A Free GOLDEN Artist Colors Virtual Conversation and Demonstration - discover the possibilities of acrylic color! This event focuses on GOLDEN’s acrylic paint lines, giving you a broad understanding of each type, with a special focus on the colors that make up these lines. During our session, we will do a deep dive into the characteristics of color - including chroma, transparency, value, tinting strength, sheen and masstone/undertone - and what that means for your painting. We’ll discuss the difference between mineral and modern pigments and how they affect color mixing, and explore the qualities and effects of working with a range of primaries and color wheels. We'll show you how to use our Virtual Color Mixer, and look at the histories and characteristics of major pigment families such as Ochres, Cadmiums, Cobalts, Quinacridones and Phthalos. We’ll explore the specialty paint lines - including Iridescent, Interference, and Fluorescents - and break down the difference between the white and black pigments. We’ll give you tips on finding your own personal palette, share some of our own favourite colors, and give you an overview of the wide range of techniques that each paint line can be used for. Finally, we’ll provide tips for speeding up or slowing down your paint’s drying time, and give you an understanding of how to modify your paint’s sheen, texture and drying time using GOLDEN additives, mediums and gels.

Register below, using Event Code W59-199

Tuesday Evenings, Jan 17th - March 7, 7:00-9:00

Explore different styles of abstract painting, experiment with a variety of painting techniques, and brush up on your art history - all in one class! Each week, explore the life and work of one of these eight important abstract painters, from history or making history now: Hilma af Klint, Sonia Delaunay, Agnes Martin, Yayoi Kusama, Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler, Janet Sobel and Carmen Herrera. Start each week learning about an artist - their life and influences, the themes that run through their work, their style and personal philosophies of artmaking, and their unique use of colour and line. In the second half of each class, get guidance on techniques, materials, and process so you can create paintings inspired by these powerhouse artists. Whether you’re learning about the mystic beginnings of abstract art with af Klint or the revolutionary nature of polka dots with Kusama, learning to stain like Frankenthaler or drip like Sobel, you will be sure to be inspired by these incredible women of art history.

Class includes extensive notes on each artist, sent to your inbox each week.

Included: GOLDEN acrylic sample kit, available for pickup from Ply Studio.
You will need: Surfaces to paint on (canvas, wooden panel or paper of your choice), acrylic paint, your own brushes, palette knife, palette and water container.

Please note: This class is probably best suited to those with some basic painting skills. Though I will be demonstrating some techniques and answering questions, because of the online and shortened format, it is best if you are comfortable working solo as you will be completing your projects on your own (but if you're a beginner and are feeling adventurous, by all means, feel free to join!) If you're not sure if the class is right for you, feel free to email me at info@andreawarren.ca

Image: Yayoi Kusama, Talks of a Flower Garden (2015)

The virtual demo is a free, fun and informative 1.5 hour Zoom class, which covers acrylics A-Z. Including videos of products in action and live demonstration, the demo will cover a broad range of GOLDEN products, including:
- the different kinds of pigments and how they effect colour mixing, using different primaries, the Iridescent and Interference colours, and more
- the different lines of acrylic paint and where and how to use each kind - Heavy Body, Fluid, High Flow, OPEN, and the brand new SoFlat
- the huge line of gels and mediums, the difference between types, and how to use them to change your paint consistency, create texture, enhance transparency, and extend your paints to save money
- molding pastes, and how to use them to create textured and unique painting surfaces
- the basics of varnishing

At the end of the demo, participants can sign up to get a free sample kit and product information folder sent to them directly from GOLDEN.

The virtual demo is a fun and informative 1.5 hour Zoom class, which covers acrylics A-Z. Including videos of products in action and live demonstrations, the demo will cover a broad range of GOLDEN products, including:
- the different kinds of pigments and how they effect colour mixing, using different primaries, the Iridescent and Interference colours, and more
- the different lines of acrylic paint and where and how to use each kind - ie Heavy Body for texture; Fluids for thin applications or a watercolour-like look; High Flow for an ink consistency; OPEN slow drying acrylics for exended blending, glazing and printmaking; and the brand new, matte SoFlat acrylics for opaque, velvety color
- the huge line of gels and mediums, the difference between types, and how to use them to change your paint consistency, create texture, enhance transparency, and extend your paints to save money
- molding pastes, and how to use them to create textured and unique painting surfaces
- the basics of varnishing

At the end of the demo, participants can sign up to get a free sample kit and product information folder sent to them directly from GOLDEN.

TO REGISTER:
Sign up through the registration button below, and enter the Virtual Lecture Demo Event Code W59-187.
Registration ends May 31st.

