The Art of Floral Mixed Media
Adult Course | Registration opens 1/7/2025 7:00 AM MST
Mixed Media is a flexible, adaptive way to work that can refresh your way of seeing and using different materials. The use of a variety of media in a work of art such as paint, collage, and graphite is a fun way to create a painting.
A perfect class for beginners and those who want to tap into their creativity. Over the 4 weeks we will discuss color and composition as we combine papers and mixed media to create several different pieces of art.
Includes both demonstrations and examples, as well as regular feedback from the instructor.
Syllabus:
Introduction to Mixed Media
Collage Techniques
Painting and Layering
Texture and Dimensions
Final Floral Project
- 1) Canvas (12x12 or any size of your choice)
2) Matt Medium
3) Collage Paper (specialty paper or magazine paper)
4) Paint (white, black, orange, pink, green….)
5) Different size brushes
6) Hair Dryer
7) Spray bottle
8) Stencils
9) Sponge for stenciling
10) Graphite transfer paper (none smearing)
11) Pencil
12) Scissors
13) Markers
14) Oil Pastels
15) Workable Fixative
16) Paper plate (for paint)
17) Black water color pencil
18) Multimedia paper boards (9x12)
19) Acrylic pens (Posca different colors)
Behnaz Ahmadian
Behnaz Ahmadian was born in Iran and raised in the United States. She is currently living and working in Colorado. She is an artist and an art instructor. She likes to work with many different mediums but the main medium she works with, is acrylic. Behnaz is very fascinated with pattern and color and incorporates them in her paintings.
Behnaz grew up in the family of creatives and had always loved art and being creative as a child. Behnaz is a self-taught artist always making art as a child in her spare time. She obtained her bachelors degree in Biology wanting to go into medicine but her love for art and design made her pursue her career in interior design. While working as an interior designer, she was led to create unique paintings full time. Her sense of color and pattern creates pieces that are truly unique which she drew from her experience as a designer. Her designs are recognized for their vibrant colors, details and patterns.
Behnaz’s mother has been her true inspiration. Her mom has now passed but with each piece that she creates, she hopes to share the feeling of love and joy that her mom worked so hard to nurture in her as a woman, artist and designer. Now painting each piece is like a journey that takes Behnaz back to when she was introduced to art and fabrics with color and patterns through her mom who was a fashion designer. Her mother was the one who taught her how to draw and always encouraged her to be creative and incorporate meaning into her every piece.
As an artist, Behnaz also loves to draw and capture the unique characters of animals because they are so special and bring meaning to those who love their pets.