Beginner's Acrylic Painting Class
Instructor: Juli Schuszler
Monday, May 5
Monday, May 12
Monday, May 19
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join Juli Schuszler on Monday evenings May 5 - May 19 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM for a Beginner’s Class Series at Arts on Main!
This class series is created specifically for the beginning acrylic painter. Students will create at least three acrylic 11” x 14” landscape paintings in the three evening sessions. Students will learn the basic techniques for mixing colors and be shown various strokes for applying paint, how to apply paint in the Impressionist style (an ever-popular technique, creating the effect of sunlight with short quick brush strokes, a broken palette for optical color mixing, and complementary colors in shadows), how to create a variety of hues with a limited palette, and how to apply acrylic paint with various applications to create space and depth in a landscape. The paintings will be completed in unison of the teacher’s demonstration and step-by-step instruction.
For ages 18+
All supplies will be provided by the instructor.
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Juli Schuszler is a Gloucester artist known for her vibrant and dramatic oil masterpieces showcasing the beauty of the natural world. A passion for color is evident in Juli's paintings, inspired by an ongoing love of nature and gardening. Much of Juli’s inspiration comes from her garden. Juli works from real life observations and her own reference photos, focusing on the play of light and shadow, creating drama and visual interest in her art. Often working on large canvases, Juli paints carefully and slowly, creating numerous layers of paint, building as she goes. Juli says, “I like to search for striking and dramatic light in the images that I collect for my references.... I want to transport the viewer to a beautiful world of color and light with my paintings, to take them into a garden of delight!” Anyone can see that the common thread through all her artwork is a love of color and light. Retired from careers in commercial art and then in teaching Art and English in public school, college, and university, Juli now pursues her own art in her home studio. Her artworks are featured in the Bay School for the Arts, The Charles H. Taylor Art Center, and the Crossroads Art Center as well as the RAL Art Center Gallery.