Tuesday evenings, May 31st- July 5th, 7:00-9:00

Explore different styles of abstract painting, experiment with a variety of painting techniques, and brush up on your art history - all in one class! Each week, explore the life and work of one of these eight important abstract painters, from history or making history now: Bridget Riley, Alma Thomas, Elizabeth Murray, Charmion von Weigand, Agnes Pelton and Georgiana Houghton. Start each week learning about their techniques and personal philosophies of artmaking, their stylistic and compositional choices, and unique use of colour and line. In the second half of each class, create paintings inspired by these powerhouse artists. Whether you’re exploring hard-edge painting like Bridget or broad strokes of colour like Alma, learning about the influence of comics on Elizabeth or spiritualism on Agnes, you will be sure to be inspired by these incredible women artists.

Class includes extensive notes on each artist, sent to your inbox each week.

Have to miss a class? Recordings of each week's lesson will be available for two weeks after each class, so you can catch up at your leisure.
Cost:
$180 per person (tax and processing fees included) $320 for two people (PAINT PALS SPECIAL) (tax and processing fees included)

Please note:

It is not required to have taken the first Women of Abstraction class to take this class (the first iteration was the same format, just with different artists.)

This class is probably best suited to those with some basic painting skills. Though I will be demonstrating some techniques and answering questions, because of the online and shortened format, it is best if you are comfortable working on your own as you will be completing your projects on your own (but if you're a beginner and are feeling adventurous, by all means, feel free to join!) If you're not sure if the class is right for you, feel free to email me at info@andreawarren.ca

You will need your own materials if you’d like to try each week’s project (options will be discussed first class.) For those in Ottawa, a GOLDEN sample kit can be picked up from Andrea in Centretown (details will be sent after registration).

Tuesday evenings, October 12th - November 30th, 2021, 7:00-9:00

Explore different styles of abstract painting, experiment with a variety of painting techniques, and brush up on your art history - all in one class! Each week, explore the life and work of one of these eight important female abstract painters, from history or making history now: Bridget Riley, Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid, Alma Thomas, Elizabeth Murray, Georgiana Houghton, Julie Mehretu, Charmion von Wiegand, and Agnes Pelton. Start each week learning about their techniques and personal philosophies of artmaking, their stylistic and compositional choices, and unique use of colour and line. In the second half of each class, create paintings inspired by these powerhouse artists. Whether you’re exploring hard-edge painting like Bridget or broad strokes of colour like Alma, learning about the influence of comics on Elizabeth or the revolutionary and spirit-inspired work of Georgiana (one of the Western world's first abstract artists!), you will be sure to be inspired by these incredible women artists.

Class includes extensive notes on each artist, sent to your inbox each week.

I will also be on Zoom half an hour before each class (6:30), if anyone would like to join and discuss their work before class.

Cost:

$235 per person (tax and processing fees included) $420 for two people (PAINT PALS SPECIAL) (tax and processing fees included)

Please note:

It is not required to have taken the first Women of Abstraction class to take this class (the first iteration was the same format, just with different artists.)

This class is probably best suited to those with some basic painting skills. Though I will be demonstrating some techniques and answering questions, because of the online and shortened format, it is best if you are comfortable working on your own as you will be completing your projects on your own (but if you're a beginner and are feeling adventurous, by all means, feel free to join!) If you're not sure if the class is right for you, feel free to email me at info@andreawarren.ca

You will need your own materials (canvas/wooden panel, acrylic paints, brushes). For those in Ottawa, a sample kit can be picked up from Andrea in centretown (details will be sent after registration).

 This comprehensive lecture covers a wide variety of techniques and tools that fall into the wide open category of mixed media. Learn all about working with gels and molding pastes, creating washes and stains, acrylic transfers, creating encaustic and resin looks with acrylic, fabric applications, drawing with pencils and pastel on acrylic surfaces, using paint markers, pouring techniques, and more. Whether you are a traditionalist or lean towards abstraction, a beginner painter or an experienced artist, this lecture provides a ton of great technical information and inspiration for innovative creative applications. Bring your questions, try some new products, learn some new techniques and go home with a sample selection of the products discussed during the demo.
Registration required.

Discover how to turn your photos into paintings and create three mixed media pieces in this hands-on workshop. In the morning, learn the simple process of transferring laser and photocopied images onto your backgrounds using acrylic mediums. Learn tips and tricks for incorporating transfers into a piece, troubleshooting, layering techniques, useful tools and more.

