Anthony Vasquez (AVone) | Print, Paste, Paint

Instructor: Anthony Vasquez aka AVone

Title: Print, Paste, Paint

Dates: March 21-24, 2027

Days: 4

Hours: 9:30am–4:30pm

Level: All levels

Class Size: 12

Tuition: $1,425*

*Includes: Complimentary lunches and beverages served daily in studio

Description

This hands-on workshop explores the creative possibilities of mixed media through collage, image transfer, silkscreen, stencil making, spray paint, and painting techniques. Learn how to combine found materials, printed imagery, texture, and mark-making to create layered works that reflect your own visual language.

With more than two decades of experience bridging street art, collage, screen printing, and contemporary painting, AVone has developed a signature approach built on layers, texture, contrast, and unexpected discoveries. His work combines elements of collage, décollage, silkscreen, graffiti, painting, and found materials to create richly layered compositions full of history, movement, and visual storytelling.

In this hands-on workshop, Anthony will open the doors to his creative process and guide you through techniques including:

• Collage and found-material applications

• Image transfer methods

• Stencil creation and layering

• Silkscreen integration

• Spray paint techniques

• Surface development and distressing

• Building depth through mixed media

Designed For

The workshop is designed for artists of all experience levels and focuses on experimentation rather than perfection. Whether you are new to mixed media or looking to push your existing practice in a fresh direction, Anthony will encourage you to experiment, take risks, and explore what happens when different materials, images, and ideas collide. You’ll leave with new skills, fresh approaches, and works in progress that reflect your own creative voice.

What to Expect

Demonstrations will include collage techniques, image transfer methods, stencil cutting and application, silkscreen integration, spray paint techniques, layering, distressing, and surface development.

What if your next breakthrough comes from letting go of everything you think a painting should be?

Step outside your usual process and discover a more intuitive, layered approach to abstraction. Anthony Vasquez aka AVone will show you how fragments, texture, found imagery, and unexpected materials can transform a blank surface into something rich, personal, and full of energy.

Leave with new techniques, fresh inspiration, and a renewed sense of possibility in your studio practice. Learn how to push past creative blocks, embrace experimentation, and create paintings with more depth, story, and emotion.

Reviews

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"Hands down the best workshop or class I have ever taken!"

-Michele J.

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"I'm on a painting high after your amazing class! Thank you, Anthony for your kindness, fun attitude and raw creative spirit! What a blast!"

-Ann G.

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"I never imagined I'd get to this place, where I could express myself so freely after feeling silence for so much of my life. This workshop cracked me open, ripped me apart, and spit me back out as someone new. Three days of unlearning, creating, feeling, and remembering who I am beneath it all."

-Faye L.

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"Thank you for creating a memory and an experience that will linger in my heart for a lifetime."

-Shirin

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"Anthony was right there for anyone who needed him. In his own words, "I got ya".

-Crystal L.

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"I had such a great time!"

-Karl V.

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"It was an incredible 3 days!"

-Rick C.

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Bio

Anthony Vasquez, known professionally as AVone, is a Brooklyn-born artist currently based in Los Angeles. His work combines elements of collage, décollage, screen printing, painting, graffiti, and found materials to create richly layered compositions inspired by urban environments, memory, decay, and transformation.

For more than 20 years, Anthony has exhibited nationally and internationally while maintaining deep roots in street culture and contemporary art. His work bridges fine art and street art traditions, incorporating torn paper, distressed surfaces, typography, photography, and hand-painted elements.

Anthony’s teaching philosophy centers on process, experimentation, and creative freedom. Rather than focusing on rigid techniques, he encourages students to develop their own visual language while exploring a variety of materials and methods.

Supply List

Please bring:

• Canvas , wood panel, or other painting surface (larger sizes encouraged)

• Acrylic paint or preferred paint mediums

• Brushes of various sizes

• Markers, paint markers, pencils, and pens

• Glue (wood glue diluted with water works great)

• X-Acto knife or cutting tool

• Sandpaper block

• Magazines, newspapers, books, comics, posters, sheet music, or other collage materials

• Printed photographs or imagery for transfers and collage

• Stencils (optional) (students  will be able to create their own during workshop)

• Fabric, lace, canvas scraps, yarn, or other textural materials (optional)

• Spray paint (if permitted by venue)

• Any personal materials you’d like to incorporate into your artwork

Students are encouraged to bring more materials than they think they’ll need. Extra materials will be available, but having a variety of personal source material helps make the work more unique and meaningful.

Please note that I will also have a variety of materials available for students to share and experiment with throughout the workshop. Supplies on hand will include assorted papers, magazines, collage materials, markers, paint markers, acrylic paint, brushes, glue, clay, stencils, image-transfer materials, spray paint, canvases, and other mixed-media elements. Students are encouraged to bring personal materials and imagery they would like to incorporate, but there will be plenty of supplies available for everyone to work with.