Mixed Media: from Abstraction to Realism

Mixed media could be the key to your next creative breakthrough.
This dynamic 4-session workshop is perfect for painters of all levels eager to explore new techniques and shake up their creative process. Join artist and educator Kerry Vaughn Erickson as he guides you through the rich intersection of abstraction and realism using a wide range of media. Whether you’re feeling stuck or simply curious about expanding your visual language, this class opens the door to bold new possibilities in a fun and inclusive environment. In this class students will explore a range of surface preparations to get their creative juices going, learn mark-making techniques from drawing to palette knifing to sgraffito, combining acrylics and oil mediums to push your work to new levels.

“When I decided to embrace total freedom in my painting, I realized that all the art materials I’d been using for the last 30+ years as an illustrator, graphic designer, painter, and teacher could be combined to create effects I could never achieve with a single medium alone.”