Instructor Lisette McClung will teach an art workshop, Color Harmony with Mixed Media, on Saturday, September 11, in downtown Galveston. Participants, who should have experience with acrylic paints, will create a mixed media painting using handmade Gelli printed paper and acrylic paint. The workshop will be 9:00am to 12:00pm and 1:00pm to 3pm at the Galveston Art League Gallery, 2117A Postoffice St.; an optional critique session will follow from 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Each student will explore patterns utilizing the Gelli printing process to make their own collage paper. Then they will incorporate that paper into a painting. Working with basic color theory, McClung will demonstrate how to use a color scheme to design a unified artwork onto an 8-by-8-inch gallery-wrapped 1½-inch canvas.
Registration and payment for the workshop are available at www.GalvestonArtLeague.com. The workshop fee is $75, and there is an additional $20 supplies fee. The supplies fee covers the 8-by-8-inch canvas, 5-by-5-inch Gelli printing plate, acid-free tissue paper, printing plate tool, and stencil foam spouncer (sponge brush). Students will have enough leftover supplies to make additional mixed media paintings on their own.
McClung will provide stencils, stamps, brayers, gel medium, glazing medium, slow-dry medium, and containers for students to use during the workshop. Students should bring their favorite acrylic paint, brushes, palette paper, additional stencils, and photographs for inspiration. If you have questions about the workshop, please email nghouse1@verizon.net.
A League City resident, McClung taught art for 22 years and recently retired from teaching high school art for Clear Creek Independent School District. She earned her bachelor of fine arts degree in painting from Tulane University in New Orleans and her master’s degree in humanities/studio art from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Her website, which includes examples of her mixed media work, is www.lisettemcclungart.com.
McClung has received numerous awards for her oil paintings and mixed media artworks. Her paintings have been accepted into dozens of juried shows and competitions. She belongs to several professional organizations including Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society, Outdoor Painters Society, National Art Education Association, and Galveston Art League.
The Galveston Art League offers low-cost workshops to the public as part of its mission to promote visual arts and art education in the greater Galveston County region. The nonprofit Art League, which has never had a salaried staff member throughout its 107-year history, offers memberships to artists and non-artists, and membership fees cover a significant portion of its operating budget. The league also holds an annual fundraiser gala and appreciates contributions in support of its mission. To learn more about Galveston Art League activities as well as memberships and their benefits, please visit www.GalvestonArtLeague.com or email gallery2117@gmail.com.
