Fundamentals of Painting - June/July

Fundamentals of Painting - June/July

Adult Course | Available

200 Grant Street Denver, CO 80203 United States

A02

Beginner

6/12/2024-7/10/2024

1:00 PM-4:00 PM MDT on Wed

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$277.50

$235.87

This course will teach you to define your painting in terms of light, shapes and colors and then how to bring that subject to life on the canvas. My purpose is not to teach you to paint like me, but to help you find and develop your own personal vision. Every artist has his or her own unique way of seeing the world.

  • I recommend working with oils or acrylics. I suggest a basic selection of colors—red, yellow, blue, green, orange, purple, brown and a large tube of titanium white. Bring a palette pad for mixing your colors, and at least one palette knife. Bring a selection of brushes, large to small. Bring at least one medium/large jar for cleaning your brushes and a roll of paper towels. For oils I use Gamsol, an odorless mineral spirit, to clean my brushes. For all brushes I use an odorless dish detergent for final cleaning. For acrylics, bring at lease one medium/large container for water to clean your brushes. Bring an apron or large painting shirt to keep your clothes clean.

Katchen has traveled to Asia spending time in Taiwan and China. She was welcomed as an artist and appeared on television and in newspapers with local mayors. She was invited to paint the Taiwanese National Opera. She lectured at the University of Shanghai and demonstrated pastel painting at a national trade show.  

She was one of the originators of the annual Garvan Gardens paint-out.  The event hosts 15-25 artists from around the United States for the plein aire event and traveling exhibition.

Katchen’s whimsical drawings of women are seen in all of the art for the play Menopause the Musical.