A tale is born from an image, and the image extends and creates a network of meanings that are always equivocal. - Italo Calvino

Description: This workshop’s aim is for each participant to explore creative channels and painting ideas based on city life or urban living.

Cost $495.00, Tax, materials included

On the first day we will cover the equipment, tools, materials, safety, color sticks application and paper lifting techniques, the advantages of masking plus the monotype finishes.

On day two, the goal is to make art based on, a town, city or a place travelled or visited, that left us yearning to return. We often hear the phrase "capturing a sense of place." What does that mean to you? To me, it means much more than just recording the physical attributes of the location. A "sense" of the place, must express emotion. It is an opportunity to explore personal  narratives, emotional responses through  the creative art making processes. This workshop’s aim is for each participant to explore creative channels and painting ideas based on memories.

For class registration email request to jorgeluisbernal@gmail.com

Workshop Registration: Class size maximum of three (3) people

“There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward, you can remove all traces of reality.” —Pablo Picasso

 Description: This 2-Day workshop offers the opportunity to learn or fine tune the many painting techniques and possibilities the encaustic monotype can offer, but the emphasis will be for the participants to become acquainted and develop the Landscape abstraction guidelines  and most importantly the exploration of personal  narratives, emotional responses and the creative art making processes.

Costs $495.00 Tax & materials included

On the first day we will cover the equipment, tools, materials, safety, color sticks application and paper lifting techniques, the advantages of masking plus the monotype finishes.

The second day is dedicated to the landscape painting by addressing: Ultra-simplification, reduction of detail, Expressive and/or textural mark-making and Color alteration. 

For class registration email request to jorgeluisbernal@gmail.com

Workshop Registration: Class size maximum of three (3) people

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The key to abstract art making is to look inside, not out. Instead of turning to our surroundings for images to depict, we concentrate on our own feelings and experiences and see what they suggest.

Description: This workshop offers the opportunity to learn or fine tune the many techniques and possibilities the encaustic monotype painting can offer and most importantly the exploration of personal  narratives, emotional responses and the creative art making processes.

Cost $495.00, Tax and materials included

On the first day we will cover the equipment, tools, materials, safety, color sticks application, paper lifting techniques and the advantages of masking plus the monotype finishes.

The second day we concentrate on the Abstract Art foundation: Form, color, line, tone, and texture. Likewise, we will demonstrate that by embracing constraint and the unknown we open-up to the many surprises and possibilities to creativity and a visual representation that will speaks of your artistic intention. There will be lots of painting time.

For class registration email request to jorgeluisbernal@gmail.com

Workshop Registration: Class size maximum of three (3) people, 

Description: This 2 Day Workshop offers the opportunity to learn and or re-fine the Cold Wax/Oil, basics techniques, but more importantly it will cover the essential elements of art—such as lines, shapes, textures, and colors which are considered the "building blocks" of visual art.

Cost $495.00  Tax & materials included

On the first day we cover the basics:  Mark-making for structure and expression, color mixing, substrate preparation, tools and paint applications,  the foundational layers, texture, collage significance and placement, the stages of dryness, working wet-in-wet, mechanical and solvent reductions and finally the best practices for finishing your work

On the second day the focus is on the fundamental elements that through manipulation can convey emotions, ideas, and experiences without directly representing recognizable objects, with each element carrying significant meaning depending on how they are used, 

For class registration email request to jorgeluisbernal@gmail.com

Workshop Requirements: Class size maximum of five (5) people and three (3) minimum. 

Description: This two-day Workshop offers the opportunity to learn and or re-fine the Cold Wax/Oil, basics techniques, but more importantly we look at how geometric shapes can be arranged in nonrepresentational spaces and bring up ideas or “real life,” which is often called constructive or concrete art. Abstract geometric art is about hidden meanings, analogies, protests, deliberate simplification to prove that everything complicated is simple. 

Cost $495.00 Tax & materials included

On the first day we cover the basics:  Mark-making for structure and expression, color mixing, substrate preparation, tools and paint applications,  the foundational layers, texture, collage significance and placement, the stages of dryness, working wet-in-wet, mechanical and solvent reductions and finally the best practices for finishing your work.\

On day two we center on abstraction and geometry. We start by looking at the work of the most famous representatives,  Kandinsky, Malevich, Kupka and Mondrian. The method of abstract constructions that they developed was an expression of internal laws and entities comprehended by intuition, which are hidden behind the transient phenomena of the visible world. We will discuss how by looking inwardly we can create personal narratives through lines, shapes, forms and colors. 

For class registration email request to jorgeluisbernal@gmail.com

Workshop Requirements Class size maximum of five (5) people and three (3) minimum. 

