Upcoming Golden Events

 

Just Paint Experience: Acrylic & Mixed Media (Online)

FEB 22, 11 AM - 12:30 PM (PST)

Register HERE   (Select Event: 2/22= on-line Treasure Valley with Barbara De Pirro W8-542)

or

contact Barbara De Pirro,  depirroart@gmail.com directly.

Treasure Valley Arts Alliance (Co-host)

I will share a variety of techniques for use in a wide range of media, including painting, collage, mixed media, printmaking, fiber to sculptural arts!  Including  a range of acrylic surfaces that can be used for acrylic, watermedia, drawing media and collage. I will also cover layering techniques using stencils, image transfers, translucent glazes including the creation of encaustic-like effects. 

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Just Paint Experience: Textural Surfaces (Online)

MAR 15, 11 AM - 12:30 PM (PDT)

Register HERE   (Select Event: 3/15= on-line Dakota Art with Barbara De Pirro W8-552)

or

contact Barbara De Pirro,  depirroart@gmail.com directly.

Dakota Art Store (Co-host)

Discover a diverse and remarkable combination of textural Acrylic Grounds, Pastes and Gels.  Learn about the unique qualities each product offers in its natural state, plus a range of techniques that can be used to manipulate the surface.  Paint can be used on each of these surfaces, extended with water, or mixed with various mediums. The same technique appears very different with each new product. These same products can also be tinted with acrylic paint, creating  a whole series of other possibilities.

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Just Paint Experience: Acrylic & Drawing Media (Online)

MAR 22, 11 AM - 12:30 PM (PDT)

Register HERE   (Select Event: 3/22= on-line Artist & Craftsman Tacoma with Barbara De Pirro W8-553)

or

contact Barbara De Pirro,  depirroart@gmail.com directly.

Artist & Craftsman Tacoma (Co-host)

Discover the diversity of Golden Acrylic products that can be incorporated with Drawing Media!  GOLDEN Grounds, Gels, Pastes and even some Paints enable artists to take drawing beyond the confines of traditional substrates, expanding the creative options into larger formats, canvas, wood panels, sculptural forms and wherever else your imagination takes you. Colored pencil, pastel, charcoal, these are just some of the common drawing materials that work great on top of many GOLDEN textures. Learn how to take drawing beyond sketchbooks and paper!

Studio Tip Videos

Add more interest & depth! Many thick acrylic products can be used tinted with acrylic paint or in their natural state then painted once dry. 

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Adding more color! This sample is a combination of an image transfer and a raised stencil pattern, painted using Fluid Acrylic Paints in a Water Media technique.

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Splash of Color! Water Media wash of color over collage using Fluid Acrylic Paints.

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Building transparent layers over Collage using Acrylic Mediums & Gels! FYI Acrylic Mediums & Gels are white when wet but will be transparent once they're dry.

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A perfect way to build transparent imagery within your layers! 

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Which product do I use for gluing Collage papers?  A question I frequently get asked... 

Here's a short video tutorial about my favorite methods & products!  

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Printmaking with Acrylic Paint is simple and addictive! These accordion books were created with all my leftover printed & painted papers.

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Questions? Contact Barbara De Pirro, depirroart@gmail.com