Service Description

Date & Time: Wednesday, July 16th, 12:30 - 4:00 pm Thursday, July 17th, 12:30 - 4:00 pm Friday, July 18th, 12:30 - 4:00 pm Level: Beginner - Advanced Instructor: Ashley Gaboury Medium: Acrylics & Mixed Media Teens & Adults Welcome! Join GOLDEN Artist Educator Ashley Gaboury as she takes you through the process of painting your favourite animals. Using Acrylics and Mixed Media explore ways of depicting wildlife with collage elements to create drama. Participants will develop stylized portraits that capture the “inner light” of their subjects while experimenting with Metallics and Mixed Media. A set of GOLDEN OPEN Acrylics (valued at $50.00) will be provided for each participant and brushes will be supplied. Please bring a 12” x 16” canvas, paper towels (blue paper towels work best), a palette or palette paper, an 8.5” x 11” black and white printed picture (on a standard printer/photocopy paper) of an animal, along with a coloured reference photo (can be on a digital device). This workshop is suitable for artists of most levels of experience but is not designed for young children; however mature pre-teens/teens are welcome. Supply List:  o Canvas or canvas board – 12” x 16” o Palette paper pad – 9” x 12” o Black and white printed picture – 8.5” x 11” o Paper towel – blue ones work best o Palette knife - flat-angled – plastic o Collage papers and old books – thin o Graphite paper - black Paints, mediums, brushes, and some additional supplies are included.