Blending Abstract
Mixed Media Play with Pastels, Watercolors & Pencils
$39 Early Registration Price
$49 on March 9, 2021 @ 2:00PM EST
Course Goes Live on Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Blending Abstract
A Beginner's Guide to Mixed Media Tools and Art Play
“What happens if I do this?” There is a certain kind of magic that happens when we embrace that way of thinking while we create; trying out new things and ways to use them solo or mixed(media) with other tools.
In the spring of 2020, I embarked on my fourth year of The 100 Day Project. I chose to create messy abstracts on paper and decided to use a lot of my supplies. I wanted to experiment and find new ways of using them.
I ended up using soft pastels with water, which is so not the traditional way of using them. I became familiar with pastels years ago, but quickly rejected the powdery mess they left on my fingers.
What fun it was...they are like a chalky watercolor. Instant coffee, crayons, pencils, gesso and watercolor joined the art party and I was off and running.
Curious minds began asking me about how I was using the pastels. “You can use them with water?” they asked. Yep and there isn’t a mess!!
More questions poured in about how I was creating my messy paper paintings and what I was doing with them.
Say hello to Blending Abstract!
A beginner’s course for learning how to use different tools and mediums, blending them together into colorful and messy abstracts!
This is a bit of a departure and change from what I normally teach, but sometimes getting back to basics is necessary!
Join me in learning how to put your supplies together to create your own unique expression of mixed media.
$39 Early Registration Price
$49 on March 9, 2021 @ 2:00PM EST
Course Focus
•This course is for beginners
•Swatching soft pastel brands
•Review of soft pastels, crayons, pencils, oil pastels and watercolors for mixed media
•Using soft pastels in a variety of ways with water
•How to mix a variety of mediums into an abstract painting on paper
•How to mount paper art to canvas panels
•Scanning your artwork
•Art journaling ideas with your artwork and step-by-step process
•Review and testing of fixatives
$39 Early Registration Price
$49 on March 9, 2021 @ 2:00PM EST
Course Features
•4+ Hours of Video Content
•Downloadable Videos: Yes
•User-friendly classroom
•Short, to-the-point instructional videos in HD
•Compatibility across all your devices
•Download is in PDF format, compatible with all systems
•Private Facebook Group to ask questions, share your work and meet other artists!
Course Bonuses
#1: In this bonus project, we will create a journal page using pieces from our abstract painting.
#2: I will show you step-by-step how I scan my artwork!
#3: In this bonus project, we will create a journal page using color copies of our scanned artwork.
#4 - Live Zoom Play Session (date to be determined)
Frequently Asked Questions
I'm Ready to Play!
Materials and Supplies:
This course covers a variety of art supplies and tools that I have in my stash. I will be showing and using many, but you don’t need all of them. Inside the classroom, I will provide a detailed list with sources of as many of the items I use for those who wish to explore the specific ones I use.
Sketchbook paper
White gesso
Paint brushes
Soft pastels
Crayons
Pencils - I like using water soluble
Oil Pastels*
Black acrylic paint
Deli paper
Watercolors
Pastel spray fixative
Bonus Project - Mounting Art to Canvas Panel
Soft Gel Gloss
Iron
Parchment Paper
Canva Panel - I used 5x7
Wrapped Canvas - I used 4x6
Exacto Knife
Cutting Mat
Bonus Projects - Art Journal Pages
Glue stick
Your favorite journal
Collage fodder
*Optional
Your Instructor
Meet Roben-Marie
Roben-Marie provides ideas, inspiration and quality instruction for hobbyists and art entrepreneurs. She teaches artists from beginners to those making a living from their art through her blog and her popular online workshops.
As an artist, instructor and woman of faith, her mission is to serve others and help them get the most out of their art as a hobby, or as a business. Her own desire to learn and unquenchable curiosity keeps her fingers messy and her heart happy.
Roben-Marie has been an artist for the last ten years, and is self-taught, so she believes that anyone can cultivate their creative spark. She’s taught mixed media art workshops and retreats across the U.S. and her work has been featured in countless books and industry magazines including: Journal It!, The Artist Unique, Creative Letting Workshop, Art Saves, Exhibition 36, Journal Revolution, A World of Artist Journal Pages, 1000 Artist Journal Pages, "Somerset Studio," "Art Journaling," "Green Craft," "Artist' Cafe," "Artful Blogging," "Legacy," "Somerset Memories," "Somerset Life," "Somerset Apprentice" and "Somerset Gallery."