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SP25 LAUREN ADAMS' COLOR MIXING FOR ACRYLIC & WATERCOLOR PAINTERS
Date/Time:	Sat 5/17/2025 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Location:	Abernathy Arts Center
Class Price:	$100.00
Notes:	Supply List: COLOR MIXING FOR ACRYLIC AND WATERCOLOR PAINTERS Instructor: Lauren Adams lhapainting@gmail.com Paint One warm and one cool of each primary color: Some examples: • cadmium red medium, and alizarin crimson • cadmium yellow medium and hansa yellow • ultramarine blue and phthalocyanine blue Plus: • black • burnt umber • Titanium white for acrylics (buy professional grade even if all other paints are student grade) Paper for exercises For acrylics you can use a canvas pad, multimedia pad, gessoed watercolor paper, mat board, Bristol board or canvas board. For watercolors you can use a block, loose paper, watercolor pad or stretched paper. Brushes • a few of your favorites in a variety of shapes and sizes • Plus: • Palette knife(s) for acrylics • Rags or Paper towels • Slick, non-absorbent palette (palette paper, sta-wet, etc.) for acrylics or watercolor palette • Squirt bottle or mister for water • Water container(s) Optional • artist’s tape or blue tape • Ruler and pencil Suggested Books: Color Theory: An Essential Guide to Color-From Basic Principles to Practical Applications by Patti Mollica (acrylic) Frank Webb on Water Color by Frank Webb (has a great section on color theory) I suggest Golden, Liquitex, Daniel Smith, or other professional grade acrylics and watercolors. These brands are excellent for pigment load and minimal color shift. You may bring any brand that you have. Anything else that seems like it might be useful! If you have questions about supplies, please don’t hesitate to send me an email.

Class Description:

Does color mixing confuse and frustrate you? In this informative one-day workshop you will learn not just about color theory, but how to apply that knowledge to mixing paint. Save time and money by learning how to mix the colors you want. This is a great jump-start workshop to take in conjunction with a weekly acrylic painting class, or a refresher for anyone who is already painting regularly.

Instructor Bio:

A Southern artist and native of rural middle Georgia, Lauren Adams has explored and experimented with painting and drawing most of her life. Inspired by her southern roots and the natural world, her work runs the gamut from figurative, to landscape and beyond.  Adams holds an MFA in painting from the Savannah College of Art & Design. And in addition to her studio practice, she currently teaches adult painting classes in a wide variety of media at various arts centers in Georgia.  Adams’ work can be found in many private and public collections throughout the Southeast, including the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta and the Historical Society of Sandersville, GA.

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