Intermediate Abstract

Abstract Art Exploration

Class Description:
Each student will build on their basic instruction to develop personal expression and further explore the process of abstract art.

This Class Will Include:

Working intuitively
Finding your natural “mark”
Using photos, blind contour drawing, and spontaneous line drawings as inspiration
Working in a series
Working from observations
Investigating composition using the formal elements and principles of design
Practical demonstrations

Prerequisites:
You must have completed Zona Wainwright's Beginning Abstract Painting Class.

Supplies:

Acrylic Paints (Golden brand tubes unless otherwise noted):
- Burnt Sienna
- Cadmium Red Medium
- Cadmium Yellow Medium
- Cobalt Blue
- Dioxazine Purple
- Mars Black or Ivory Black
- Napthol Red Medium
- Phthalo Blue
- Raw Umber
- Ultramarine Blue
- Yellow Ochre
- White (16.8 oz Abstract Sennelier brand)
Staedtler 8B pencil
Liquitex Matte or Gloss Medium - 8 oz
Palette Paper: 16"x20" or 18"x24"
Palette Knife (RGN brand): Choose either 109, 106, or 98
Brushes (minimum):
- Princeton Select #12 round (one)
- 1” flat wash (two)
- 1½” bristle bright (one)
- Additional brushes of your choice
Paper Towels: 1 roll
Support Materials: Watercolor paper, illustration board, or canvas
Water Bucket: About ½-gallon-sized
Masking Tape
Push Pins: Handful
Pencil Sharpener