Community Arts Center | New! Short Class/Plein Air Painting with Gouache

New! Short Class/Plein Air Painting with Gouache

Summer Class | Available

Location

414 Plush Mill Road Wallingford, PA 19086 United States

Room

TBD

Level

All Levels

Date

6/19/2024-7/24/2024

Time

9:30 AM-12:30 PM EDT on Wed

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Tuition

$280.00

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Member Discount Available

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Course Description

Enjoy the fun of painting “en plein air” — painting directly from nature on location using gouache (opaque watercolor).
Topics will include:
painting outdoors with gouache; finding a subject and creating a composition; starting a painting; understanding value and edges; creating textures to suggest foliage, tree trunks, grasses and other surfaces; layering and adjusting the thickness of the paint; brush handling; paint mixing; understanding the color characteristics of hue, value and chroma; and mixing a wide range of colors from a simple limited palette.
The class will include demonstration by the instructor as well as individual instruction at each student’s level of experience.

Special Notes

First day meet the instructor, Charley, at the first parking lot to the left at Pendle hill, next to Community Art Center 338 Plush Mill Rd, Wallingford, PA 19086

Rain date: 7/31

Required Supplies

Gouache paint in the following 5 colors: Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Yellow (ideally Light or Pale), Perelyne Maroon (or Alizarin Crimson), Burnt Sienna, Permanent White (Titanium White); short handled synthetic brushes suitable for acrylic or mixed media (example: the Beste line from Jerry’s Artarama): 1/2 flat (ideally 2 of these), 1/4” flat (two of these), 1/8” flat, #2 round; watercolor paper 9x12” or larger, ideally hot press, cold press also OK, at least 140lb/300gsm or heavier; water jar for cleaning brushes, small water jar for clean water; spray mister (atomizer) for keeping paint wet on the palette; watercolor or acrylic palette with generous mixing area (a small Masterson “Sta-wet Palette” can be advantageous); a few paper towels; something to hold your palette and paper like a pochade box, field easel, or drawing board leaned against an extra folding chair; plus whatever you need for 3 hours outdoors — folding chair, sunscreen, drinking water, hat, etc.

Instructor(s)

Charley Parker

Charley Parker studied painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. For the past several years he has been teaching at the Delaware Art Museum, the Delaware College of Art and Design and Jester Artspace. Charley works in and teaches workshops and classes in gouache, water mixable oil and ink and watercolor. Charley is the author of the popular arts blog, Lines and Colors: http://linesandcolors.com

Website: http://www.charleyparker.com

New! Short Class/Plein Air Painting with Gouache

Summer Class | Available

Attention Spree Parents

Please CLICK HERE to complete our Spree Camper information form for each child attending our Summer Spree Art Camp.

Fill out and save form to your computer and then you can email it to info@communityartscenter.org.

We must have this form filled out, signed and returned to the CAC office BEFORE the start of your child's Spree session to be admitted.

Attention Parents
Registering a child for a semester class or workshop:

New! Short Class/Plein Air Painting with Gouache

Summer Class | Available

Attention Spree Parents

Please CLICK HERE to complete our Spree Camper information form for each child attending our Summer Spree Art Camp.

Fill out and save form to your computer and then you can email it to info@communityartscenter.org.

We must have this form filled out, signed and returned to the CAC office BEFORE the start of your child's Spree session to be admitted.

Attention Parents Registering a child for a semester class or workshop:

Attention Parents
Registering a child for a semester class or workshop: