Abstract Art w/ Drawing Oils
Sat Nov 16 11:30-2:30pm
Join painter Melanie Delgado for a 3 hour workshop at the Jane St Art Center in Saugerties NY.
This workshop will introduce participants to the brand new R&F Drawing Oils. We will start with a variety of mark making exercises to get comfortable creating abstract marks. Delgado will share her experience as an abstract painter and demonstrate her techniques for getting started and possibilities for a resolved work of art.
Participants will learn how to:
Warm up and make new marks on paper
Keep the flow going throughout the process
Use R&F Drawing Oils and Pigment Sticks
Draw with paint
Paint with oil paint
Find the joy in your own unique marks
Gain confidence to continue painting
Details:
Who it’s for: Artists of all levels
What you’ll need:
Canvas pad of paper
suggested sizes 9x12 range
paintbrushes
2 palette knives
palette paper
pencils
pens
markers
any drawing tools you desire
Duration: 3 hours
Fee: $125
Seats: Limited availability
Takeaway: Find comfort and joy in the process of making Abstract Art.
Melanie Delgado (b.1977) was born and raised in New Jersey. She has lived in many places most notably Philadelphia Maryland and California. In 2014 she moved from San Diego California to Upstate New York where she has found a home and a sense of place with deep ties to her community. Delgado has been a painting instructor at the Woodstock School of Art since 2015 and has most recently been the exhibition curator for Maiden Lane Gallery in Kingston New York. Carving out time in her studio between teaching at the Woodstock School of Art and raising a daughter she continues to piece together works taking on Motherhood Fear and Doubt. Her collection is imbued with Determination Confidence and Love.
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