A mixed media class exploring beautiful images, textures and colors.

I often wonder about the creative process of artists and designers - what inspired them and how their imagination and gifts brought so much beauty into the world. I wanted to know more about their creative practice and decided to dive deep and explore this!

In this class, we will look to our favorite artists, fashion illustrators, vintage fashion designers, along with our own work to fuel our imaginations. We will create color studies, abstract explorations, figurative work, and a lovely portrait too! This class is all about creating from what you LOVE and allowing yourself to play! It's about capturing the beauty you see and incorporating it into your ART! I can't wait to go on this journey with you!

I hope you will join us!

xo,

Renee

lesson 2 - COLOR STUDIES

In this lesson, we will create four small color studies to use throughout the course. I believe, that when you spend time with your art supplies, you begin to develop a relationship with them. Experimenting with color, marks, and textures take away the pressure of creating art. You begin to immerse yourself in creating and find the freedom to explore.

lesson 4 - PORTRAIT LESSON

Inspired by a vintage photograph of a woman, I will guide you step by step as we develop charcoal drawing on toned paper. We will then add layers of pastel pencil and soft pastel to create a luminous, contemporary portrait. The emphasis on this lesson is for you to capture the beauty of how you see this woman.

lesson 5 - WORKING LARGE-ABSTRACT

In this intuitive painting lesson, we will start with one of our color studies to establish our color palette. We will combine bits of collage papers, mark-making, and texture as we build layer upon layer of color.  I will encourage you to honor anything that may be meandering through mind as you capture beauty as only you can.

I will guide you layer by layer as we work big to free our imaginations and capture the beauty of just creating.

bonus lesson - WOMAN IN A DRESS - MIXED MEDIA

In this lesson, we take one of our fashion sketches as inspiration, and look to all the work we did in our color studies and abstract painting to create a dress filled with your beautiful colors, mark-making, and texture.

I believe that by taking the time to collect your ideas, gather inspiration, and dream of the work you want to create is an essential part of the creative process. If you want to overcome creative hurdles, stay on the path to developing your voice as an artist, and learn new techniques, please join me. I believe that by devoting yourself to your ideas and your art, you will unlock your potential and create genuinely authentic work.

Supply List

This is a list of what I’ll be using in the class. I alway suggest watching the video first and then deciding if the art supply is something that would work  for you.

 Included is an art supply video where I discuss all the supplies I will be using throughout the course

• Charcoal

  • General's Charcoal Pencils

  • Willow or Vine Charcoal

  • Nitram Charcoal - B & Soft

  • White Charcoal Pencil

  • Derwent XL Block in Yellow Ochre & White

• Pastels

  • Pencils in skin tones and lip colors

  • Soft Pastels - to work within your color palette

  • Sennellier oil pastels

• Gouache

  • Deep Red

  • Misty Blue

  • Olive

• Acrylic Paint - Colors I use are listed

  • Alizarin Crimson

  • Yellow Ochre

  • Raw Sienna

  • Payne’s Gray

  • Olive Green

  • Green Gold

  • Raw Umber

  • Titanium White

  • Titan Buff

  • Caribbean Pink

  • Pale Pink

  • Black