Saturday June 28th, 10am - 4:00pm
with Jackie Lakely
Spend the day immersed in Summer’s bounty of flowers, grasses, vegetables, and fruits from my garden and from a farm near my house! If the weather is nice we will also spend time outside in the beautiful courtyard garden at OPAL! We will start with a series of maquettes (a grid of small studies) to explore and experiment with various mixed media techniques including drawing, painting, creating glazes, textures, shapes and patterns, working with collage, image transfer, and creating our own stamps and stencils. Then we will spend the afternoon developing larger pieces using the materials and techniques you want to create your own summer gardens. You might work from life the entire time, you might also decide to integrate your imaginative plants and flowers, narrative, and all manner of elements to make your pieces feel like YOURS. You are welcome to bring a lunch and have a break from 12:30-1:00.
Registration and Fees
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Members: $120.00; after 7/15/2025: $125.00
Non-Members: $140.00; after 7/15/2025: $145.00
Advanced Registration Required.
Registration and Code of Conduct Policy
Materials:
Students are responsible for bringing the following supplies: your own acrylic paints in a range of colors plus black and white, liquid medium in satin or matte, brushes, pencils, erasers, any drawing tools you want to add such as colored pencils, chalk and oil pastels, pens, markers, charcoal, etc., paper towels, scissors and/or Xacto knife for cutting out shapes, smock or apron (mixed media is messy), and any personal collage materials, gels, pastes, stencils, stamps or other items you want to experiment with in this project. You are welcome to bring your own collection of flora from your own gardens, or whatever you would like to incorporate into your pieces.
About the instructor: