Activating the Canvas Workshop with Cappie Geis

Let’s explore how to “activate the canvas” together! Whether you are an abstract or representational artist, you can discover new ways to get started with a new painting.

The blank canvas is actually Cappie's favorite part of creating a new painting and there are so many fun ways to “activate” a canvas.

No rules. No "mistakes." You simply can’t go wrong! Students will be using a variety of tools and paints to cover a new canvas.

Activating the canvas is all about feeling rather than thinking. The last hour will be dedicated to painting. Participants can start a new piece or continue to explore activation.

Join Cappie and learn to be spontaneous, bold, and fearless in your art making.

Students will walk away with a handful of activated canvases that they can take to further develop.

Supply List for Students to Bring:

This is a studio workshop and students will be using their supplies.

• 4-6 canvases, size 16x20 or larger
• variety of acrylic paint colors
• variety of brushes
• color shapers
• anything else to apply paint to canvas
• palette knife
• palette paper
• mixed media papers of any kind
• the instructor will have supplemental supplies to freely share

Workshop Info:

• Sat, January 31st from 11:00am-2:00pm
• Instructor: Cappie Geis
• Cost $115
• Max 16 students
• Level: 1 (introduction) or Level 2 (intermediate)
• Age level: adult (18 & up)
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