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Illuminate the Artist Within™ Retreat
Instructor: Deb Chaney
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Date:
April 27, 2012 - April 29, 2012
August 27, 2012 - August 30, 2012
Fee:
Whidbey: $475, Sunshine: $550/person shared accommodation, $650/person private room. Re-ignite your inner artist, learn the secrets of an illuminated artist: how to stay in your creative flow despite any obstacle. Surround yourself with supportive community, nurture yourself with the beauty of nature, work on your art, and take time for yourself.
Prerequisites:
No Prerequisites:Open to artists of all genres.
Supply List:
- Always have • Your journal and pen/pencil. • An artbin or carry case to organize and bring your materials to class • 2 plastic covered foamcore or thick cardboard 23 x 30” boards Substrate – What you paint on. For class practice pieces - to learning techniques I will teach you - I recommend the 9 x 12” canvas pads. They are pre-gessoed and ready to go. You will need to have six sheets for each class . • for 3 day workshop you’ll need: 36 canvas pad sheets • for 8 week class you’ll need: 48 canvas pad sheets Paints & Mediums – • Liquid or full body paints – bring what you have – at minimum 3 primary colours • I have and love to use some of the following colours in the Golden liquid acrylic line: o Earth/Historic: Paynes Grey, burnt umber, Naples yellow, ultramarine blue, burnt sienna o Moderns: Nickel azo yellow, quinacridone nickel azo gold, green gold, quinacridone magenta, diarylide yellow, phthalo blue (green shade), red iron oxide, transparent yellow iron oxide, quinacridone burnt orange, Dioxazine Purple & torquois (phthalo). o Metallics – silver, gold, iron. o Basics: titanium white, carbon black • Black and White Gesso • Liquid Gloss or Matte (Polymer) Medium (Liquitex /Golden/OPUS brands) • Regular Gel Medium – Golden • Soft Gel Gloss Medium – Golden Tools • Palette – a plastic plate, stay wet palette, disposable palette sheets, or butcher paper to put your paint on. • Brushes – at least 2 brushes. o various sizes acrylic flat head brushes – the hake brushes are nice o various sizes round head acrylic brushes • stepped palette knife • paper towel (must!) • 1-3 plastic containers for water. • Mister spray bottle Clothing – • Apron • gloves Might be fun to have... (optional) • Droppers • • Rubber shaper • • Stencils • Chopsticks Stamps Rubbing Alcohol (from the drugstore) Brayers • Texture tools • • Papers for collage – decorative papers, papers with text, tissue papers. • Artist Safe removal tape.
Special Instructions:
Sunshine Coast (Rolling Earth Retreat Centre, 2930 Day Road, Roberts Creek, BC) and Whidbey Island (Pacific Northwest Art Institute: 15 NW Birch Street Coupeville WA 98239 USA)
Registration Details:
Sunshine Coast: info@debchaney.com (604) 736-5111, Whidbey Island: 1-866-678-3396 LOCAL: 360.678.3396 info@pacificnorthwestartschool.org
