Understanding Color Workshop with Leslie Lienau

15 hours of learning for $240

Course Dates:
Feb. 19th-April 1st, 2024
Monday, 2-19
Monday, 2-26
Monday, 3-4
Monday, 3-18
Monday, 3-25
Monday, 4-1
All classes are from 2:45-5:15 PM

No drop-ins after Feb. 19th.
All tickets must be purchased prior to the Feb 19th Class.

Understanding Color with Leslie Lienau
A practical guide to color mixing Ages 12 & up All levels “Why do I keep making mud when I paint?” If you have ever asked yourself that question, I have an answer for you! Mixing colors can be a challenging experience and in this course, you will learn practical, consistent, logical, and repeatable mixing strategies. We will start with the basics of color theory, and while we’re at it we will learn to understand the working properties of our preferred medium. When those are out of the way we will paint simple subjects designed to help build our mixing skills. This course is packed with information about painting best practices as well. Each time we meet we will have a new challenge and by the last class the mystery of mixing will disappear, and your understanding of color mixing (and avoiding mud) will be solved!

Note: This course is open to wet mediums including oils, acrylic, watercolor and gouache.

Supply List (I will list a few brands that I prefer and recommend)

Paint Colors – Please bring your preferred medium in the following colors. Professional grade paint will give you the best result.
Preferred brands: Holbein, Williamsburg & Gamblin.
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Cadmium Yellow Light
Cadmium Red Medium
Quinacridone Red
Cadmium Orange
Viridian
Permanent Violet or Dioxizine Purple
Ivory Black
Titanium White or Zinc White
*(“Oil painters, please do not buy or bring Zinc White. Please bring Titanium White or Lead White. Zinc is fine for other mediums but has been found to be unstable in oil colors.”

Brushes – A variety of medium sized (4 – 8) soft synthetic flats, and filberts. Because there is no industry standard for brush sizes, it is difficult to give you an exact brush size and type so try to bring the best synthetic brushes you have.

Supports – Watermedia painters: Stonehenge Aqua 300lb Coldpress pad or equivalent
Oil painters: Stonehenge Oil Paper or equivalent

Accessories
Medium sized metal palette knife with a pointed tip Palette – paper, glass, ceramic, porcelain, or wood. If painting with oils, please no plastic palettes Oil painters – Odorless mineral spirits and a metal brush tank Water media painters – container for water Paper towels

About Leslie
Leslie studied academic drawing and painting under Ted Seth Jacobs at his school Ecole Albert DeFois in Central France. Other instructors who have influenced Leslie are Andrew Ameral, founder of  The Golden Gate Atelier, Anthony Ryder of The Ryder School in Santa Fe and Jacob Collins, founder of The Grand Central Academy in NYC. Leslie has received numerous awards for her pastel drawings and her work is in both private and public collections. She exhibited in a solo exhibit at the Governor’s Gallery at the Oklahoma Capitol, Oklahoma City, OK and was invited twice to show at the American Art in Miniature Show at the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, OK. Leslie has been teaching drawing and painting for over 25 years and is the founder of  The Oklahoma Academy of Classical Art, a private studio school in Edmond, OK where she taught drawing and painting in the classical tradition to both children and adults.