Online Class: Up Close and Abstract | Specimen Studies in Gouache

In this class, explore the beauty of nature through an abstract lens by focusing on up-close specimen studies. Inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe’s iconic approach of looking closely at the natural world, students will use gouache to magnify and abstract specimen examples to create bold, detailed works that capture the essence of nature’s beauty. Demonstrations will be done in gouache, but students are welcome to participate with any media they feel comfortable with.

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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.

Supplies needed for this class: 

• Gouache set with primary colors + white and black (instructor will use M. Graham 1/2-Ounce Tube 5 Color Gouache Paint Primary Set or beginner set MyArtSpace Gouache. Avoid acrylic gouache.) 
• Watercolor or mixed media paper 
• Watercolor palette (instructor will use Metal Watercolor Tin Box)
• Varied Acrylic/watercolor brushes  (angle and fine detail brushes recommended. Jsocoah is a good beginner set) 
• Pencil 
• Eraser (Kneaded eraser recommended)
• Paper towels
• Cup of water

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. Find more about her work on her website or on Instagram at @painting.nomad

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.