Painting Lively Animals in Gouache
with Julian Plum
2 day workshop
May 6th & May 7th, 6-9pm

$160-$180

All levels are welcome. Ages 16+ 
The breathtaking diversity of animal life on this planet can be pretty intimidating even for a seasoned artist. This two-day workshop will give you a solid handle on painting our many-legged neighbors, from bugs to bears.  Day one will focus on drawing technique. We’ll capture movement, form, and faces, identify what’s interesting about the animals we’re drawing, and talk about proportion and scale. Day two explores putting brush to paper and painting what we’ve drawn. We’ll talk about color and volume, and learn to create textures from fur to feather to scale in naturalistic and interesting ways. 
Paint, paper, and brushes will be provided. 

NOTE ABOUT WORKSHOP MATERIALS:
Paints, brushes and substrates are provided for use during the course of a workshop. If you find that you love the paint, kits are available to purchase with Julian. Cash or Venmo payments accepted. 

About Julian:
Julian Plum (he/they) is a queer, transmasculine picture book author and illustrator living in Newfield. Working primarily in gouache, his work blends bright colors and warm, tactile brushstrokes. Mostly, Julian's work celebrates our neighbors: the frogs, mice, wood sorrel and mushrooms in our backyards and woods. When he isn't painting, Julian can be found mostly in his garden, negotiating with chipmunks about blueberries.