Abstract Colorado Painting for Beginners
Adult Course | Available
In this acrylic painting workshop, go through each stage of the painting from start to finish. Create your own memorable abstract portrayal of the Colorado landscape, meshing nature into your own distinctive vision.
1 stretched canvas (8x10")
Acrylic Paints (bring an assortment of colors, preferably ones you would like the piece to represent) I prefer these colors for this particular piece:
Green Gold
Parchment or Unbleached Titanium
Black
Bright Aqua Green
Baltic Blue
Bronze & Turner's Yellow
Raw Sienna
Brushes: I recommend Synthetic Hair white Talkon but use what you are comfortable with. A selection of 1/2" to fine point are more than suitable, remember to include a 2-3" brush for the initial start to the painting
1 paint wipe cloth, or paper towels
Cup or bowl for water
Sketchbook
HB pencil
Apron
Christian Dore
Born in Kent, England in 1970, Christian Dore spent most of his childhood living abroad. At the age of 13, he returned home to settle in the small village of Shorne in Kent. At 18 years of age he was accepted into the Kent Institute of Art and Design before continuing his education at the prestigious Bournemouthe and Poole College of Art.
His career began as a motion graphic artist for the BBC as well as MTV and Nickelodeon. After accepting a designer's position in Colorado, it was there that his artwork truly flourished. After moving to the Colorado foothills, it was here that Dore's work evolved into the work that is owned in private collections throughout the world.
Dore's work explores the impressions of the lush environment around him. He takes the expressive qualities of color and mixes them with a somewhat whimsical narrative to capture his feelings. Dore's flurry of abstract forms are by no means frenetic and each painting manages to convey a serene moment in time, a tranquil calm. The relentless build-up of texture is intentional to convey that of sound and movement whilst meshing nature into his own distinctive style.