Wednesdays, November 5, 12, 19 & December 3, 2025,
12:15 - 3:15 pm - 4 Sessions*
Abstract Flowers & Botanicals in a Colorful Way!
If you would like to learn how to abstract flowers & botanicals in an expressive, colorful way, this class is for you. We will be focusing on creating unique shapes, fresh color and forms using a variety of mark-making techniques. Instead of trying to perfectly replicate the realistic appearance of flowers, we will emphasize the essence of botanicals through expressive brushstrokes, vibrant colors, good values and different shapes through abstraction. We will use reference pictures and/or real flowers and leaves as a jumping off point. In this class, you will also spend time exploring color as a way for you to gain confidence and create color harmony in your paintings.There will be plenty of hands on painting time, brief slideshows of cool artwork and demos too.
Student Level
All levels
Supplies Students BrinG
• Photo references of assorted flowers and leaves, and/or books of flowers and botanicals to work from. Bring several.
• Paper towels
• Water & Container (such as old plastic cups or large yogurt containers). • Apron & Plastic Gloves
• An easel (tabletop or standing)
• Palette (Paper palettes that come in pads/sheets are fine or you can use some sort of plastic palette such as Masterson Sta-Wet Palette which come in sets that includes the sponge and paper palette in sealable container.
• Gray Scale and Value Finder (Optional)
• White Paper Roll (to be used for mark-making explorations). You may also use large sheets that come in Pads size 18” x 24”. We will be using this initially used for mark making exploration so you don’t have to use anything expensive.
Note: If you want to use “archival safe papers” for the mark-making exercisesthat you eventually want to collage into your paintings, you may want to consider something like: Strathmore 400 Series Mixed Media rolls such as 18” x 20 ft or 18” x 24” pads). However this can be expensive and is not necessary at this point.
• Sketch Pad Clip Board and metal clips or something solid like cardboard to tape paper to. Make sure it’s large enough to fit your large paper.
• Painters tape
• 1-2 Canvas Panels or Boards (Larger sizes are best such as 16 x 20 or 20 x 24 or 24 x 30). Also, choose a painting surface that has a “hard” backing such as canvas panels or boards that have been pre-gessoed. We will be doing several layers of mixed media with all types of tools so you don’t want to poke a hole in a plain canvas surface).
• Acrylic paints. Bring the colors you already have that includes: White, Black, Red, Blue and Yellow. A suggested limited palette is: Titanium White (Bring larger tube of white), Cadmium Yellow Light (or Lemon Yellow), Cadmium Red Light, Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Orange, Quinacridone Magenta (or Alizarin Crimson), Dioxazine Purple, Phthalo Green, Phthalo Blue, Ivory Black.
Optional: I dont want you to go out and spend a lot of money on paints so bringwhat you already have. Additional colors that I use are: Emerald Green (or Bright AquaGreen), Cerulean Blue, Cobalt Blue, Light Blue Violet, Yellow Ochre, Light GreenPermanent, Cadmium Yellow Deep, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Naphthol Crimson (or red), Buff (or similar Unbleached Titanium), Fluorescent colors, Olive Green, and any favorite colors you already have.
• Gloss or Matte Medium
• Palette knives (various sizes and edges, plastic is fine)
• Brushes of various sizes. Bring what you have. I use filberts such as #2, #4 #6, #10. • Paint Scrapers in various sizes. ( you can also use old credit cards or gift cards)
• Mark-Making Tools such as markers, pencils, water soluble crayons, oil pastels, etc. What ever you have to make marks with. Be creative.
PLEASE NOTE: Students are required to bring a container for acrylic and/or oil paint waste and will need to take it home to dispose of properly. It CANNOT be poured down the drains at our new location. Students are also encouraged to wipe brushes clean.
CLASS CAPACITY
Any
Questions
Email or call instructor. jeanniepatyfineart@gmail.com or 303.885.9843
About the Instructor
Jeannie Paty is a contemporary acrylic, oil & mixed media painter and teacher. Her passion for sparking joy comes to life as she paints. For her, this means interpreting flowers, botanicals and places she has traveled in a lively, contemporary fashion through expressive brushwork, abstraction and sun-drenched color. Her work has been exhibited in numerous fine art galleries, juried art shows, outdoor art festivals.
Jeannie has taught adult art classes and workshops in the Denver Metro area at the Park Hill Art Club, the PACE Center in Parker, Evergreen Art Gallery in Evergreen and in Niwot. Jeannie hopes to share her extensive knowledge of painting and color with students who are eager to deepen their creative painting practices.
Over the years, she has discovered a lovely synergy and connection that comes through helping others to paint works that seek to uplift the human spirit and tap into their individual creativity.
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* NOTE: Doors open at 12:00 and close at 3:30 to give the instructor and students time to set up before class begins and to clean up at the end of each class.
