Thursday, February 14, 2013

I'm so proud of my adult painting students!


Week 4 of Beginning Acrylic for Adults



    

Last night, during the "Beginning Acrylics" course at the Urbana Park District, my students painted a fluid, watercolor-like layer over the sculpted, molding paste knife painting from the week before. This is a more challenging project, since the absorbent surface pulls the paint this way and that is somewhat unpredictable ways. Imagine if handmade watercolor paper became a sculpture:  that is what painting over molding paste is like. But, both students tackled the challenge, and I think the results are beautiful! The photos above show the change from layer 1 to layer 2.


Registration for the new, Intermediate Acrylics course is still open. (Note:  if you click on that link, scroll to page 35 for the course description.)