Acrylic Painting with Expressionistic Techniques (Online)

Why take Acrylic Painting with Expressionistic Techniques



Explore acrylic painting on heavy watercolor paper instead of canvas, using a larger paint brush to ignite expression and emotion into your work. 

In this workshop, you will use broader paint strokes to engage an emotional response rather than literal on a given subject with the goal of completing a painting per each online session. Students will come away from this workshop with a better understanding of design elements that compositionally pull a painting together amidst a variety of approaches. 

The nuances of paper will be a point of discussion throughout the workshop while learning ways to interpret subject matter. Painting size will range from small to larger. Subject matter will be provided by the instructor for varied study methods and you will have an opportunity to provide your own imagery for exploration. Critique will be informal and painting time maximum. Prerequisites for this workshop include some painting experience.

Course Dates: Mondays, Feb. 6 - 27, 2023, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET
Early Registration Fee: $280 (Through Jan. 1, 2023)
Regular Registration Fee: $320 (After Jan. 1, 2023)
Registration Deadline: Feb. 1, 2023
Course Location: Online

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Course Schedule - All classes will meet via Zoom in the Eastern Time Zone

  • Monday, Feb. 6, 2023 - 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. 
  • Monday, Feb. 13, 2023 - 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
  • Monday, Feb. 20, 2023 - 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. 
  • Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 - 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. 

Painting Surface Options:
300 lb. watercolor paper hot or cold press. 11” x 14” or thereabouts in size.

Painting or drawing board to secure your watercolor paper for stability. Easel if available for desk or standing. (Optional)

Acrylic Heavy Body Paints:
Color selection will be comprised mainly of any yellows, blues, reds and white. Brand ideas: Golden, Winsor-Newton or Utrecht (or bring what you have available). Tubes of paint preferred over jars if possible. Please avoid purchasing “Studio Series”acrylic – it has a more liquified result and takes longer to dry.

Preferred Acrylic Paint Colors:
1. (Yellows – purchase at least two): Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Primary Yellow
2. (Blues – purchase at least two): Primary Cyan, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue
3. Cadmium Red Medium
4. Cadmium Orange
5. Magenta or Quinacridone Magenta
6. Dioxazine Purple
7. Titanium White
8. Mars Black

Preferred Brushes:
Hog / Bristol Paint Brushes. Flat or Filbert 3/4”to 1” (#8 to a #10 is great) or any larger brushes you currently have available. A range of two to three larger brushes.

Misc. Materials:
Masking Tape. 1" or wider masking or painting tape to secure paper to painting board.
Palette. Paper plates work great. The plain, cheap kind (no Styrofoam.). Or, bring what you normally use (no glass). Water Container. For rinsing paint brushes. Painting Rags. Clothe works best.

To use Zoom, you will need access to a computer (preferred) or mobile device with internet access. This is a list of basic system requirements.

Screen Size

  • Zoom are best viewed at a minimum screen size of 11+ inches. If you want to use a device with a smaller screen, we recommend using the mobile apps for Zoom.

Operating Systems

  • macOS 10.13 or newer (Interlochen recommends Apple products)

  • Windows 10

  • chromeOS

  • Apple iOS or Android

Computer Speed and Processor

  • Use a Mac or PC 5 years old or newer if possible. While it is possible to use an iPad or mobile device, the experience will be better for you on a laptop or desktop.

  • If using a laptop, it should have the following specifications:

  • At least 4GB of RAM

  • At least 2GHz processor

Internet Speed

  • Minimum of 1.5Mbps download and 800Kbps upload

Faculty

Brenda J. Clark

Instructor of Visual Arts

Questions? Contact Gary.

Associate Director of Continuing & Community Education

Email: college@interlochen.org

Phone: 231.276.7340

Gary Gatzke