In the afternoon, learn how to get the soft, translucent glow of encaustic and the smooth, high gloss look of resin using just acrylic gels and mediums. Discover different formulas and recipes for various wax and resin looks, and learn tips for successful application. Apply these finishes to your transfers, and go home with three small finished pieces!

Cost: $110 (taxes and transaction fees included) All materials included - including three small wooden panels, acrylic paints, gels, mediums, pastes, and collage papers - plus samples to take home
Space limited.

Note: Feel free to bring your own laser-copied images to incorporate into your work - details/suggestions will be emailed after registration.

Discover the fun world of acrylic pouring in this full day workshop! Learn all about working with GOLDEN's free flowing paints, mediums, and gels, playing with ratios and combinations to create different pouring consistencies, thicknesses and effects. Discover various techniques such as the 'dirty' pour, how to create marbled patterns and designs using a variety of tools, how to make your own DIY marbling combs, and tricks to both getting a glass-smooth surface and avoiding bubbles and 'crazing.' Explore different pigments and color combinations, including the gorgeous Iridescent and Interference colours, and the High Flow Flourescents. Whether you're brand new to acrylics or an old pro wanting another artistic tool for your toolbox, pick up some new ideas, spend a fun day getting loose and create four small abstract paintings.

Cost: $120 (includes tax and transaction fees).  All materials included - including GOLDEN Fluid and High Flow paints, gels, mediums and gessoes, tools; and four wooden panels. Go home with a product information folder, how-to instructions, and samples to take home!
Space limited.  

The demo is a fun, informative and interactive 2 ½ hour session, which covers acrylics A-Z, including: 
- what acrylic paint is made of and how its makeup effects its behaviour in the studio; drying times and how to control them
- the difference between mineral and modern pigments and how this effects color mixing; using different primaries; hues; the difference between the blacks and whites; iridescent and interference colors
- the different lines of acrylic paint and how to use each kind
- the huge line of gels and mediums, the difference between them all, and how to use them to change your paint consistency, create texture, enhance transparency, and extend your paints
- the different kinds of molding paste and grounds, and how to use them to create textured and unique painting surfaces
- how to use grounds to create your own watercolor canvas and turn surfaces other than paper into ones appropriate for dry media
- the basics of varnishing
- the new QoR watercolors, with their unique binder and high pigment load ... and more! 

Bring your questions, and go home with a ton of new ideas, a product information folder and free samples!

Cost: $5. $5 Wallacks gift card given to each participant after event.

Tired of mixing blue and red and getting mud?  Are you always wasting time and paint trying to mix that perfect color? This workshop will give you a solid foundation in color that goes beyond theory into pigment reality. Through a series of fun, experimental exercises, learn all about mineral and modern pigments, get a solid handle on color mixing, discover how to mix a huge variety of hues with just a few colors, learn the difference between all the white and black colors, explore the gorgeous Iridescent and Interference line, and more. Whether you’re brand new to acrylic or a professional who wants to get a better handle on creating luminous color, this workshop will leave you color confident. Come, play, learn, and become a color expert!  
Cost: $100. All materials included, including a product literature folder with handpainted color chart, mixing guides and a sample set of Golden colors to start you at home.

This comprehensive lecture covers a wide variety of techniques and tools that fall into the wide open category of mixed media. Learn all about working with gels and molding pastes, creating washes and stains, collage, combining imagery, working with stencils, creating encaustic and resin looks with acrylic, fabric applications, drawing with pencils and pastel on acrylic surfaces, using paint markers, acrylic transfers, and more. Whether you are a traditionalist or lean towards abstraction, a beginner painter or an experienced artist, this lecture provides a ton of great technical information and inspiration for innovative creative applications. Bring your questions, try some new products, learn some new techniques and go home with a sample selection of the products discussed during the demo. Registration required.

Tired of mixing blue and red and getting mud?  Frustrated with wasting paint trying to mix that perfect color?

This weekend workshop will give you a solid foundation in color that goes beyond theory into pigment reality.  Go deep into color concepts through a series of fun, experimental exercises, and apply that knowledge to create four abstract painting.   Learn all about:

-the different kinds of pigments and how their differences effect saturation, sheen, transparency, and clean color mixing
- working with a variety of mineral and modern primary colors to mix a huge range of hues
- pigment families, and their unique characteristics
- the differences between the white and black colors- working with different colors to create a range of tints and shades
- the gorgeous Iridescent and Interference paints
- using modern colors to produce luminous earth tones
- working with gels and mediums to achieve different transparencies and consistencies, glazing, and rich layers
- techniques such as pouring, staining, and hard edge painting
- and more

Whether you’re brand new to acrylic or a professional who wants to get a better handle on creating luminous color, this workshop will leave you color confident.

