Acrylic Painting for Beginners

Description

Acrylic Painting for Beginners
This course is for people with little or no experience in using acrylic paint. We will begin with the essentials of color mixing and strategies, as well as tonality and intensity. We will look at composition strategies and all the basic knowledge that is necessary to create compelling paintings. This is a great way to begin your journey in art. All concepts and techniques are clearly explained and demonstrated by highly experienced instructor Tony O’Regan. After the course you can join his teaching site with hundreds of great tutorial videos. ( www.toregan.com).

Offering 1WS22: Wednesdays, Jan 26 to Feb 23 2022, 7:00pm to 9:00pm, Credo Christian High School 21846 52 Ave Langley

Offering 2WS22: Wednesdays, Apr 20 to May 18 2022, 7:00pm to 9:00pm, Credo Christian High School 21846 52 Ave Langley

Instructor Bio
Tony O’Regan was born in Cork, Ireland in a house called Santa Lucia, built by his uncle, Mark, a singer in the big band era. He grew up Canada and in Florida, and was educated in Art and Architecture. He painted many paintings and designed many buildings. Tony painted in Paris and the West Coast of Ireland. He taught Art and Design in major universities for over 20 years, including Emily Carr Univ. and UBC. He uses his skills in architecture, perspective, and landscape design to compose his images of what things are and what they might be. He drinks coffee at the Pelican Rouge and sketches gulls by the great White Rock as they ‘gyre and gimble’ in the waves.

Tony continues to create a collection of hundreds of his demonstrations and teaching videos as well as other useful content for artists, teachers, students and design school applicants at   www.toregan.com   and www.artcentro.com
Email  toregan@ecuad.ca

Recommended Materials for  Acrylic Classes BEGINNING OR INTERMEDIATE:

2 Acrylic-type Brushes: one flat  for shapes  ¾”  to 1” ; one point (also called a round) for details   #6 or #8 – bring whatever other brushes you have to the first class.

6 Acrylic Paint tube colours  (shown in order of preference):  ONE RED (a deep crimson such as alizarin or rose madder or quinochridon), ONE YELLOW (any spectrum yellow like hansa),  ONE BLUE (ultramarine), ONE GREEN (viridian or pthalo),  ONE small tube BLACK (small tube – any black), ONE WHITE ( large tube titanium only) You tend to use a lot of white with acrylic paint.

Note – Treat all paints with proper care – They are professional materials. Buy from reputable makers/suppliers, READ THE LABELS – Use as directed by manufacturer. Keep away from food,  pets and children. Use gloves or barrier cream. Avoid skin contact. Always wash hands.

One roll of paper towel / Pencil HB, paper for notes

Palette – Your choice, large ceramic dollar store or plastic plates are useful.

A SMALL spritzer fine water spray bottle

Water containers  – such as – yogurt bucket.

At least two canvasses 16 x 20  (stretched canvas is best, or your preference) Bring one to first class and get more as needed. We will discuss then.