Intermediate Acrylics with Ernie Ross (May 25 - June 29)
Intermediate Acrylics with Ernie Ross (May 25 - June 29)
Fee: $144 non-members. Members receive a 20% discount and pay $115.20. Enter the code MEMBER when purchasing tuition.
This is a six-week class held on Saturdays from May 25 to June 29, 2023 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Fine Arts Center
Advanced Registration Required
Ernie Ross returns by popular demand to offer this intermediate class in acrylics. If you already have some background in painting and color mixing of acrylic paints and want to take your painting to the next level, this class is for you.
Ernie Ross is an award-winning artist and popular local art teacher. Ernie is known for acrylics and watercolors on canvases, paper, and other media. He has taught acrylic and watercolor classes for 20 years at the Fine Arts Center and elsewhere.
Materials List for this class:
Pad of acrylic paper. It comes in tablets online, at art stores, or the Canson brand at Walmart. Any size is fine: 8 ½ x 11, 9 x 12 or 11 x 14
Blue Painter’s tape (¾ or 1-inch)
T-square (12-inch at least)
Synthetic brushes for oil or acrylic
Artist Loft Nylon #12 flat brush
#2 natural bristle fan brush
Nylon 10/0 liner brush 1/2” long tip (Princeton Aqua-Elite is a good brand)
Nylon #2 Round brush (MasterTouch)
Additional brushes or assortment of brushes welcome
Acrylic paint selections
8 oz. White (such as Delta Ceramcoat)
8 oz. Black (such as DecoArt Americana)
2 oz. Cobalt Blue
2 oz. Saffron Yellow
2 oz. Tuscan Red
Sea sponge
Each person should have a hair dryer (There will be some at the Center)
A cleaning rag (like the blue or red rags mechanics use; not terry cloth)
16” x 20” board - drawing board, wood or other smooth substrate to tape paper to while working on it.
Also: Ernie says to bring any paint colors desired in the small craft paint bottles. The Center will also have a mix of paints.
Many of these supplies can be purchased from your favorite online or brick-and-mortar art store, including Amazon, Blick, Cheap Joe’s, JOANN, Hobby Lobby, Michael’s, Plaid, Walmart and others.
Responsible teenagers may apply with approval from the facilitator.
Registration: Class registrations are confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Cancellation/Refund: The Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley will conduct classes for which an adequate number of students are registered. Class status is determined one week before the first date of the class, unless otherwise noted. Acceptance of payment does not guarantee that a class will run. If the Center must cancel a scheduled class, students who registered for such classes will be given the opportunity to transfer their payments to another course or receive a full refund of their tuition payment.
Student Withdrawals: Students withdrawing from a class before the cancellation period has ended, (one week prior to the start of class unless otherwise noted) can receive a full refund or may transfer their payments to another class of their choice. Students who withdraw after the cancellation period has closed or after class has started will not receive a refund.