Expressive Abstracts Video Download

Description

Be bold with your painting techniques and discover how to maximize the elements of art and design!

Artist Annie O’Brien Gonzales brings her expressive and playful acrylic tips in this painting workshop so you can start to acquaint yourself with abstract art. The rules of abstract art are sometimes blurry and undefined, which can lead to confusion within the artist. But Annie simplifies the process of getting started with your piece, and teaches you when to end the artwork. You won’t overcrowd your painting with colors; instead, you will explore painting techniques to create an eye-catching composition.

This Video Features

• 3 complete painting projects
• Direction on the process of creating an abstract art piece
• Underpainting style techniques
• 81 minutes of premier workshop instruction

By developing your painting with mixed-media marks, collage, layers of acrylic paint, you will find new and unique ways to approach abstract art. From crayons to heavy and fluid paints, powdered pigments to colored pencils, your piece will come alive through your carefully crafted color-scheme. You don’t need to feel lost to design an abstract art piece, and Annie guides you with her advice and secrets so you can be daring and find inspiration in the abstract!

Watch a preview of Mixed Media Painting Workshop: Expressive Abstracts with Annie O’Brien Gonzales now:

Materials
Surface
3 12” x 12” canvases or wood panels

Media
Acrylic Glazing Medium (Satin)
Acrylic matte medium
Mix of heavy body and fluid acrylic paints—Annie uses Golden including Titanium White, Titan Buff, Black
NeoColor II water soluble crayons
Powdered pigments
Stabilo Woody pencils

Other
Brayer
Collage material
Color wheel
Palette knife
Palette paper or parchment paper
Paper towels or rags
Pencil
Scissors
Scrapers
Sketchbook
Spray bottle of water
Synthetic or bristle “Bright” brushes—1/2”, 1”, 2”
Stencils
Water container

About the Artist:
Annie O’Brien Gonzales currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico where she works as a teacher, writer, and professional painter. She finds inspiration within nature, as well as personal symbols and patterns. Her work is shown in galleries across the United States and recently was included in a museum permanent collection. She conducts workshops across the country as well as at Ghost Ranch and at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.