Breaking Barriers
September 13 & 14
10am - 3pm
Hotel Domestique
(25 minute drive from the gallery)

Workshop Fee: $375

Join international artist José Bayro C. for an exciting 2-day workshop in the courtyard of
Hotel Domestique in Travelers Rest. No experience necessary but an open mind is required!

Daily gourmet lunches are included.

SCHEDULE

Day One | Working with Acrylics

Introduction and presentation.

Proportion: The Golden Mean.

Development of a background with texture.

Brief introduction to the history of art.

The self portrait: skin color, hair, textiles and prints.

Include a personal object in your painting.

Painting techniques: layering colors, complementary colors, transparencies, and gradients of a color.

Working with gold leaf, glued on applications and stencils.

Touch up details.

Day Two | Working with Oils and Mixed Media

Sanding: enhance details and textures.

Shadowing and highlighting.

Background textures using a palette knife.

Using words and letters in the painting.

Applications held in place with copper wire.

Final, complete touch-up

Feedback and comments.

MATERIALS TO BRING

Participants should be prepared to bring the following items:

Easel

1 Stretched Canvas - around 22 x 28” (larger is fine..just not much larger)

Acrylics - 3 primary colors, black, a large tube of white, sienna and brown

Oil paints (if you have…no worries if you don’t)

2” Brush

1.5” Brush

Three small glass jars with tops

Small bottle of turpentine

A small bottle of Liquin Original made by Winsor and Newton

An open mind!

Note: Please contact us in advance with any concerns about the required materials list. We may be able to help accommodate any special requests.