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From the traditional to the experimental, artist participants will go from a study of composition, arranging shapes, assigning values and using contrast to executing a painting with a very un-traditional tool, the mouth atomizer. This spray tool is inexpensive and throws a large dot of spray similar to the stipple of a toothbrush. Wonderful, subtle, textural layers of paint blend automatically before the eye. The results are graphic and powerful.

The middle part of the week is spent on Color with a capitol C. Using neutrals to create mood, neutralizing color and using complimentary colors side by side will be covered. Participants will experiment with different color combinations and saturations to find what is right for them.

We will finish the week working more intuitively and experimentally. Texturing, layering, stamping, and using the elements of design, as subject will be the focus. Yupo, a plastic, very smooth paper will provide everyone with an exciting end to an enjoyable and well paced, learning experience.

" I loved Mark Mehaffey's workshop! Not only is he a fine artist, but also a creative and energetic instructor. I came away from his class with new ideas and techniques that I continue to use. My artistic development took a giant step."

~ Leslie Anderson, Idaho

"Mark Mehaffey is warm and willing to share his knowledge, his time and unique pathways to creativity. He makes the painting process fun. His arms and heart are open and inclusive; Immediately make a stranger a friend."

~ Julia Margaret, New Mexico

Bow to the work.

A gentle critique.

"Being a dyed in the wool realist, I realized I needed something to break out of my structured way of painting....Using Mark's exciting new techniques, I worked my way through to a freer expression of myself, and in the process created a more artistic statement."

~ Toni Stevenson, Michigan

Workshop Dance.