” Bright style brush, two medium sized brushes, one small and one Rigor style brush for detail
- Printed landscape photocopy, one black and white, one colour, each 11” x 17”, if possible
- A few sheets of Bond printer paper
- Scissors
- Masking tape
- A couple of coloured pencils
- Ruler or straight edge
- Rags
- Nitrile gloves
- Water container
Details
Spring 26
Tuesdays, April 28 - June 16 ( 8 weeks )
7:15-9:45pm
Fee: $465 +HST
Wychwood Barns,
601 Christie St, Suite 170,
Toronto, ON M6G 4C7
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