Impressionist Flow Painting

Impressionist Flow Painting

Weekend Workshop | This program is completed

All Levels

8/20/2023 (one day)

10:00 AM-1:00 PM PDT on Sun

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$75.00

$67.50

$20.00

This 3 hour painting workshop will introduce beginners and more experienced painters alike to the concept of creating a field of beautiful color which becomes the first layer of a finished layered impressionist style painting. Instructor Diane Crago (www.dianecrago.com) will guide us through a technique called flow painting, a combination of analogous colors that produce vibrant and exciting layers of color, introducing us to color theory in the process. Using quick to dry acrylic paints (or colorful media you may already have in your home) we will then learn how to integrate these colors into a concept and create a finished painting which will be a road map into what you find beautiful, and what something beautiful then says about you.

Workshop includes a brief historical discussion of impressionist paint strokes, paint layering and of course an opportunity to interact with each other…just what the Impressionists did when they got together at their Montmartre cafes!

  • We recommend that everyone registered for an in-person program at Gage Academy of Art receives full COVID-19 vaccination. Gage leaves the use of face coverings when indoors at the facility up to each individual as masks are not required.


  • Students can choose to work EITHER in Acrylics or Oils. Pick the appropriate supply list to order. Not necessary to have both.

    Materials for Acrylic

    Note: materials available from dickblick.com. If you will be using your own supplies, please make sure you have the colors below. Contact instructor Diane Crago at dianecrago@gmail.com with any questions regarding supplies.

    1. Golden Taklon Round Brush/ long handle/size 8 – 1 (if buying another brand refer to dick blick website to match this size).
    2. Richeson Plastic Knife/ 2 inch diamond –1
    3. Golden Taklon Flat Brush/long handle/ size 12 – 1 (or any flat synthetic brush about 3/8” wide)
    4. Blick flat Canvas Panels/ 8 X 10 5 oz cotton – 2
    5. Blick Academic stretched canvas 8 X 10 (2 pack) or larger if desired.
    6. Blick brush soap-1
    7. DB Tracing Paper Pad 50 sheets 9” X 12”- 1
    8. Dick Blick Acetate Sheet pad 9” X 12”-1
    9. Saral wax free transfer paper (white or graphite)-1

    Acrylic Colors
    Note: Golden Acrylics are superior in color, but expensive. Dick Blick acrylics are more affordable but less intense in color. In either case buy smallest tube of each color and largest tube white.

    1. Burnt Sienna - (1)
    2. Yellow Ochre– (1)
    3. Alizarin Crimson– (1)
    4.Burnt Umber– (1)
    5.Ultramarine– (1)
    6.Cadmium Yellow light – (1)
    7.Cadmium Red light– (1)
    8.Phthalo Green– (1)
    9.Cobalt Blue – (1)
    10.Cadmium Yellow Deep– (1)
    11.Titanium White– (1)

    Paper Towels, aluminum foil for a palette, clear glass palette or acrylic palette

    Materials for Oil
    Available from dickblick.com
    Note: if you already have oil paints and supplies please refer to this list for colors necessary for this class. Contact dianecrago@gmail.com with any questions you might have about materials.

    1. Golden Taklon Round Brush/ long handle/size 8 – 1 (if buying another brand refer to dick blick website to match this size)
    2. Richeson Plastic Knife/ 2 inch diamond -1
    3. Golden Taklon Flat Brush/long handle/ size 12 – 1 (or any flat synthetic brush about 3/8” wide)
    4. Blick flat Canvas Panels/ 8 X 10 5 oz cotton – 2
    5. Blick Academic stretched canvas 8 X 10 (2 pack)
    6. Blick brush soap-1
    7. Galkyd Gel 150 ml – (1)
    8. DB Tracing Paper Pad 50 sheets 9” X 12”- 1
    9. Dick Blick Acetate Sheet pad 9” X 12”-1
    10. Saral wax free transfer paper (white or graphite)-1

    Oil Colors
    1. Winton Oil Paint/ Burnt Sienna 37 ml - (1)
    2. Winton Oil/Yellow Ochre 37 ml – (1)
    3. Winton Oil/ Alizarin Crimson 37 ml – (1)
    4. Winton Oil/ Burnt Umber 37 ml – (1)
    5. Winton Oil/ French Ultramarine 37 ml – (1)
    6. Winton Oil Cadmium Yellow Pale 37 ml – (1)
    7. Winton Oil/ Cadmium Red light 37 ml – (1)
    8. Winton Oil/Viridian 37 ml – (1)
    9. Winton Oil/Cobalt Blue 37 ml –(1)
    10. Winton Oil/ Cadmium Yellow Deep 37 ml – (1)
    11. Winton Oil/ Titanium White 200 ml – (1)
    Optional: Phthalo green oil color, Quinacridone magenta oil color, Phthalo blue oil color

    Paper Towels, aluminum foil for a palette, clear glass palette or wooden palette