Online Class: Mastering Mixing with Oil Paints— Bringing Florals to Life

Discover the art of harmonious color mixing, learn fundamental oil painting techniques, and apply these skills to create stunning floral abstractions inspired by the iconic Georgia O’Keeffe. This workshop offers a hands-on experience to enhance your painting skills, grasp the nuances of color, and transform your canvas with the beauty and depth found in O’Keeffe’s floral works. 

The first part of the class will focus on color mixing practice. Next, participants will follow along with the instructor to complete their own painting. 

Supplies needed for this class:

• Oil paint (Recommended starter set: Winsor & Newton Winton Oil Color Paint, Basic Set, 10 x 21ml Tubes. Includes: Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow Pale Hue, Yellow Ochre, Viridian Hue, French Ultramarine, Phthalo Blue, Cadmium Red Deep Hue, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Ivory Black (Available on Amazon)
• Solvent (Gamsol or Eco-alternative Sennelier Oil Thinner)
• Variety of Brushes (Acrylic or oil)
• Palette Knife
• Brush cleaning container with lid (or Glass jar with lid)
• Palette (parchment paper or piece of glass from a frame)
• Primed canvas (canvas paper, board, or stretched are all fine)
• Recommended: Refined Linseed Oil, 75ml
• You are also welcome to use water-based oil paints if you already have them, or prefer to start there. The instructor will be using traditional oil paint. 

NOTES ABOUT OIL PAINT:

• It is always recommended to work in a ventilated area when using oil paint and solvents
• Oil paint is permanent/staining to clothes and other fabrics
• Avoid direct contact with skin
• At the beginning of class, the instructor will also go over best practices for using oil paint safely.

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This class is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. Children are welcome to participate alongside their adults.

Space is limited, reservations required.

This program will take place via the video conferencing app – ZOOM. Details for accessing the Zoom meeting will be with your receipt upon registering and again sent via email the day prior. Please register in advance in order to access the program. Note that all program times are in Mountain Time.

Online classes are not recorded. Online classes are offered only as a live and interactive experience.

About the Instructor:

A passionate artist and experienced educator, Morgan Jones has spent the last 9 years developing these crafts. She seeks to explore how art can serve as a medium to move us both individually and communally. Her time teaching in public schools, juvenile detention, and community centers has deepened her belief that art is a fundamental means of knowing, connecting, and transforming. In addition to Fine Arts, Morgan studied Art Education at Texas State University as well as Criminal and Social Justice at the College of the Rockies in BC Canada. Morgan’s professional painting practice focuses on plein-air landscape assemblage and multiple exposure oil paintings that call into question ideas of impermanence, memory and conservation. After spending a year living on the road, developing her art from her mobile travel trailer studio, she has settled in Santa Fe to split her time between teaching and creating.

This class is being offered on a sliding scale:

$10; minimal fee.

$20; covers the cost of the class.

$30; covers the cost of the class, plus a contribution to support educational programs.