The Natural World in Acrylic Gouache with Roberta Rosenthal
Thursdays, 10 am – 1 pm
June 11, 18, 25
$160, $150 members
Botanical and Nature Landscapes: Acrylic Gouache on Canvas and Papers
Using the new medium of acrylic gouache get the effect of matte finish of gouache, fast drying paints with ability to get transparent glazes and opaque colors that are waterproof. Mixable with water, matte acrylic medium and acrylic retarder to slow the drying. Focus on spring and early summer plants, insects, animals, birds and landscape. Create a world of imaginative nature paintings. Bring photos of places and subjects to work from. Work on canvas or gesso board.
For June’s class, we will work on medium to larger paintings. 9” x 12, 11” x 14”.
Materials list:
Set of Holbein 18 or Turner acryla gouache in tubes (18)
An extra tube of white might be needed if you take all three month courses.
Retarder for acrylics and matte medium for acrylics work with canvas.
Small canvas 3” x 3” or 4” x 6” or 5”x7” gallery wrapped 1 ½” deep.
Small gesso board 5” x7” if you want to try the paint on a smoother surface
Set of acrylic synthetic brushes for watercolor small to medium size round and flats & one fan brush.
Paper towel or rag
Water containers
For over 40 years Roberta shared her expertise with hundreds of students as an instructor in both Botanical Art and Business Practices for Artists at the famed New York Botanical Garden and more recently locally at Wallkill River Center for the Arts, Desmond Campus of Mount Saint Mary College, Wurtsboro Art Alliance, Catskill Art Society, Ellenville Museum Library and Pine Bush Library. Her art is exhibited internationally, collected by individuals and corporations. Roberta continues to travel finding unusual botanical specimens to paint or landscapes that she captures in plein air or sketches for future studio work. Her current home studio, Squirrel’s Nest, is located on top of Shawanga Mountain in Sullivan County, New York with a view of the Hudson Valley.
