In this mixed-media painting class students are guided through my ideas and process with a series of simple open ended instructions. The instructions are basic and the timing is quick for each step. This keeps things moving and fresh. The instructions will engage a variety of techniques by using brushes, marking tools, finger painting, closed-eyes, continuous line, etc. Students will learn to understand that any move can be a good move as long as you're moving and thinking. You will see that as long as you think in a basic compositional sense things will come together in time with little stress. This is a great introduction to my ideas and techniques for all skill levels. It's also a great class for people who get stuck, don’t know what to paint, or those who just want to learn new open techniques to expand their own process.
As in all my classes, the idea is not what you paint, but why and how. By following through with a random list of instructions and techniques we learn to see how quickly we can move when we are free, and how great accidents can be. It's easier to make 7 mistakes than 1 perfect plan. This class is organized where I give an instruction then students are left to choose placement, likes and dislikes specific to their own works. We all start with the same ideas and make them our own by choosing how to utilize or interpret them. Working quickly and freely we learn to see what we have done rather than what we intended to do, which is quite often far more interesting then what we had first imagined.
This is class is part guide, part lecture, very hands on and full of fun and stimulating ideas for artists of any level.
Supply List:
all you need to bring is an assortment of brushes. Cheap brushes or stuff you already have is fine. You should have..
- 1 fan brush
- 1 1/4in brush approx
- 1 1in brush approx
- and whatever other brushes you like. The idea is to have a variety of things to try.
you could just buy a cheap pack of various brushes at Micheal’s or any art store. They usually have packs costing under 10$ that would be perfect!
Teacher will bring:
- Paint - light body non toxic acrylic
- bright red, pthalo blue, chrome yellow, mars black and block out white
- Oil Pastels - burnt sienna, white, light blue
- 3 surfaces to paint on - I provide 100lb Bristol paper as it is easy to roll for your travel home and takes paint and the other materials really well.
- Big black pencil
A Little About ME
Jesse Reno is a self-taught mixed media painter. He has been drawing since he could hold a pencil, and painting and exhibiting his works since 2000. Jesse has amassed over 3000 paintings in the last 12 years, and has exhibited his work extensively across the US and Canada as well as France and Mexico. Jesse's work has been covered in various art publications including Juxtapoz, Artnews, Artension, dpi and Somerset Studio just to name a few. One of his largest works can be seen in Winnipeg, Canada where he was commissioned by the Province of Manitoba to create a 25 x 40 ft mural as a reminder to the cultural importance of the Native American people in the region.
