Embrace creative opportunities with collage and mixed media.
Join us if you would like to explore new territory in constructing a painting using collage elements and water based media. Steps in the process include loosely determining composition with shapes, simplifying detail, applying collage materials, creative mark-making, asemic writing and more.
Find your unique voice as you explore how various media can influence the outcome of your artwork while discovering what processes best align with your vision and goals.
Strategies learned often result in a more contemporary, abstracted interpretation of traditional subject matter as you combine media for a more personal expression.
About the Instructor: Karole Nicholson
Karole Nicholson attended Rhode Island School of Design studying graphic and advertising design; she currently works in mixed media and collage engaging an abstracted, contemporary approach to expressing her spirit on canvas. Texture, a gentle palette and an abstract view of the environment are the components that draw her into developing each painting.
She exhibits her work as a member at the Attleboro Arts Museum, North River Art Society, Next Door Gallery, Gallery Twist and the Pawtucket Arts Collaborative.
facebook.com/karole.nicholson
instagram.com/karolenicholsonart
URL: karolenicholson.com
Recommended materials and tools list:
- Canvases, wood panels, or mixed media paper (choose sizes based on your comfort level) Plan to bring enough to work on more than one piece as drying time is a factor
- Matte medium (I use Utretch brand, but Golden or Liquitex are great.)
- Collage materials such as: newspaper, book pages, tissue paper, old letters, fabric, blue prints, vintage papers, maps, newsprint, rice paper, corrugated cardboard, magazines, letters, envelopes, music, grocery lists, stamps, tickets, ... anything! If you have done in collage in the past, bring some of your stash of collage papers
- Acrylic paints (minimum, one red, one blue, one yellow, one white and one black, more if you choose).
- Brushes,catalyst blades,color shapers to apply paint, your choice
- Palette knife (preferably with square end) or old credit card to apply medium
- Paper palette for mixing paint
- Any of the following: Aquarelle crayons, “Woodies”, “Stabilio All” pencils, “Inktense” pencils, lead pencils, compressed charcoal, soft pastels, watercolor paints, inks
- Container for water (1 quart or larger)
- Spray bottle for water
- Plastic tray or heavy ply plastic*
- Masking tape
- Paper towels
- Ruler
- Scissors, Exacto knife
- Reference Photos (see below)
Reference photos:
Reference images, photos or drawings of the subject matter you are interested in translating into painterly collages. Still life images, landscapes, animals, nature, food and cooking, plants, fruit/vegetables, gardens, photos from trips all work well
Additional helpful items:
Newsprint pad , Rags (cotton t-shirts work well), Kneaded eraser, Sharpie marker
