Mixed Media Floral Still-Life Workshop

(See all class sample photos below.)

Join me for this workshop:

Where: Tinker, Tailor, Artist, Maker (an Eat Cake Create art retreat.) Redwood City, CA
When: May 6, 2019
Cost: $180 (includes morning activities, a huge and delicious lunch, and the class.) There's also a $5 kit fee.

Mixed Media Floral Still-Life*

In this fun and fast-paced full day class, we'll combine paper, paint, and mark-making to create beautiful floral still-life paintings on a canvas board. We'll make our own collage papers and I'll share a new background technique that works for canvases and art journal spreads as well as an easy and unique way to create an under-painting for your floral composition.

Students should bring:

Baby wipes, scissors, paper towels, apron, water cup
Acrylic paint - several colors, plus black and white (I also recommend Payne's Gray)
Paint brushes - 1/2" and 1" flat brushes, a detail brush, a round brush (#4 or #6 is good)
Glazing Medium
Matte Medium and both large and small brushes to apply
A selection of neutral papers and ephemera
Patterned paper (can be scraps,) gel prints, etc... with a variety of colors and prints (we'll also make some of our own.)

Optional:

Multiple shades / hues of the same color paint (ie Cadmium Yellow, Mars Yellow, Burnt Umber)
Detail applicators for your paint (ie Dina Wakley paint tips, Fine Liner bottles) or paint pens, especially for black and white
Acrylic inks (gold if you have it, or gold fluid acrylic paint)
Black "Stabilo All" pencil
Heat gun
Rubber stamps, stencils
Some dimensional embellishments or fabric to accent the top layers of your piece.

Teacher will provide:

11"x14" canvas board
Some collage paper options to share
Some dimensional embellishments to share
Deli paper
Stamps and stencils to use in class

*Note that this workshop is exclusive to Eat Cake Create retreats in the Western United States and Canada throughout 2019.

Class Sample

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