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September 2016
Paper Pieced Ladies on Canvas
Instructor: Christy Wood Paint a fun background. Cut out a beautiful lady and add her to the canvas. Lastly add the details to make her come alive.
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Paper Pieced Ladies on Canvas
Instructor: Christy Wood Have a fun day making a paper piece lady featuring the Carabelle® profile stamp. You will have 2 choices. Learn how to shade and add dimension to the stamped images using Golden® High Flow paints and Inktense® pencils. You will have a lunch break. Student supplies: gloss gel medium, paint brushes, scissors for fine cutting, craft knife & cutting mat (if you prefer using craft knife). All other supplies included in the class.
Find out more »Finnabair Inspired Mixed Media Canvas
Instructor: Christy Wood Christy teaches you how to make a fun and beautiful canvas with sprays, paints, and lots of embellishments! All supplies are included – there will be a lunch break to allow for drying time. Pictures include work by students in previous classes.
Find out more »April 2017
Mixed Media Canvas with Christy
Instructor: Christy Wood Play around with your canvas while Christy shows you some of the best ways to use texture to create a mixed media masterpiece!
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Mixed Media Canvas Class with Christy
Instructor: Christy Wood Play around with your canvas while Christy shows you some of the best ways to use texture to create a mixed media masterpiece!
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Working in a Series: Playing with Images and Concepts with Dina Wakley
Instructor: Dina Wakley Ranger signature designer Dina Wakley is returning to Runaway yet again for 3 days of mixed media and journaling fun on June 1, 2 and 3! And her second day of classes offers you the chance to play with images and concepts. Dina tells us that most great artists take one idea–a color, a concept, an image–and use it many ways in their work. This repetition of ideas and images is artistically valuable. It creates work that…
Find out more »April 2018
“It’s All about Layers and Textures” with John Creighton Petersen
John is bringing his unique talents back to Runaway with a new set of classes. He will be here from April 6-8, and he’ll be offering three classes, each of which provides its own unique flair! After this class, your next mixed media project will never be the same! Learn how to build amazing layers of texture and color, including faux encaustic techniques using a variety of products from Finnabair/Prima®. Turn found objects into amazing embellishments and incorporate them into…
Find out more »June 2018
Wild Women Canvas with Robin
Instructor: Robin Bielefeld Robin will teach you how to combine a variety of techniques to create these wonderful effects – check out the sample in the store! Brushes, paints, canvas and stencils are included in the class fee – students are asked to bring gel pens and paint markers, if you have them.
Find out more »September 2019
Llama on Canvas (or in a Journal)
Instructor: Christy Wood Come paint a llama with a Christy! We will be using acrylic paint to practice blending and adding some fine detail. You can check out the samples at Runaway! Note: If you will be working in an art journal, please put white gesso on your pages before class!
Find out more »February 2020
Painting Faces (not Face Painting 😉)
Instructor: Christy Wood Class includes one Dina Wakley stamp set. You can paint either in your art journal or on a canvas. Explore making a simple background using stencils and paint. On top of that, we will paint a face or two. Enjoy using Dina Wakley paints, brushes, stamps, stencils and tissue. We will have inexpensive canvases to purchase for class -- or you can bring your own art journal or purchase a new one.
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