Exploring Acrylics

TOTAL COST: $149
Course Fee: $149
Materials: Student-provided (see Supply Information below)

DATES: SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2025
TIME: 10:30AM – 5:00PM PST 
LEVEL: Beginner
AGE GROUP: Adult (ages 18+)
LOCATION: Building 306, Fort Worden, Port Townsend.

DESCRIPTION
This class is for beginners with a little or no experience painting with acrylics, and also for those who are coming back to painting and just want a little help getting started again. We will explore the basics of acrylics including materials, surfaces, brushes and other tools, and then a little about color theory, color mixing, paint application, and composition.

Teaching artist Beth Herrild will take you through her process of painting trees and you'll paint your own trees in a supportive environment with lots of encouragement to make them your own. The natural world is full of endless inspiration! Beth loves painting trees because trees are easy to draw -- nature comes in all shapes and sizes and isn't perfect! When you complete the class, you'll be ready to take your paints and brushes home and continue painting and exploring on your own. 

At minimum, you should bring acrylic paints in the three primary colors (red, yellow, and blue), white, and black. No craft paints, but the acrylics you bring don't have to be high end. Beth recommends a set of Liquitex basics, but if you already have some tubes of another brand they should work (as long as they're not liquid craft paints).

For brushes, Beth recommends having a couple of flats, around 1/2" wide and around 1" inch wide. If they're not exactly those sizes no big deal. 

You can bring your own canvas board if you have one, or use what is available at Northwind Art School.

COURSE DETAILS
After registration, course details are available via the Northwind Art School learning portal. Learn more

ABOUT BETH
Beth Herrild is a mixed media acrylic painter on Whidbey Island. Her work is an exploration into our perception of the physical world, its importance in our lives, and how our understanding is shaped by our environment and our own perceptions and attitudes. She combines vibrant color, value, and texture, to create pieces that balance the representational and abstract. She has an undergraduate degree in Fine Arts and a Master's in Whole Systems Design. Many years ago she was fortunate enough to see the profound impact art can have in people's lives. She taught art to children, as an art docent, in public schools for over 12 years, taught at a juvenile detention center, worked with youth & young adults experiencing homelessness, and currently teaches art to inmates at the Island County jail. She shows her work at Columbia City Gallery in south Seattle and Cultus Bay Glass on Whidbey Island. 

Artist Website: Beth Herrild, @bethherrild_art

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DISCOUNTS
This course is eligible for a 10% member discount at the Supporter level and beyond. Get a membership today!

Don's Pharmacy and Art Toolkit in Port Townsend offer Northwind Art School students a 10% discount on art supplies.

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CANCELLATION POLICY
If Northwind Art has to cancel a course for any reason, all enrolled students will receive a 100% refund (including any materials fee).

Students who withdraw from a course at least seven days prior to its first meeting will receive a 90% refund (less any materials fee). 

Students withdrawing fewer than seven days from the first day of class are not eligible for a refund except in the case of illness or injury, in which case they are eligible to receive a 40% refund (less any materials fee).

Please note that 10% of every course’s registration fee is considered to be a non-refundable deposit in cases of withdrawal to cover administrative overhead. All refunds will be applied to the same credit card that was used for enrollment. No credits or transfers will be granted. 

Please email registrar@northwindart.org if you wish to withdraw or for more information.