Mixed Media Painting with Painted Papers and Collage

This is a hands on dynamic mixed media workshop. We will paint and make marks on a variety of papers, creating an expansive library of colorful painted papers. We will paint loose compositions on wood substrates, then incorporate our painted papers on our prepared surfaces, adding snippets of collage fodder for added punch. Using the Sitka landscape as our inspiration, we will create abstracted landscapes with a focus on value, color, composition, design and a playful, curious spirit.

Dayna's fiery red hair sets the tone for how she makes her art and lives her life. She is an energetic, intuitive, abstract painter working in oil and cold wax. She loves experimenting with texture, layers and color, likening her paintings to going on an archaeological dig.

She paints intuitively and abstractly, laying down bold swaths of color in oil paint mixed with cold wax, then going back in, scraping, layering, adding, subtracting, refining the composition and finally discovering the story buried in the paint. She loves making marks using oil pigment sticks, graphite, or by scratching into the surface with a sharp object, each mark reflecting her eclectic personality. She is an energetic teacher and provides a safe place for students to experiment and learn new techniques.

• Assortment of acrylic paints (red, yellow, blue, black, white, and a few colors that you love); fluids or tube

• Assorted paintbrushes: ½", 1", and 1-1/2" inches

• Credit cards or squeegee for spreading paint

• Hard brayer

• Box of wax paper

• Variety of pencils, i.e., Stabilo, #2, graphite (bring what you have)

• Gel medium in matte or semi-gloss (your preference, I prefer semi-gloss)

• Roll of painters or masking tape

• Water container

• Paper cutting scissors

• 5-lb. bag of rice

• Magazines or catalogs to use as glue paper

• 8-10 wood substrates up to 12x12 inches; can be cradled or flat panels

• 9x12 inch pad of watercolor paper

• Fine line Posca pens in black and white

• Roll of paper towels

• Pad of palette paper (12x16 inches or larger)

Optional:

• Stencils, mark-making tools, rubber stamps, bring what you have on hand

• An assortment of collage papers: book pages, preprinted tissue paper, handmade paper pieces, vintage handwritten letters, typewritten pages -- whatever you have on hand.

• Acrylic paints to use

• Tissue paper

• Deli paper

• Newsprint

• Kraft paper

• Brown paper bags

• Drawing paper

• Unbleached wax paper

• Cardboard for attaching paper

• Grease and ebony pencils

• Assorted mark making and drawing tools

• Sandpaper

• Electric sander to use

• Marabu Crayons

• Sakura Solid Markers

• Stabilo Woodies

• Fine-Line Applicators with assorted colors of paint

• Handmade papers

• Preprinted tissue paper

• Assortment of collage and vintage papers

• Stencils to share

• Mark-making tools to share

• Cold wax and rags for sealing paintings