Adult Workshop: The Joy of Color (Five Sessions)

Adult Workshop:  The Joy of Color

Instructor:  Gloria Clifford

Dates: Five Thursdays, 11/17, 12/1, 12/8, 12/15, & 12/22 (skips Thanksgiving)

Time:  10:00 am – 12:30 pm

Cost:  $225 for members; $259 for non-members

Skill level:  Beginner

Materials: Please see supply list on reverse

After many years of teaching drawing and painting classes, I noticed so many of my students had only a minimum knowledge of color theory. As a result, I developed a five-week course especially for this purpose. By completing fun projects, students will learn more about color and also obtain much needed expertise for all future classes.  Not only will students learn how to mix a variety of pigments in several mediums, they will also have a new understanding of how color affects every aspect of our lives.

Although this is a course for beginners, it is helpful to have some basic drawing skills.

Materials List

Drawing Pad: Suggested, DickBlick.com 14” x 17” Size Item #10314-1048 $7.41 Acrylic Paint Set*: DickBlick.com Item #01637-0129 (Set of 12 Acrylic Paints) $17.33 Brushes: DickBlick.com Item #06223-9136 (set of 5 brushes) $10.05

1 set of Crayola Crayons (set of 24 or larger)

1 small pad of tracing paper (Michael's or Walmart)

1 Package of Multi Colored Construction Paper (with as many colors as possible; can be purchased at Michael's or Walmart)

Scissors (for cutting paper)

1 Bottle of Glue: Elmer's Clear Glue, Aleene's Clear Tacky Glue OR Quality Glue Sticks; (please purchase a glue for use with paper)

Pencil and an ERASER

1 small spray mist bottle (for water)

1 - 12” ruler Plastic Container for Water (such as an empty coffee container)

1 roll of paper towels

5-8 Styrofoam plates

*Should you desire to purchase your acrylic paints individually instead of the set suggested above, I recommend these colors within the BASICS LIQUITEX paint series: Ultramarine Blue; Dioxazine Purple; Permanent Green Deep; Cadmium Yellow Medium; Cadmium Red; Alizarin Crimson Red; White; Black.