This workshop is for members only.

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Keith is a professional artist well known to Members for providing guidance and assistance at Studio Sessions as well as teaching his own weekly art classes. This workshop provides an introduction to Impasto & Sgraffito techniques - applying and cutting back through thick acrylic paint. There will be demonstrations throughout the day, a look at the choice of art materials available to produce acrylic impasto paintings and advice on choosing a suitable picture and how to modify it digitally to create a more dramatic, non-figurative or abstract image. Two works will be created during the workshop - a simple abstract scene with a limited colour range and one from a chosen photo. Acrylic paints will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own. Equipment is also available to borrow on the day. Appropriate for any skill level. This workshop is limited to 12 attendees.

Refreshments will be provided but bring your own mug and lunch.

Materials Provided:

A4 multi-media paper
A selection of Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylics
A range of brushes and painting knives to borrow and try

Materials required:

Brushes, ideally synthetic/hog

i.e something you would use for oil painting
1/2" flat and/or dagger another slightly smaller flat
1/2” round and some slightly smaller rounds
but any variation of the above will suffice as long as there's a decent sized flat
Mixing palette – this needs to be flat and washable, or disposable
Palette knife, or knives
Water pot
Kitchen roll
Scrap paper/ newspaper....it can get messy!
Board(s) and masking tape
Also, a smart phone/camera which can digitally modify images. This is not absolutely necessary because I will bring some reference prints of photo's which you can choose from if you prefer. Any photo you choose to work from will probably be ok, as long as it's nothing detailed.