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WI26 (A) Lauren Adams’ Expressive Landscapes in Acrylic or Watercolor NEW!
Date/Time:	Sat 2/7/2026 from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Location:	Abernathy Arts Center
Class Price:	$100.00
Notes:	· Bring any colors you wish, but have at minimum red, blue, yellow, and burnt umber plus titanium white for acrylics. · Professional brands like Liquitex Professional, Golden, Daniel Smith, and Winsor Newton Professional are my preference. Avoid Artist’s Loft and Master’s Touch or anything that is a large set for less than $30. · Palette appropriate for watercolor or acrylic · 100% cotton paper for watercolor. Bring multiple surfaces. We’ll be working quickly · Canvas, canvas panel, pre-primed canvas paper for acrylic. Bring multiple surfaces. We’ll be working quickly · 1-3 brushes for your chosen medium. Choose larger brushes than you regularly use · Water container(s) and paper towels · Mister bottle · Landscape reference images or work from your imagination · Feel free to bring any unconventional tools or materials not listed that you already have: · Sponges, shapers, scrapers, masking fluid, Saran Wrap, markers, colored pencils, etc.

Explore a different approach to landscape painting. Learn how to use bold colors, dynamic brushstrokes, and simplified forms to convey an emotional response to a scene. Working loosely allows the expression of personal connections to the landscape, going beyond a mere visual representation. 

For convenient parking located nearest the tennis courts – use GPS address:  6621 Bridgewood Valley Road, NW, Sandy Springs, GA 30328. 

Instructor Bio:

Instructor: Lauren Adams

lhapainting@gmail.com

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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