Level: all

Jan 6 - Feb 24, 2025

Mondays

6:30-9:30pm

8 weeks

Instructor: Evelyn Harvey

Instructor's website

Fee: $300

In this class, both artists new to acrylics and those more experienced will learn new and effective ways to work with the medium. For students new to acrylics, Evelyn will go over setting up a palette, the usage of various painting tools and products, determining and mixing colors, and steps to creating a finished image.  For those more experienced with the medium, Evelyn will help you refine your skills and guide you through compositional and design decisions.  Both groups will have the ability to paint from the still lifes that Evelyn sets up each week with the goal of painting one or more finished paintings throughout the six week course.  More experienced artists will have the choice of working from the still life or from their own images.

The course encourages group discussion and offers one on one feedback.  This class is appropriate for students new to painting,  students new to acrylics, and for students who have taken the course before.  The class is purposely kept small so that students can benefit from individualized attention.

Supply List:

Acrylic Paints: (ideally you’d like to have a warm and cool version of each of the primary colors)

  • Cadmium Red hue (warm red)
  • Alizarin Crimson (cool red)
  • Cadmium Yellow hue (warm yellow)
  • Primary Yellow (cool yellow)
  • Ultramarine (warm blue)
  • Phthalo Blue green shade (cool blue)
  • Titanium White
  • Burnt Umber
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Optional: Bone Black or Carbon Black, Zinc White

Matte Medium (8oz or 16oz)

Retarder / Slow dry (4oz)

Brushes – Variety of brush sizes and heads

Palette (Palette paper or reusable flat rectangle palette, 12×16 or larger)

Palette Knife

Water cup (for rinsing brushes)

Paper towels

Canvas Board or Stretch Canvas (around 12″x16″ – 16″x20″ in size).

Ruler

Pencils, erasers

Charcoal Stick

Optional: sketchbook for note taking

Studio Attire: Acrylic paint can stain clothing, please wear clothing you do not mind painting in or wear an apron. Additionally, please wear closed toed shoes.

About the Instructor

Evelyn Harvey is an artist and art instructor working with local organizations and art centers to bring creativity to the community.  She was a Professor of Visual Art, teaching Drawing I, Painting I, Designer Fundamentals, Color Theory, and Art Appreciation at Palm Beach State College.  She received her BFA in painting from Pratt institute and MFA in painting from Savannah College of Art & Design.

In her artwork, Evelyn utilizes painting, printmaking, and photography to create work that explores her local environment through the context of time, memory, history, and narrative.
Evelyn’s website is evelynleeharvey.com