Abstract, Landscape, Still Life Painting Online Day Retreat

On the search for relaxing and enjoyable creative activities? This abstract painting, semi-abstract to realism-expressive landscape, and still life painting projects day retreat will provide the opportunity to flow with natural energy and create some amazing artworks.
The retreat will start with learning various painting techniques and tools which you can incorporate within your projects throughout the day. Learn about washes, layers, brushes, palette knives, feathering, stippling, stamping and more.
We will create an abstract painting, a landscape painting, a still life painting, and a final project of your choice.
Experience is not essential as you will paint to what you are ready for and have guidance. If experienced then this will add more to your skillset and the joy of painting. Come together for the day to create.
Follow along with Yvette’s examples then paint your final project on canvas.
We will stop for a lunch break half way through then meet again for the afternoon session.
The class will be recorded and available for 7 days so you may revisit it or if you miss the class you will be able to watch later.
Please have a small Still Life set up available in front of you to paint from, eg plants, fruit, bowls of fruit, dried flowers, flowers, vase, and ceramics to hold this, or a combination of any of these.
What you will need to bring:
Note: A Colour Mixing Chart as a helpful guide will be emailed to you after booking.
– A small Water Spray Bottle (can be bought from variety stores, supermarkets)
– Old cloths to clean up with: 1 x wet, 1 x dry
– Water container to Clean brushes in
-3 Small dishes to create Paint Washes in
– Palette (eg a sheet of plastic, ice-cream or takeaway container lid, or art palette)
– Palette Knife (very handy for different techniques), or use a piece of strong cardboard or plastic. Something to use in a similar way…even a kitchen spatula! If purchasing a palette knife these can be tapered or rectangular in shape.
– 1 x sponge brush or kitchen sponge cut into small rectangular pieces
– 1 x ruler, 1 x lead pencil, 1 x eraser
– A set of Paintbrushes (eg 1 x small, 2 x medium, 1 x large)
– 5 sheets of art paper for acrylic paint (or an art pad of paper, A3 size)
– 1 x canvas board of a size you like, eg A3, A4.
– 1 x canvas (stretched canvas) of a size you like, ideally at least A3 size and larger. This will be for your final project of the day.
– small pots/tubes of Paint. Primary colours (red, white, black, blue, yellow) and any other colours you like, eg green, turquoise, and other variations.
Blue and red create purple; yellow and blue create green; blue, yellow, red create brown; white creates lighter tones of colours; black creates darker tones of colours. Bring the colour mixing chart with you (emailed to you later once the booking has been made).