Raw Materials

These four-hour workshops are $30 each and enrollment is limited, so contact us at the store to reserve your spot before they fill up.

Digital Mixed Media (Intermediate-Advanced)

Saturday, August 28, 1-5pm

Painters and non-painters will take creative advantage of new grounds that allow artists to combine print and paint in luminous layers. This class will open up a world of acrylic skins—actual layers of acrylic paint that can be printed on directly by an inkjet printer. Students will work into these images to transform them, seal them and then create unique mixed media paintings. This workshop is perfect for photographers and digital artists who are interested in opening up possibilities for the print on unique surfaces. Mixed-media artists will find new ideas to expand their current work. Come with a sense of adventure, and be open to new ideas!

Creating Textures (All levels)

Sunday, September 19, 1-5pm

Discover the exciting process of making textures from acrylic paints. This hands-on workshop will introduce students to a wide range of acrylic products and tools that can be manipulated to add a fun new dimension to your paintings. Using color, gels and pastes, we will scrape, sgraffito and stamp onto a series of painting supports. Learn how the absorbency of some pastes can be a great alternative for watermedia applications and explore various gels viscosities to see which ones will hold the marks you desire to make. Students will go home with the sample boards they made in class so they can be used as a reference point to build more ideas on!

The acrylic materials for use during the workshop are provided by Golden, and painting tools are provided by the instructor.

Amy Shawley, who you may remember as the Golden Working Artist who taught a workshop on Golden acrylic paints and mediums at the store last year, has moved back into the neighborhood and is going to start offering classes at her studio, just a couple of blocks away from us. First up is a freestyle painting class, which will give you an opportunity to work with Amy and your classmates on problems that have you creatively blocked, try out different materials, and brainstorm with fellow artists.

When: Sunday, February 28th from 1-4pm.

Where: My studio on Gallery Row in Downtown LA, will send address when you RSVP

RSVP’s: first come, first serve – my max is 15, so reserve your spot soon! Let me know ahead of time which products you are interested in trying, and I’ll let you know if I have them in stock for the class (no varnishing, I do not have proper ventilation).

What to bring: A painting in progress or a blank painting support (size for both limited to 16×20 inches or smaller), any other materials pertinent to your process (ie: tools, collage elements, decorative papers, etc) and your creative enthusiasm. I have brushes, palette knives, stencils, stamps and some other various tools to play with.

Cost: only $25!! Price includes workshop-use materials, instruction, hors d’oeuvres and beverages (I will make finger foods and have water, tea, coffee and wine).

Parking: street parking is terribly expensive and hard to come by, but I always recommend the parking structure behind my building, their maximum rate is usually $7, but possibly less for just a few hours.

Allergies: I have a cat, he likes laps…if you are deathly allergic, this is not the classroom for you.

You need to RSVP for the class directly with Amy via email: <amyshawley@gmail.com>.