June 23 – July 28, 2025 – Make Your Mark in any Medium! with Victoria Templeton

Make Your Mark in any Medium! with Victoria Templeton 
Dates: Mondays, June 23-July 28, 2025
Time: 10:00am-12:30pm
Cost: $160 Members/$190 Non-Members

This art class focuses on mark-making, a fundamental painting element. It’s how artists convey ideas and intentions through loose or precise lines, gestures, textures, and patterns. Marks add depth, movement, light, and form to abstract and realistic art. You’ll learn various techniques and diverse instruments to express your vision. We will refer to master painters and their unique mark-making that identify their art. The class includes
exercises to practice several methods and tools, then encourage them to apply personal projects. Whatever medium you paint in, this course is suitable for advanced beginners and experienced painters. My objective is to promote experimentation and provide an opportunity for individuals to utilize their artistic voice.

Materials:
Bring the following essential materials to class. I will expand the list later in the course. Most later items will be either supplied by the Center or require simple household items. Here’s a list of what you’ll need for the first couple of classes:
1. Multimedia Paper: 8×10 tablet will be essential for practicing your techniques. I like Cansons Multimedia, but other brands are fine. Make sure it can handle all types of mediums.
2. Pencils: A range of pencils with different hardness (e.g., 2B, 4B, 6B) will help you create various types of marks. A Lyra pencil (you can buy via Amazon or Blick) A layout pencil or wash pencil. This allows you to wet it with a brush to change the mark.
3. Charcoal: Both vine and compressed charcoal are great for creating bold, expressive marks.
4. Ink and Brushes: India Ink can be used for more fluid and dynamic mark-making. Bring a few brushes of different sizes to experiment with.
5. Erasers: A kneaded eraser and a regular eraser will be useful for correcting and refining your work.
6. Markers or Pens: a set of black, brown or blue Fine liners, markers, or pens can be used for more precise and controlled mark-making. A small set of Copic Pens are a great way to start. A ball point pen.
7. Baby Wipes: easy to keep you and your tools clean