Cost: $95 for members of Collective, $115 for non-members

All materials included – including GOLDEN Heavy Body, Fluid, High Flow and OPEN paints; GOLDEN gels, mediums, and grounds; wooden panels; resources such as color wheels, mixing guides, worksheets and handouts; and a starter sample set to take home.

TO REGISTER: Send your registration fee by e-transfer to Yvonne at ycsmith@iCloud.com or get your cash/cheque to her by Monday 1 October. Space is limited & reserved on a first-paid basis.

Explore the shimmering world of iridescent and interference colors in this full day workshop! Try out a full range of metallics, from the classic Copper to unique colors such as the dark and gritty Micaceous Iron Oxide and the textured Gold Mica Flakes. Learn how to get the look of gold, silver and copper leafing at a fraction of the cost using Fluid Iridescent colors. Discover the opalescent Interference colors and how to use them to full effect, working on light and dark surfaces, with other pigments, and mixed with gels. From using the Fluid Iridescent Bronze to get a patina effect to using metallic High Flow acrylics in calligraphy pens and refillable markers, learn tips and tricks for using the Iridescent and Interference colors to their full possibilities.

Discover these gorgeous candy colors for yourself, and go home with a product information folder, how-to handouts, a handpainted Iridescent/Interference color chart, and a sample set to start you off at home.
Cost: $95 (includes tax and transaction fee). All materials included.

 Confused by the vast array of acrylic mediums? Unsure which to use or how to use them to get the look you want? This workshop will demystify all those seemingly identical jars of white goop, and give you a clear outline of what all these acrylic mediums can do for you so you can confidently use them in your work. Try out Golden’s huge line of gels and mediums, and learn how to use them to create texture, make luminous color, change your paint’s sheen/viscosity and extend your paints to save money. Explore an array of molding pastes and grounds, and learn how to use them to create textured, unique painting surfaces and surfaces suitable for mixed media. From the fissured Crackle Paste to the honey-like drip of the Clear Tar Gel, learn what to use to get the look you’re going for!  All materials included – including a product literature folder, handpainted color chart and samples to take home.

This free lecture explores all of Golden’s paint lines that are fluid in motion: Golden High Flow acrylics, Fluid acrylics, and QoR Watercolor. Learn unique ways of using the Fluid acrylics, and the ink-like High Flows including staining, pouring, calligraphy, pen and ink drawing, and using them in empty paint markers and needle-nosed Fineline Applicators. Explore traditional watercolor techniques with QoR, and extend that into more contemporary applications: pouring, staining, granulation techniques, blooms, “white-out” tricks (for saving that uncooperative watercolor painting), washes, layering, and using watercolors for monoprinting. We will cover QoR and Golden acrylics in unique combinations, working with the resoluability of watercolor and the permanency of acrylic. Learn how to take advantage of QoR and Golden grounds to create a myriad of surface options: paperlike surfaces from a Hot Press, Rough and Cold Press watercolor surface to a range of color, tooth and grit. Receive information on working on unique substrates, such as wood panel, fabrics, plastics and more. Finally, learn options for protecting your watercolor surfaces without putting them behind glass, using Golden archival varnishes. 

All participants receive product information booklets and resources, as well as samples to take home.  Registration required.  

Discover Golden’s newest paint line in this full day workshop! This class will give you the opportunity to try out these rich, highly pigmented paints, and learn about six colors that can form the basis for a diverse color palette. Play with the new mediums, and discover how to use them to improve wetting and flow, increase liftability and transparency, and enhance saturation. Try out the new watercolor grounds that allow you to take your watercolors off paper, and instead work on substrates such as canvas and wooden panels, with unique and textured surfaces – plus how to protect your pieces after painting. Lastly, learn ways of printmaking with watercolors, and ways of using watercolors and acrylics in unique combinations, for a variety of effects.  

COST: $105 (tax included).  All materials included, including product literature folders and samples to take home.

** This class is now full ** 

Discover how to turn your photos into paintings and create three mixed media pieces in this hands-on workshop. In the morning, learn the simple process of transferring laser and photocopied images onto your backgrounds using acrylic mediums. Learn tips and tricks for incorporating transfers into a piece, troubleshooting, layering techniques, useful tools and more.

In the afternoon, learn how to get the soft, translucent glow of encaustic and the smooth, high gloss look of resin using just acrylic gels and mediums. Discover different formulas and recipes for various wax and resin looks, and learn tips for successful application. Apply these finishes to your transfers, and go home with three small finished pieces!

