Stop Paint & Sip

5/3/22 -5/31/22

Tuesdays 6:00-8:00

$139 5 weeks

Join Accomplished Instructor Colette Savage in this versatile beautiful medium. Get a beautiful softness similar to a Degas’, or photographic realism. Pastels are considered a form of painting, yet you have the control of a stick or pencil, making it more like drawing. Learn about different substrates to paint on and different types of pastels and how they react. Beginner to intermediate.  Please feel free to bring along any pastels, paper…which you currently own to our first class.  A materials list is attached, but DO NOT purchase any new materials until AFTER the first class. Soft Pastels- Your choice of brands, with a large assortment of colors and value (dark and light). If you already own pastels, bring what you have. Pastel Paper- Your choice of brand and type Drawing Board- A piece of Masonite is fine Masking Tape Baby Wipes Pencil Eraser Small disposable dish to place the pastels you are using Glove in a Bottle- Or another type of barrier lotion Several reference photos Glassine of other smooth paper-used to cover and protect the painting Optional Items: Inexpensive craft brush Rubbing Alcohol

5/3/22 -5/31/22

Tuesdays 6:00-8:00

$139 5 weeks

Join Accomplished Instructor Colette Savage in this versatile beautiful medium. Get a beautiful softness similar to a Degas’, or photographic realism. Pastels are considered a form of painting, yet you have the control of a stick or pencil, making it more like drawing. Learn about different substrates to paint on and different types of pastels and how they react. Beginner to intermediate.  Please feel free to bring along any pastels, paper…which you currently own to our first class.  A materials list is attached, but DO NOT purchase any new materials until AFTER the first class. Soft Pastels- Your choice of brands, with a large assortment of colors and value (dark and light). If you already own pastels, bring what you have. Pastel Paper- Your choice of brand and type Drawing Board- A piece of Masonite is fine Masking Tape Baby Wipes Pencil Eraser Small disposable dish to place the pastels you are using Glove in a Bottle- Or another type of barrier lotion Several reference photos Glassine of other smooth paper-used to cover and protect the painting Optional Items: Inexpensive craft brush Rubbing Alcohol

Ages Teen to Adult

Cost: $50 without supplies & $60 with supplies

Date: May 14th  Saturday 1:00-4:00

Subject: The Art of the Dancing Brush

Emphasizes and helps nurture spontaneity

and free flowing brush strokes

Jane grace Taylor MFA

Jane grace Taylor MFA

• Watercolors
• Chinese brushes of various sizes
• A white towel or felt that can get paint on it
• Chinese ink
• A spray bottle

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

 Chinese “Ling non” school watercolors
This style encourages the student to paint freely and expressively.

 The class is designed to help you work more spontaneously.

 The “rice”or cotton paper used in the class is made to be brushed quickly.

 You will learn techniques meant to make the maximum statement, with a minimum of brush strokes.

Use colors /paper you have, or check materials list below:
Chinese chip colors are available through oriental art supply, Holbein are the closest in tube colors.
-A felt blanket , old linen tablecloth or towel  
-Two water buckets
-A palette for mixing colors
-Small spray bottles for water and paint
-I use sable brushes- small 6
medium 10-and large. Kosinski sable are best
for western watercolor paper.
-Water buckets -2
-Paper towels
-I use Gemini, Fabriano or Waterford paper ,cold press 140  or 200 lb
-Sumi e rice paper or double shuen (xuan) (oriental art supply OAS.com)

• Holbein colors work best:suggested colors
• Chinese White
• Chinese ink
• imidazolone lemon yellow
• Royal Blue
• quinocridone Red
• yellow ochre
• Burnt Sienna
• Vermillion
• viridian

 Other Options:

• Opera
• peacock blue
• compose green No.1
• sap green
• mineral violet
• cobalt violet light
• raw sienna
• peach black

Materials List:

• Sumi e rice paper or double shuen (oriental art supply) (The Art Stop) has a few rolls of sugi gama
• -Water soluble Chinese ink (“The Art Stop” sells this in a bottle)
• -Bamboo brushes ,small medium and large  –
• newsprint-Any watercolors (EXCEPT Cotman -this paint often has weak pigment )
• Any watercolors (EXCEPT Cotman – This is student-grade paint and you need artist grade). Chinese chip colors are available through Oriental Art Supply.
• Meanwhile, Holbein are the closest in tube colors.
• A felt blanket, an old linen tablecloth, or a white towel.
• A palette for mixing colors
• Two water buckets one for clean one for dirty water
• Small spray bottle for water, one for paint

5/3/22 -5/31/22

Tuesdays 6:00-8:00

$139 5 weeks

Join Accomplished Instructor Colette Savage in this versatile beautiful medium. Get a beautiful softness similar to a Degas’, or photographic realism. Pastels are considered a form of painting, yet you have the control of a stick or pencil, making it more like drawing. Learn about different substrates to paint on and different types of pastels and how they react. Beginner to intermediate.  Please feel free to bring along any pastels, paper…which you currently own to our first class.  A materials list is attached, but DO NOT purchase any new materials until AFTER the first class. Soft Pastels- Your choice of brands, with a large assortment of colors and value (dark and light). If you already own pastels, bring what you have. Pastel Paper- Your choice of brand and type Drawing Board- A piece of Masonite is fine Masking Tape Baby Wipes Pencil Eraser Small disposable dish to place the pastels you are using Glove in a Bottle- Or another type of barrier lotion Several reference photos Glassine of other smooth paper-used to cover and protect the painting Optional Items: Inexpensive craft brush Rubbing Alcohol

5/3/22 -5/31/22

Tuesdays 6:00-8:00

$139 5 weeks

Join Accomplished Instructor Colette Savage in this versatile beautiful medium. Get a beautiful softness similar to a Degas’, or photographic realism. Pastels are considered a form of painting, yet you have the control of a stick or pencil, making it more like drawing. Learn about different substrates to paint on and different types of pastels and how they react. Beginner to intermediate.  Please feel free to bring along any pastels, paper…which you currently own to our first class.  A materials list is attached, but DO NOT purchase any new materials until AFTER the first class. Soft Pastels- Your choice of brands, with a large assortment of colors and value (dark and light). If you already own pastels, bring what you have. Pastel Paper- Your choice of brand and type Drawing Board- A piece of Masonite is fine Masking Tape Baby Wipes Pencil Eraser Small disposable dish to place the pastels you are using Glove in a Bottle- Or another type of barrier lotion Several reference photos Glassine of other smooth paper-used to cover and protect the painting Optional Items: Inexpensive craft brush Rubbing Alcohol

5/3/22 -5/31/22

Tuesdays 6:00-8:00

$139 5 weeks

Join Accomplished Instructor Colette Savage in this versatile beautiful medium. Get a beautiful softness similar to a Degas’, or photographic realism. Pastels are considered a form of painting, yet you have the control of a stick or pencil, making it more like drawing. Learn about different substrates to paint on and different types of pastels and how they react. Beginner to intermediate.  Please feel free to bring along any pastels, paper…which you currently own to our first class.  A materials list is attached, but DO NOT purchase any new materials until AFTER the first class. Soft Pastels- Your choice of brands, with a large assortment of colors and value (dark and light). If you already own pastels, bring what you have. Pastel Paper- Your choice of brand and type Drawing Board- A piece of Masonite is fine Masking Tape Baby Wipes Pencil Eraser Small disposable dish to place the pastels you are using Glove in a Bottle- Or another type of barrier lotion Several reference photos Glassine of other smooth paper-used to cover and protect the painting Optional Items: Inexpensive craft brush Rubbing Alcohol