Let's get curious with colour!
"Chasing Rainbows" - with Liz Chamberlain
Materials List:
- A piece of watercolour paper - I used a 6x6 inch, 140lb cold pressed Stonehenge paper...use what you have and enjoy
- Watercolour paint - I used 3 colours, use as many as you like
- NOTE: if using acrylic paint, or an opaque gouache, you will want a white as well as your colours
- small round watercolour brush - I use a 2 round, kazan gold
- clean water, multiple jars
- paper towels
"Puddle Jumping" - with Liz Chamberlain
Materials List:
- A piece of watercolour paper - I used a 4x6 inch (post card size) 140lb cold pressed Stonehenge paper...use what you have and enjoy
- Watercolour paint - preferably transparent, and whatever your favourite is in the moment
- invitation to try water soluble markers or acrylics, whatever you have! See what happens!
- Mid size 'thirsty' watercolour brushes - I use a 1/2 inch flat and an 8 round, kazan gold
- clean water, multiple jars
- paper towels
I'll be back tomorrow with another explorative and playful colour activity!
Liz Chamberlain - Your Host
Liz is passionate about colour, delighted when exploring how far a colour can stretch, feeling most excited when investigating the middle space… where art and science (chemistry, botany, biology, physiology) intersect, embracing structure and chaos, space and connection, seeing beauty in a mess or “perfection” in a “mistake”. Becoming aware of and living within the many shades of grey that exist between black and white…and maybe even creating a few more. Her art is a practice in processing feelings and connecting to deeper wisdom, where colour is a fluid symbol, expressing and evoking emotion, providing perspective, antidote and transformation. Her soul work is to spark inspiration and curiosity while sharing that which delights and fascinates her, holding space for others' colour discoveries as they reclaim joy and confidence.
"Saying YES to Joy" - with Sara Catena
Materials List:
- An A4 piece of watercolour paper 200-250 gsm (I like smooth but you can use cold pressed)
- A mix of whatever luscious acrylic inks, watercolours, acrylics, posca pens, watercolour crayons, colour pencils (just bring all you've got to the party)
- A soft moppy brush and a few others- a variety of shapes and sizes
- Gesso or white acrylic paint
- water
- If collaging, bring scissors, glue stick and extra paper or card
Sara Catena
"My Art reflects my desire to find and maintain 'Radical Joy' in a world that constantly tries to dumb down our authenticity”.
Raised on a wonderful diet of nature, traditional handcrafts, imagination, and pots of tea, in a small country town on the coast of New Zealand, Sara Catena now calls the Melbourne, Australia home.
The joy of her magical childhood is ever-present in her uplifting and naïve Artworks, inspiring people worldwide. She is a playful lover of life, a sort of joy-activator, and this infectious energy can be found in her Creative Quest book, blog, Art, and workshops designed to awaken the creative spirit within.
You can find more of Sara via her website saracatena.com or Instagram @saracatenaart
"Let ALL Your Colors Show" - with Aimee Blair
Suggested Supply List:
- acrylic paint - an array of colours
- black gesso (black acrylic paint also works)
- paper/surface you like to work on
- brushes
- water
- paper towels, etc.
- note: use your favourite supplies and mix media, bring what you have!
Aimee Blair
Aimee Blair is an Intuitive Artist, teacher, Creativity Coach and Certified Art Medicine Practitioner. She is the founder of Creative Compass, a supportive online community for creative explorers, and the author of the adult coloring book, Feminine Forms: A Guidebook for Reconnecting with The Feminine. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and three daughters. She believes creativity is a non-optional part of human well-being and loves helping busy women re-connect to their Creative Heart.
Follow Aimee on Instagram and facebook, and find out more about her Creative Compass on her website:
"Play with Color by Making as Many of One Hue as You Can" - with Lisa Solomon
Suggested Supply List:
- watercolor/gouache or other paint
- paper/surface you like to work on
- brushes
- water
- paper towels, etc.
Lisa Solomon
Lisa Solomon is a mixed media artist based in the Bay Area who moonlights as an author, professor, illustrator, and color enthusiast. She often questions and deconstructs the meaning of identity and personal histories through the use of mediums traditionally associated with domestic crafts. A “hapa” [½ Japanese, ½ Caucasian] she feels as though hybridization is consistently at play in her work. She exhibits her work both nationally and internationally and is known for her books A Field Guide to Color and The Color Meditation Deck. Lisa shares her home with her husband, a teenage daughter, a bevy of pets and many many spools of thread. She continually works to bridge the gaps between being creative, living creatively and making a living as a creative.
Follow Lisa on Instagram and find more on her website
"Warm-Up Appetizers" - with Jenafer
Jenafer has graciously provided 3 days of playful warm-up appetizers for you! The intention is for you to joyfully warm-up until the opening of the event on Monday, March 18th. Take a quick bite each day, or dive in to enjoy the three part buffet...
You will also find by clicking the button, a sign up form for a welcome package which includes Jenafer's signature storywalking style art journaling course, a fun easy start, eight day poetry and doodle game and a wham bam zing zang collage experience. Woohoo! Thank you Jenafer Joy!
EnJOY your gentle introduction to Colour Curiosity!!!
Jenafer Joy
Brimming with the quirky enthusiasm that prompted her nom de plume, it is impossible to spend time with Jenafer Joy and not fall in love with yourself, with the whispering of your muse, and with Jena's heartfelt and contagious love of the creative life. Jena has been leading healing & creative arts courses since 2003 and most particularly enjoys tromping about at the intersection of intuition and art.
Jena’s specialty is inspired inquiry for introverts – quick playful gentle nudges accompanied by good music to carry you towards your own deep important answers.
In addition to running her courses at www.inspiredinquiries.com, she is also a long time teacher in the Intentional Creativity® Movement. You’ll find her behind the scenes and narrating many www.musea.org courses including the Color of Woman Teacher Training.
Jenafer Joy lives with her magical red haired daughter Hazel and her storytelling furniture making husband Erik at the edge of the world – aka Mendocino. When she’s not keeping all these online courses humming, you can find her splashing paint with her daughter, chasing the neighbor's rogue cows out of the yard, and brewing coffee & tall tales with her husband.
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