Oil Pastels into Abstraction

Oil Pastels into Abstraction

Adult Course | This program is completed

200 Grant Street Denver, CO 80203 United States

A02

All

10/22/2019-10/24/2019

9:00 AM-4:00 PM MDT on Tue Wed Th

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$234.00

$198.90

Explore the abstract realm using oil pastels. Learn how to create luminous layers of light and color with this medium with a unique process developed by Marianne.

  • IMPORTANT NOTE: Holbein Oil Pastels and Rives BFK paper are essential to the enjoyment of this workshop. Substitute brands of oil pastel and/or paper do not work with this technique of building luminous layers of color. Holbein Oil Pastels may be ordered from artxpress.com at a reduced retail price (Best to place your order by phone after making your selection from the chart). Also sold at CO art supply stores Meininger's and Guiry's
  • -Each color has 5 shades, #1 being the darkest, #5 being the lightest
  • -HANSA YELLOW 5A - #5; ANTIQUE YELLOW 5C - #1; ANTIQUE ORANGE 10A
  • -PERMANENT RED 13C - #1; CRIMSON 13F - #5; BLUE VIOLET 20C - #1
  • -RED VIOLET 20F - #3; WHITE 32A - #5; INDIGO 38E - #1; SKY BLUE 38J - #5
  • -COLBALT BLUE 38B - #1; FOGGY GREEN 45K - #5
  • -Rives BFK Printmaking paper: 2 sheets, 280 grams, 22x30 inches size, cream color preferable, white
  • acceptable ±Available at most good art stores
  • -8x10 inches; and 9x12 inches sketchbook for first class exercise and notetaking
  • -Auto Body Spreaders: Package of 3 (small, medium, large) can be purchased at Pep Boys or
  • any other auto supply store
  • -Razor blade scraper with razor blades ±sold in hardware stores in the paint section
  • - 2 inch wide masking tape (no colored tape please!)
  • -Drawing board or equivalent
  • -Roll of Paper towels
  • - (2) 4B pencils and pencil sharpener

Marianne Mitchell is devoted to transforming lives through the presence and practice of art. Brilliantly composed and emotionally evocative, her abstractions bring harmony to one's whole being by engaging the heart, the mind, and the soul. She offers Artist Mastery programs that give an artist the skill and confidence to discover and master a cohesive Signature Artist Voice. Marianne believes that all people gain personal growth, vision and adaptability through creative exploration, infusing one's life with greater strength, purpose and value. Marianne earned a BFA in painting from Washington University in St. Louis, with post-graduate work in Japan, China, and at the Vermont Studio Center. A recent Colorado resident, she is a Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation Fellowship recipient and has had work shown nationally including New York, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Denver, the Los Angeles area, and internationally in Scotland and Germany. Her work is in many public and private collections in the United States and abroad including Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, and Tanzania. http://www.mariannemitchell.com/