Tuesday, September 28, 2010

The Acrylic Demo withGolden Artist Kate Smith was Great!



We had a full house of 31 people attending...

Kate was her wonderful self,

explaining all the fantastic

Golden Acrylic Products

and thier

many uses!

24 HOUR COMICS DAY

24 HOUR COMICS DAY(2010 EVENT)



Saturday October 2nd, 9:00 a.m. through Sunday OCTOBER 3rd - 9:00 a.m.Join an international cartoon drawing event! The Challenge: to draw 24 pages of Comics in 24 hours! Please pre-register if you are interested in participating, or stop by and visit the artists anytime during this 24 hour long event! http://www.24hourcomicsday.com/

If you like the POSTER art, and want to support the Williston Community Food Shelf, we're raffling off the original hand-painted poster at $3 per ticket.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Luminous Layers With Acrylic Workshop

There is still time to sign up!

Luminous Layers With Acrylic

Date: Saturday October 9th 2010
Time: 10.30am -4pm (30min lunch-break at noon)
$80/person
(802) 879-1236 to sign up
Acrylic is a wonderful medium for creating multiple layers of intriguing depth. In this Hands-On Workshop, discover the array of GOLDEN gels and mediums that can be used to create seductive textured and translucent surfaces. Build your surfaces from thick to thin, with washes, glazes and scraffito. This workshop is designed to create ideas, not finished paintings...expect to play and return to your studio with a new lust for materials and plenty of juicy ideas to take your painting to new heights. All Golden materials are provided for use in class. All levels are welcome.






Please bring: Something to carry several small wet paintings home in the car (a large cardboard lid with sides can work well), paper towels or rags. Wear worry-free clothes!
No additional supplies required, just bring your creativity, an open mind, and a plan for a quick working lunch.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Play with paint

A great opportunity to learn about Golden Acrylic's wide variety of offerings is coming up in two weeks here at the shop. We are only able to do this once a year, so be sure to mark it on your calendar!

When: Saturday September 25th, 11am-1pm
Where: Artists' Mediums
Who: Kate Smith, working artist for Golden Acrylics.
What is it? It's the Golden Artist Color's Lecture/Demo

It's free, and it's fun. Wet and dry paints and mediums will be passed around (so you can really get a feel for the product) and the first 20 or so sign-ups* go home with free product samples, info packet, and hand-painted color charts.
Call to reserve a spot today!
(802) 879-1236
You can sign up for Kate's October 9th workshop at the same time, click the link for more info (there is a fee for the workshop.)

*you do have to actually attend the lecture to get the goods.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

FREE Demo COMIC BOOK BASICS


Saturday, Sept. 18th, 11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
Rick Evans will introduce you to the basics of creating and producing story-based sequential art for the web or print.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

PAID CLASS: LOOSEN UP!

PAID CLASS: LOOSEN UP!

Friday, September 17th
3:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m.
$30.00 fee per person.
Minimum 4, Maximum 10
Pre-payment required by September 10th.
(this photo is from a 2005 demo)

Gwendolyn Evans (an artist, spiritual facilitator, and motivational speaker who happens to be blind.) will help you explore your senses creatively. This will be an interactive class designed to get you out of that logical brain and away from the judgments of the ordinary sense of sight. Be prepared to be blindfolded and have fun!