All materials included.  

To register, contact Nora Gross at 902-462-3886.

The demo is a fun, informative and interactive 2 ½ hour session, which covers acrylics A-Z, including: 
- what acrylic paint is made of and how its makeup effects its behaviour in the studio; drying times and how to control them
- the difference between mineral and modern pigments and how this effects color mixing; using different primaries; hues; the difference between the blacks and whites; iridescent and interference colors
- the different lines of acrylic paint and how to use each kind
- the huge line of gels and mediums, the difference between them all, and how to use them to change your paint consistency, create texture, enhance transparency, and extend your paints
- the different kinds of molding paste and grounds, and how to use them to create textured and unique painting surfaces
- how to use grounds to create your own watercolor canvas and turn surfaces other than paper into ones appropriate for dry media
- the basics of varnishing
- the new QoR watercolors, with their unique binder and high pigment load ... and more! 

Bring your questions, and go home with a ton of new ideas, a product information folder and free samples!

To register, contact DeSerres at 902-425-5566

** This demo is now full **

The demo is a fun, informative and interactive 2 ½ hour session, which covers acrylics A-Z, including: 
- what acrylic paint is made of and how its makeup effects its behaviour in the studio; drying times and how to control them
- the difference between mineral and modern pigments and how this effects color mixing; using different primaries; hues; the difference between the blacks and whites; iridescent and interference colors
- the different lines of acrylic paint and how to use each kind
- the huge line of gels and mediums, the difference between them all, and how to use them to change your paint consistency, create texture, enhance transparency, and extend your paints
- the different kinds of molding paste and grounds, and how to use them to create textured and unique painting surfaces
- how to use grounds to create your own watercolor canvas and turn surfaces other than paper into ones appropriate for dry media
- the basics of varnishing
- the new QoR watercolors, with their unique binder and high pigment load ... and more! 

Bring your questions, and go home with a ton of new ideas, a product information folder and free samples!

To register, contact Endeavours at info@artstuff.ca or 506-455-4278

The demo is a fun, informative and interactive 2 ½ hour session, which covers acrylics A-Z, including: 
- what acrylic paint is made of and how its makeup effects its behaviour in the studio; drying times and how to control them
- the difference between mineral and modern pigments and how this effects color mixing; using different primaries; hues; the difference between the blacks and whites; iridescent and interference colors
- the different lines of acrylic paint and how to use each kind
- the huge line of gels and mediums, the difference between them all, and how to use them to change your paint consistency, create texture, enhance transparency, and extend your paints
- the different kinds of molding paste and grounds, and how to use them to create textured and unique painting surfaces
- how to use grounds to create your own watercolor canvas and turn surfaces other than paper into ones appropriate for dry media
- the basics of varnishing
- the new QoR watercolors, with their unique binder and high pigment load ... and more! 

Bring your questions, and go home with a ton of new ideas, a product information folder and free samples!

For registration, contact Endeavours at info@artstuff.ca or 506-455-4278

Discover how to turn your photos into paintings and create three mixed media pieces in this hands-on workshop. In the morning, learn the simple process of transferring laser and photocopied images onto your backgrounds using acrylic mediums. Learn tips and tricks for incorporating transfers into a piece, troubleshooting, layering techniques, useful tools and more.

In the afternoon, learn how to get the soft, translucent glow of encaustic and the smooth, high gloss look of resin using just acrylic gels and mediums. Discover different formulas and recipes for various wax and resin looks, and learn tips for successful application. Apply these finishes to your transfers, and go home with three small finished pieces!

Cost: $95, all materials included - including three small wooden panels, acrylic paints, gels, mediums, pastes, and collage papers - plus samples to take home
Space limited.

Note: Feel free to bring your own laser-copied images to incorporate into your work - details/suggestions will be emailed after registration.

* THIS DEMO IS NOW FULL * 

This comprehensive lecture covers a wide variety of techniques and tools that fall into the wide open category of mixed media. Learn all about working with gels and molding pastes, creating washes and stains, acrylic transfers, combining imagery, working with stencils, creating encaustic and resin looks with acrylic, fabric applications, drawing with pencils and pastel on acrylic surfaces, using paint markers, pouring techniques, and more. Whether you are a traditionalist or lean towards abstraction, a beginner painter or an experienced artist, this lecture provides a ton of great technical information and inspiration for innovative creative applications. Bring your questions, try some new products, learn some new techniques and go home with a sample selection of the products discussed during the demo.