Transitions: Getting Serious With Acrylics with Debbie Pounders

Description

Thursdays: 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 10am - 12pm 

$225 for future members, $200 for members 

Includes pre-drawn linen canvas for each participant*

Artist Debbie Pounders will walk beginners through intermediate level participants through an engaging series, while teaching unique uses of acrylic paint on canvas.

She will guide the group through the treatment of acrylic paint as if it were oil: using tools and application tricks to build up a textured surface while learning more painting skills.

About the Instructor:

I began painting on my own in 2007 after working in pencil all off my life. Then I switched to oils when I was honored with an invitation to paint for “Portraits for Hope”. Portraits for Hope was a federally funded family program which invited some of our leading artists in Florida to come together during its funded reign 2015-2016.

We individually painted children who sadly lost their lives to Florida Gangs violence or home domestic violence cases; some still to this day are cold cases and unsolved.
Rising to this challenge was an honor and taught all of us valuable lessons in work and loss. The paintings once completed were then presented in person to their families. After I personally painting 22 kids and meeting parents, siblings and Grandparents, we ran out of funding and I needed happiness in my life. I began painting in oils and I chose to paint ballet dancers, then horses, commissioned portraits and abstract flowers.

Since those days, I have been published in several editions of Southwest Art Magazines and several books.

Painting in acrylics is a different mind-set and actually more of a challenge than oils. Like oils however, we will paint in layers. My reference for this class is my own photo of a beautiful Anhinga which graces our back yard pond every spring.  I am providing my drawing on a prepped canvas panel 9” x 12” for you to complete your painting and for you to cherish. When I gather the roster preparing for this workshop, I will share with you my photo by email so that you can load it on your iPad or phone for your reference. I prefer iPad or phone to using paper photo reference because of the reality of being present, as if you are seeing this Anhinga too!

Everything that I have listed is available either at PV Arts and Crafts

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