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Sunday, September 12

Monday, September 13

Experience level: advanced beginner

You know how shallots are not a red onion or a white onion? Somehow they are this sweet in-between that the French just love to cook with. That is what gouache feels like— it’s not acrylic, not watercolor— but that perfect sweet spot between that allows for depth, gorgeous brush strokes and delicious color play.

This class is not just about gouache, however. Patti’s approach to connecting deeply with the natural world involves putting our phones away, getting quiet and immersing ourselves directly in the colors and light of the world around us. Your confidence will get a tremendous boost as you see how easily you can create a sketch and color story.

Please note, this is not an intro to gouache class so if you haven’t used it before prepare to dive in and follow along. What we will be doing is nurturing a travel journal approach as we explore recording landscape— either abstractly, literally or anywhere in-between.

This is really about finding/creating a composition that delights our heart.

The morning will see us creating three different versions of our idea— perhaps sketching, perhaps thumbnails, whatever feels best. This allows for lots of experimenting, trial and error and play.

After lunch, we will create a painting drawing from the elements you most loved in your three experiments. At the end of class there will be time to share and discuss the process and results.

Kit fee: 25

Materials:

Everything you need will be supplied in your kit (paper, paint, palette paper, brushes, pencils).

However, you are welcome to bring an apron, or any paints/brushes from your studio you particularly want to work with.