Intro to Acrylic Painting with PCAD Professor, Jason Ward
Saturday December 13th 10am-4pm
Cost: $100
This workshop is for anyone who wants to begin working with acrylic paints. This basic class will serve as an introduction to the paints themselves, and what makes acrylic painting different from oil or watercolor painting. We’ll cover strategies for setting up a palette, and how to organize and mix colors. Most of our time will focus on application and technique. To achieve this we will be working with a simple single object still life. Students should have their materials ready to work at the beginning of class. Class will begin with an introduction, then move to a brief demonstration, and the remaining time will be spent painting. The still-life reference will be provided by the instructor. Min 4, Max 10 participants
Materials List:
Acrylic Paints: Titanium White, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Cadmium Red, Cadmium Yellow, Ultramarine Blue. All other colors are optional
Brushes: A variety of brush sizes and shape, as well as, both stiff and soft bristle are recommended.
Palette Knife: I use medium/small metal diamond shaped palette knife for both mixing and application of paint.
Artist Palette: A proper wood or glass palette is recommended, palette paper will work fine for this workshop. Please avoid creative substitutes (such as watercolor palettes, paper plates, anything wrapped in tinfoil, etc.) as they tend to cause problems during the painting process.
Surface: A primed and stretched canvas, or hardboard panel is best of oil painting. A heavy bodied paper, such as watercolor paper, will also work.
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Jason Ward Bio:
Jason is primarily a representational painter whose work covers a wide variety of subjects including landscape, still life, narrative scenes, and paleo art. Across subject matter, Jason’s work is united by its use of dynamic light, atmospheric color, and attention to detail. Jason is a working artist currently living in Lancaster, PA and teaching in the undergraduate program at The Pennsylvania College of Art & Design. He received his BFA the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD and his MFA at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA.
Throughout his career Jason has worn many hats. He started exhibiting his work in commercial galleries during his junior year at MICA. In 2006 he opened and co-managed a gallery in downtown Lancaster, PA. Around the same time he developed a consistent plein air practice and began teaching classes and workshops at the York Art Association. A longtime goal of becoming a professor of fine art was achieved in 2016, when Jason began teaching at The Pennsylvania College of Art & Design. In 2022 he was a resident artist at the North Museum of Science & Nature, a relationship that remains productive today.