Meeting Times

• Thursday 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Description

Flowers have been a loved subject for artists for centuries. The subject of florals can tell stories, express emotion, symbolize meaning, depict cultural style and significance. This in person 8 week course will discover new approaches to floral painting. The class will learn how to abstract paint from sources such as photographs and real flowers. Students will learn a variety of acrylic painting techniques and discover the ‘watercolor’ and oil effects this exciting modern media can perform. Lessons include learning about texture, color mixing, glazing, values and composition planning. A large expressive floral canvas will culminate in a final work of art.

About the Artist

Peri Pfenninger was born in New York and relocated to Connecticut in 2013. She received her Fine Arts degree at the New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, N.Y. in 1989, and completed her MFA with Western Connecticut State University, in Danbury, CT.

Her recent oil paintings depict abstract portraits of nature. She is currently painting a second oil portrait for the New York Supreme courthouse in Brooklyn, NY. Her exhibits include the Blue Mountain gallery in Chelsea, NYC and is currently exhibiting at the Milford Arts Council where one of her works received an honorable mention December 2024.

She has an extensive published portfolio of public projects and mural art with over 30 years in mastering the medium of acrylics. Visit www.perisartsalon.com

Class Dates: Thursdays 5-6:30pm, 9/18, 9/25, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13

Additional Notes

Note: For the first few classes the canvas will not be needed.

Materials list:

1. 9 x 12  Either: mixed media pad: acrylic painting pad: canvas pad

2. Pencils,kneaded eraser

3. paper towels; or cotton rag

4. Arcrylic Matt Medium

5. Acrylic paint set Options: Marie’s fine acrylic set; golden’s; Lukas (note: Acrylic paints can vary in cost, a set may be most inexpensive) Instructor prefers Golden’s acrylics but a student set is fine.

6. A variety of synthetic brushes for acrylic painting, ‘sets’ can save on cost’ Large-1-2 inch, small, medium, filberts, flats, rounds.

7. Plastic white plates, or acrylic palette paper

8. Container for water:2 containers 

9. stretched Canvas; Colton acrylic  primed; sizes student choice rectangle or square, begin with smaller sizes, 12x12/11x14/16x20 /

10. Optional: Students may wish to purchase further mediums along the way but not required or larger canvas

11. optional: table top easel 

12. Chalk or oil pastels optional