Exploring Abstract Painting Fundamentals | Julie Schumer

Instructor: Julie Schumer (View Bio)

Registration Deadline: October 1, 2024

Level: Beginner

Class Size: 10

Daily Lunch Included: Yes

Are you a beginner interested in creating abstract paintings that feed your soul but don’t know where to start?  Are you returning to your creative practice after a long hiatus and needing a brush up on the basics?  If so, you have come to the right place.

In this 4 day workshop we will explore what basic materials to have on hand, ways of setting up your studio, getting into the right mindset to immerse yourself in abstract painting, how to get and stay loose, beginning to find your artistic voice, fundamentals of color and how to avoid color chaos, mark making and finding your signature marks as well as how to use them to enhance your work, ways of starting a painting so you are never at a loss, fundamentals of composition, building depth through layering and working your painting from the start to the finish line.  

We will work 40 X 30” and larger. 

The focus is on learning to trust your creative intelligence, which will lead you to approach your painting with confidence and joy.

“The course is brilliantly organized and very well structured.  Julie is an amazing painter and a teacher who’s really pleasant and motivating to listen to and watch.  The whole material covers useful key points.  The course is fantastic.  It opens doors to a new area and liberates you from classical and conventional approaches to painting and art.”  Elvis M.