Description: This 2 Day Workshop offers the opportunity to learn and or re-fine the Cold Wax/Oil, basics techniques, but more importantly the relevance of line, shape, texture and color while abstract painting… We will look at soft-edge vs hard-edge implementation and how geometric shapes can be arranged in nonrepresentational spaces and bring up ideas or “real life,” which is often called constructive or concrete art.

Cost $495.00  Tax & materials included

The first day we cover the basics:  Mark-making for structure and expression, color mixing, substrate preparation, tools and paint applications,  the foundational layers, texture, collage significance and placement, the stages of dryness, working wet-in-wet, mechanical and solvent reductions and finally the best practices for finishing your work. 

On the second day the focus will be on abstraction, simplification and constraint, (simplicity is the philosophy and practice of creating only what is necessary within a work of art) keeping in mind that the fewer cues to objective reality there are, the more abstract we say it is.

There will be plenty of time for action-filled painting and personalized attention.

For class registration email request to jorgeluisbernal@gmail.com

Workshop Requirements: Class size max. of five (5) people and three (3) min

Monochrome painting is art composed in a single color and commonly utilizing various shades or tints. Put simply, art in black and white omits the 'distraction' of color and brings out the essential shape and form of the objects depicted.

Description: This 2 Day Workshop offers the opportunity to learn and or re-fine the Cold Wax/Oil, basics techniques, but the main-focus will be on abstract monochrome painting. The goal is for each participant to explore new shapes, ideas and inspiration through a limited Palette. 

Cost $495.00  Tax & materials included

For class registration  email request to jorgeluisbernal@gmail.com

On the first day we cover the basics:  Mark-making for structure and expression, color mixing, substrate preparation, tools and paint applications,  the foundational layers, texture, collage significance and placement, the stages of dryness, working wet-in-wet, mechanical and solvent reductions and finally the best practices for finishing your work. 

The second day centers on black and white painting. We discuss  why elements such as composition, value, lighting and form become more important. The mark-making is improved by enabling the discovery of different forms and shapes with subtle tones. The images become incredibly evocative and most importantly what you lose in not using color you’ll gain in quality of composition and contrast. Color is no longer a distraction the focus is on the overall composition.

Workshop Requirements: 

Class size maximum of five (5) people and three (3) Min.

Description: This 2 Day Workshop covers the basic Cold Wax/Oil, basic painting techniques and the opportunity to explore their sense of place (described as a wide range of connections and emotions between people and places) that develops based on the place meanings, and attachment a person has for a particular setting. This workshop’s aim is to explore through abstract painting our sense of place, at scales ranging from the home to the nation. 

Cost $495.00 Tax & materials included

For class registration email request to jorgeluisbernal@gmail.com

On the first day we cover the basics:  Mark-making for structure and expression, color mixing, substrate preparation, tools and paint applications  the foundational layers and texture, collage significance and placement, the stages of dryness, working wet-in-wet, mechanical and solvent reductions and finally the best practices for finishing your work. 

On day two the focus is a sense place, the feel of  belonging. It can cover many physical forms, yet also many emotions and senses. It can be physical, perceptual and behavioral. It could be our home, the place we grew up or where we are right now. The challenge is how to achieve through forms and colors. 

Workshop Requirements Class size maximum of five (5) people and three (3) minimum. 

Description: This two-Day Workshop offers the opportunity to learn, review and or re-fine all of  the Cold Wax/Oil, basics techniques. However, the focus will be exploring nature as a starting point for abstract painting. Nature is a great source of inspiration for all kinds of art, and abstract painting is no exception. Take a walk outside and look for shapes, colors, and forms that catch your eye.  

Cost $495.00 Tax & materials included

On the first day we cover the basics:  Mark-making for structure and expression, color mixing, substrate preparation, tools and paint applications,  the foundational layers, texture, collage significance and placement, the stages of dryness, working wet-in-wet, mechanical and solvent reductions and finally the best practices for finishing your work. 

On day 2  it centers on simplifying natural elements by manipulating color, form, and composition, using bold color palettes, large brushstrokes, and layering techniques to convey a feeling or emotion rather than a realistic depiction of a specific object

For class registration email request to jorgeluisbernal@gmail.com

Kelly Williams Art Studio: Portland Oregon

This fast paced workshop is a wonderful opportunity to explore encaustic painting and get personal feedback around your techniques and materials to move you forward working with this luscious paint.

A firm foundation of basic skills and safety will be covered with multiple demos that will include set-up, layering and application techniques, fusing options, color mixing, surface texture and mixed media application. There will be plenty of time for hands-on practice and personal feedback. The only requirement is an attitude of curiosity and learning. This workshop is great for non-artist types and beginners, but I will also address those ready for more advanced direction in their painting practice.

I teach to the student, so bring your questions and curiosity and let’s paint! Most materials, including beautiful R&F paints and products, are generously supplied in support of this workshop.

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