Acrylic Painting with Non-Traditional Tools (9/16-9/23/2023)
Acrylic Painting with Non-Traditional Tools (9/16-9/23/2023)
September 16, 2023 - September 23, 2023, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
REGISTER
$85
Acrylic Painting with Non-Traditional Tools
with Marjorie Nillsen
Experience Level: Beginner, no prior experience needed
Saturdays September 16 & 23, 11am-3pm (2 sessions)
Ages 14+
*Per the instructors request, masks will be required at this class.
Discover how to create exciting paintings on canvas and boards using non-traditional tools. (Examples: fly swatter, spoon/fork, potato masher, etc.)
Participants are asked to bring 15-20 objects from their home junk drawer or garage that could be used as painting tools.
This class encourages self expression through color, texture and pattern.
Learn ways to be spontaneous and open to new discoveries.
Instructor Marjorie Nilssen is an Art Professor who taught art for over 25 years at Ridgewater College in Willmar, MN.
She has an M.A. in Art from St. Cloud State University and works with encaustic, acrylic and alcohol inks at her studio in Atwater, MN.
For questions about the class, contact Marjorie at: nilssenart@gmail.com
Materials list (all items from www.DickBlick.com)
Blickrylic Student Acrylics (set of 6)
00711-1039
39.20
Fluorescent Colors (6)
00711-1039
19.68
Blick Super Value Canvas 16”x 20” (pkg of 5)
07526-1620
19.99
Canson XL Vellum Bristol Board pad. 14” x 17”
13337-1117
16.60
Strathmore Mixed Media pad 18” 24” (15 sheets)
#13640-1009
26.49
Total=102.76
Other supplies needed:
*15-20 objects from junk drawer, garage, etc., to be used as painting tools.
(Find unusual objects that might make interesting textures)
*Old cookie sheet at least 12” x 16”
*Cotton rags
*paper towels
3-4 coffee cans or large jars for water
3-4 chip brushes (2-3 inch) from hardware store or Walmart
Gloves
September 16, 2023 - September 23, 2023, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Paramount Center for the Arts
913 West St. Germain StreetSt. Cloud, MN 56301United States
