Current art classes being offered by Gert

1. What Medium Are You? Watercolor, Acrylic and Oil Exploratory
Do you keep it loose and go with the flow? Watching pigment carry and settle
over the hills and valleys of hand made paper is the beauty of Watercolor.
A natural phenomenon that will transport you.
Impatient to finish your painting and like instant gratification? Acrylic is a fast drying
vibrant medium with an edge to it. It's glue like consistency allows the artist to add texture
and even embed objects into it.
Slow drying, creamy oil invites a meditative approach that lends itself to layers of subtle shading and
mysterious transitions favored by the old masters.
We will explore the advantages of each as we uncover which medium resonates most with us.
This workshop series provides two weeks learning about and using each medium.
Week I: Introduction to the materials, see examples of finished art, and watch a demonstration.
Week II: Hands on work with the medium. Free form and exploratory.
Students will supply their own materials from the instructors suggested list.
Painting Old Town Bluffton: Plein Air workshop painting on site. Discover the
vitality and thrill of capturing a local scene in watercolor painted on site.
After an introduction to equipment and technique, we will gather at an iconic
Bluffton
location. Award winning artist Gertrude Palmer will demonstrate her approach.
Students will then
select a scene and begin painting. Bring your camera for reference shots to use
later in studio. Making the rounds, the instructor will advise each student while they develop the
painting. Students will supply their own materials from the instructors suggested list.
Thursday Painting Party: Beginning acrylic Bring friends or a mate or make this a “Girls Night
Out”. Each student will complete a fun painting in one evening. Advance registration required
Island Cottage
Crab Dance
Margarita Moonrise
Poppin Poppies
Beach Scene
Dog's Night Out
Your art into jewelry! Transform a copy of one of your paintings or
photographs into wearable art.
Students will learn how to transfer an image onto low fire clay, and construct a
setting. Finally, you will
combine the parts into a finished necklace.

2. Beginning Oil: Painting the still Life
Students will learn about materials and techniques of oil painting
from a studio arrangement.
Working first to see and define basic shapes and values with
light and shadow, you will move toward greater detail to a
completed painting. 3 weeks per scene
Basic Drawing
Every artist needs to learn to see objects as shape defined by light and shadow.
Your rendering techniques will be developed as you apply the concepts that are the foundation of
all successful art. 6 weeks