Sip and Paint Adult OIl Painting Class with March Mattingly
Date: Saturday, May 18th
Time: 1:00pm -3:30pm
Class Description: Oil painting workshop is open to Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced levels. Oil paints are water-based and handle like traditional oil paints but with a soap and water clean-up. No turpentine fumes. Participants are encouraged to bring their subject matter ideas and individual instruction will be tailored to each class participant’s level of expertise. I will also bring images and ideas for the class.
Bring your own snacks and sip on a glass of your preferred drink* while relaxing and creating your own artwork. Bring a friend, socialize, learn how to paint, expand your horizons and BYOB!
Topics Covered: Workshop includes demonstrations with both palette knives and brushes, using various painting techniques; learning how to transfer a painting concept to canvas, blend colors, choose a palette and determine a composition. Individual instruction tailored to each individuals level of expertise while guiding you to create your own painting in your own unique painting style. All painting supplies, including a canvas, is included in the class cost. In addition to demonstrations, I work with each person to guide them how to paint in the style that they are interested in and how to paint the topic of their choice.
Materials Needed: All painting supplies, including a canvas, is included in the class cost and will be provided by the instructor. However, it is recommended participants bring a container to bring your wet canvas home.
Ages Welcome: 18+
*Participants must be 21+ to consume alcoholic beverages, ID's are required.
Cost*: $55
Location:
ArtUs Co. 10000 Research Blvd. Suite 141, Austin, TX 78759
Park near Five Guys Burgers, follow stairs down past Amy’s Ice Cream and Hanara Sushi. ArtUs Co. is the last door on the left.
*Cancellations within 48 hours of the start of class time will be refunded in full, minus the cost of instructor provided material.
Meet the Instructor:
I have been painting and drawing since I could pick up a pencil. As a child, I was fascinated by colors and patterns in nature. I sent a lot of time outdoors exploring nature and collecting piles of acorns, rocks, pretty leaves and anything that caught my eye.
My artwork themes are mainly of nature: landscapes, flora and fauna. We are a part of nature and it is a part of us. My paintings and pastels are colorful and expressionistic, reflecting our perception of and interaction with favorite places and subject matter; in the context of physical places, emotional states of mind, or a point in time that we cherish from our own, unique, individual journey that we all make on this earth. My paintings express self-awareness, personal and community accountability, the beauty of nature and the complex relationships between humans and the natural world.
I work in several different series with different themes: tropical, sea life, cactus, abstracts, Nordic landscapes, hill country landscapes, animals and Austin night skyline cityscapes. My tropical and sea life paintings have been inspired by travels to Hawaii, Cancun and Port Aransas, Texas. My mountain and hills country paintings and pastels reflect my visual experience of living in Norway and subsequent visits there, as well as living in the Texas Hill Country.
I graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), with concentration in Studio Art/Painting and Drawing. I work in a variety of media: oils or acrylics on canvas, charcoal, graphite, oil pastels and chalk pastels. I especially prefer using palette knives and brushes to apply thick, textured oil paint to canvas.