Abstract Starts in Watercolor with Jeannine Miller
About this event
Jeannine Miller, Watercolor Society of Oregon Best of Show winning artist, comes to teach her exciting course on starting a watercolor with abstract shapes. Because of the transparent properties of watercolors, Jeannine finds it exciting to start a painting with abstract shapes and washes. These shapes and colors appear through the subsequent imagery, adding color, texture, contrast, and interest. Jeannine will teach the steps to start an exciting watercolor in a fun and rewarding format.
Supply List
An image that you want to work with. Have your image drawn out onto your paper and bring a reference photo. Try to have your line drawing take up 2/3 of the picture plane (paper).
(1) Roll of blue painters tape in a 1” wide roll.
Pair of scissors that cut paper easily.
Paints: Bring tubes of your favorite colors. I primary use M Graham watercolor paints. Five to six colors work great. Some of my favorite colors are French ultramarine blue, new gamboge, phthalo green, cobalt teal, alizarin crimson, cad orange and cad red. My most favorite colors are Quin gold and Quin rust. You will be mixing these paints with water in small plastic or paper cups to paint your abstract start.
Brushes: Bring your normal brushes that you normally work with and a one to two inch flat edged brush to use with your cups of paint for the abstract back ground.
Regular watercolor supplies: Paper towels, water container, gator board, or whatever you like to use to tape your painting to paint on.
Materials provided:
Plastic cups for mixing your paints
Salt for texture
Rubber cement glue
About Jeannine Miller
Red Barn Studio
Jeannine lives in Hillsboro, Oregon on a small ranch with her husband, Jim. Together, they have been breeding American Quarter Horses for the past five years. Jeannine is recently retired from teaching in the public schools for the Tigard/Tualatin school district, where she taught Drawing, Painting, Printmaking and Multicultural Art classes to high school students for the last 21 years. Jeannine was awarded OAEA High School Art Teacher of the Year in 2016 and received a Community Service Award from the City of Tualatin in 2014 for a long-term project she worked on with the city, titled Tualatin Visual Chronicle. The city of Tualatin purchased several works of art from local high school students to go into a permanent art collection housed currently in the City of Tualatin Public Library.
Jeannine has signature memberships in the Northwest Watercolor Society and the Western Colorado Watercolor Society, and has sold several works to public collections in the Portland metro area. She currently has work available for sale at her studio. Jeannine can be reached by email at g9miller@aol.com. Commissions are welcome.
Jeannine is a native Oregonian from the Central Oregon Coast. She has a Fine Art Degree from the University of Oregon and Graduate Teaching credentials in Art and Mathematics from Humbolt State University in Northern California. Her work has been featured in US Lighthouse Quarterly and Oregon Coast Magazine. Also, Jeannine has two published historical surveys - The Heceta Head Lighthouse, which she illustrated in 1982, and The Cape Perpetual Story, which she wrote and illustrated in 1982.
Location
ASA Classroom
620 NE Hwy 101
Lincoln City, OR 97367
USA
Category
Classes & Workshops
Registration Info
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Cancellation Policy:
Cancellation Policy:
If a student cancels or withdraws from a class:
1) At least one week before a class begins, students will receive their class fee less a $5 cancellation fee to compensate ASA for costs AND less any amount required by the instructor.
2) Less than one week before a class begins, no refund of registration and materials fees will be made.
Missing Classes: If one or more classes in a series are missed due to student absence no refund will be made. Make up sessions may or may not be offered at the discretion of individual instructors.
Cancelled Classes: ASA will make every effort to conduct classes as scheduled. If a class is cancelled by ASA, students may receive a credit for the full amount they paid or receive a credit to be used for another ASA class. ASA will make every effort to notify students of class cancellations at least one week in advance.
Inclement Weather: ASA will attempt to remain open during inclement weather. If necessity requires, ASA will cancel classes and studio activities whenever local school closures occur.
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