Instructor: Dina Wakley

Runaway is lucky to have internationally recognized mixed media author and artist Dina Wakley join us for three full days beginning Friday, February 6. This is Dina’s own description of “Creature Feature,” one of three of her Art Journal Play Series that she will be teaching at Runaway. The description is followed by the class supply list:

Ah, little creatures. You can call them spirit animals, good luck charms, treasured companions, or even just a peek into Mother Nature’s goodness. Let’s spend a day creating creatures for our art work. Birds, dogs, foxes, anything goes!  I’ll show you various art techniques for getting creatures into your work. We’ll be stamping with PanPastels and Gelatos, and even drawing and collaging, with lots of scribbles and artsy lines. We’ll celebrate our creatures with bright colors and marks.

Please bring:

• Basic tool kit: Ranger craft sheet, paint brushes, rag/cloth, pencil, scissors, water container to clean your brushes, palette knife, baby wipes, paper towels, old gift card to use as a scraper, water container to clean your brushes in, paper plate or palette paper to use as a palette (or you can just use your craft sheet).
• Your art journal (I recommend the Dylusions journal by Ranger)
• White acrylic gesso
• Gel medium (I prefer soft gel matte) or a glue stick (I like the Ranger glue stick)
• Acrylic paint. Bring your favorite colors, and please include white, a dark neutral, and a red/pink and a yellow.
• Plastic palette knife
• Paintbrushes
• Print-outs of your favorite creatures. Butterflies, birds, dogs, coyotes anything!
• Optional: Your own black Archival ink pad. I will have some to share, but it’s nice to have your own.

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