There are so many art materials out there, and they can be expensive, so how do you know what to buy?  You can get instruction from a book, video, or online, but you can’t test-drive the materials!

Over the course of two sessions – October 3 & October 10 – we will try out a wide variety of materials, play a little, and have plenty of time for questions. Through hands-on exploration, you will learn the technical and creative qualities of dozens of art materials. We’ll test out a range of paints, mediums and additives, types of pencils and drawing tools. We’ll learn about supports and papers. We’ll explore what materials can be mixed, and which can’t. Each student will leave with a notebook full of information and your samples.

Class minimum: 4

Class maximum: 8

About the Instructor:

Laurel Geis has lived in the White Lake area for 28 years. She taught Art in public schools for 30 years before retiring. She is an active artist, working primarily in painting and drawing, and her work has been widely exhibited in sites like the Muskegon Museum of Art and the White River Gallery. Her work frequently includes landscape or environmental themes.

ACWL-Nuveen classes are supported by CatchMark Technologies, the Nuveen Benevolent Trust, the Michigan Arts & Culture Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts