Beginning Abstract - Zona Wainwright

Each student will utilize their training from basic instruction to continue developing their personal expression and further explore the process of abstract art.

This class will include:

• Working intuitively
• Finding their natural “mark”
• Using photos, blind contour drawing, and spontaneous line drawings as inspiration
• Working in a series
• Working from observations
• Investigating composition using the formal elements and principles of design

The class will include practical demonstrations.

Prerequisites: None

Supplies

Acrylic paints
(Golden brand tubes required unless otherwise noted):

• Burnt sienna
• Cadmium red medium
• Cadmium yellow medium
• Cobalt blue
• Dioxazine purple
• Mars black or ivory black
• Napthol red medium
• Phthalo blue
• Raw umber
• Ultramarine blue
• Yellow ochre
• White, 16.8 oz (Abstract Sennelier brand)
• Staedtler 8B pencil
• Liquitex brand matte or gloss medium – 8 oz
• Palette paper 16 x 20” or 18 x 24”
• Palette knife – RGN brand either 109, 106, or 98

Brushes (minimum required):

• Princeton Select #12 round (one)
• 1” flat wash (two)
• 1 1/2” bristle bright (one)
• You may also bring other brushes of your choice
• Paper towels – 1 roll

There is no need to bring support or surfaces to paint on to your first class. Big sheets of index paper will be available for purchase at $1 per sheet and are perfect for early exercises.

• About 1/2-gallon-sized water bucket
• Masking tape
• Push pins (handful)
• Pencil sharpener