In this fun evening painting workshop, Cameron
Schmitz will be teaching participants different approaches to painting
abstractly, while focusing on expressive brushwork and creative mark-making
techniques. This workshop encourages participants to relax, have fun, and take
artistic risks in order to find one's own unique voice. This painting workshop
is great for anyone wanting to explore non-representational painting and an
intuitive approach to painting abstractly. The workshop provides a supportive
environment for painters both beginning and advanced who wish to take creative
risks and discover its exciting results. No painting experience necessary.
Cameron Schmitz, will be giving demonstrations in
oil paints, and providing students who purchase materials, oils. However,
students who opt to bring their own supplies, can opt to bring acrylics if they
prefer.
$85 for supplies provided ($30 materials fee
includes 1 large sheet of Arches oil paper, access to oil paints, painting
medium, oil brushes, palette knife, gloves, painting palette, rags and solvent)
$55 for students bringing their own painting
materials and supplies
When registering for this workshop, please
specify in advance if you will be bringing your own supplies. If bringing your
own supplies, a suggested materials list will be provided.
Cameron Schmitz is an abstract painter with a
background in landscape and figurative painting. Her education includes a
Master’s of Fine Arts in Painting from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts, Bachelors of Fine Arts in Painting & Drawing from the University of
New Hampshire, and studies in Art and Art History at Studio Arts Centers
International in Florence, Italy. Schmitz’s work has been featured at
Fitchburg Art Museum, Northern Arizona University Art Museum, Green Mountain
College, Kyoto Seika University, Emory University, Metro Gallery in Burlington,
VT and Brooklyn Expo Center and Rogue Space and in New York, NY. Notable recent
press includes her work featured in Fresh Paint Magazine, Professional
Artist Magazine and being interviewed in a two-part series on the popular
podcast, Savvy Painter.
Suggested Materials List
If opting to bring acrylics versus oils, please
just bring the equivalent of what is listed below:
1 sheet of 22x30 Arches Oil Paper OR 2 oil
painting substrates (Examples: 2 primed canvases no larger than 16x20, Frederix
canvas pad, primed wood panels, etc.)
3 Primary Oil Colors Plus White.
Cotton rags or Roll of Paper Towels
Oil painting medium of your choice (i.e. Mixture
of 3 parts Gamsol+ 1 part Refined Linseed, or linquin, or Neo-Megilp, etc.)
Small Jar or cup to holding painting medium
(Salsa jars are a good size)
Small Jar of Gamsol for cleaning brushes (Tomato
Sauce or large mason jars are a good size)
3-5 paint brushes in a range of sizes
Small to medium size Palette Painting Knife
Disposable or Portable Palette
Painter's Tape (if painting on arches oil paper
or Frederix canvas pad)
Drawing Board (if painting on arches oil paper or
Frederix canvas pad)
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