PAINT AND PONDER
I am excited to share with those of you who are interested in connecting and creating. The general format of this continuing workshop will be as follows.
As I work intuitively and like to connect with our deeper levels of consciousness, meditation will be a part of the group and self connection.
We will start with a general chat on where we are with our work and how the previous week went for us and any issues we had or work we want to share.
If this is your first week with the group you will have an opportunity to introduce yourself and talk about why you like to create and how it’s shown up in your life.
Then I’ll explain the topics and creative techniques or ideas that the session will be covering, considering and learning for that week. I will talk about the theme and share some ideas on how to start and discover what it is that inspires us. How to approach our work and make that first mark!
I work intuitively but also with a mindfulness and an awareness of what feelings are running at the time which may inform the painting ( fun and play! )
This is a group class for any type, level of experience and style. Mostly we will work in acrylics but may well branch out into other materials as the weeks progress. There will be some demos and information regarding technique, colour, form and design and also a lot sharing and chat as other artists are an absolute font of knowledge. The group is centred on connection and support and I would like the group to be of a size so that everyones voice can be heard and all have the chance to share and chat.
TESTIMONIAL
As a landscape designer, I thought it would be fun to take up painting which I hadn’t done since art school a million years ago. But I found painting on my own really challenging. I couldn’t get out of my head and paint from imagination and inspiration the way I envisioned rather than to copy something realistically. In Jan’s classes, it is so much fun and so joyous to play with paint and to work with so many other materials and exercises that have silenced my self-criticism and freed me to just let go and see what happens. I’m hooked. April Palmer. Los Angeles. CA
“Paint and Ponder is a surprise and a delight. Jan is an accomplished and intuitive guide and mentor. She brilliantly holds the space for us as the canvas opens as a portal, revealing our inner landscapes. This class is fun, spontaneous and easeful. Each class is a riveting adventure. Each stroke, color, rhythm flowing with focused intention, unveils a hidden gem and an invitation to be held in the softened gaze of love, a welcome home to the heart of all. Debra
MATERIALS
4 small ready primed canvases 14 x 11 ins, 6 or more brushes for acrylic painting of various sizes.
Golden fluid acrylic paint in Titanium white, carbon black, yellow ochre, cadmium red deep, red oxide. cadmium yellow medium, cobalt blue, teal, burnt umber
Golden heavy body acrylic paint. White and any other colours you love.
Coloured inks, Liquitex or Golden or any other brand.
Water container ( 2 ), kitchen towels, black and coloured pencils, oil pastels.
Pad of water coloured paper 7 x 10 ins, pad of mixed media paper
glue or acrylic medium
masking tape
black and white paint and ink
some larger sheets of mixed media and watercolour paper eg. 18 x 24 ins
pad of palette paper
COST
PER SET OF 4
US$ 70
Payment will be either through Pay Pal or if you live in Canada you can make an email transfer.
My Paypal account email is elgarjan@hotmail.com or paypal.me/psychicartist
To register please send you email address to janfrancis257@gmail.com
I look forward to meeting you and discovering our creative journey.
This workshop/class is ongoing for the time being.
You can join from any Monday and do a set of 4 consecutive classes. They need to be consecutive as there is a flow and week by week learning and experience.