Color is a phenomenon that spices up our lives; it communicates and symbolizes and it is definitely a topic of value to add to our experience of art as an observer or creator.

This workshop is intended to help anyone interested to understand how color affects our lives, our moods, and our decisions. It endeavors to make us more aware of what and how we see. It also employs color theory to help creators to use this element of design more effectively to achieve their goals in their work. It helps explain how color can be used to make more dynamic compositions in anything we design from a plate of food to clothes we wear. The class is meant to clarify and help you develop ideas used to communicate, to promote, or entertain, or just to enhance your next visit to an art museum, theater, or anywhere that features visual information.
The Petaluma Arts Center welcomes parents and children to spend time together in a workshop designed for all ages.

$40 - NO Supplies needed

$55 - WITH Supplies

Instructor: Gary McKinnon

Students must bring:

• scissors

• ruler

• water container (metal or plastic please, no glass)

Supply Fee includes:

• Water based paints–primary colors, black & white

• Crayola Washable Kids Paint Set, 10ct.

• 6 brushes of various sizes

• Colored paper

• Mixed media paper

• Watercolor pad

• Marker

• Glue sticks

• Mix sticks

• Paper plates for palettes

Supply fee will be waived if student brings the above supplies to class.

Attendees may bring other material (such as collage clips). No oil based paints, please.

Wear protective clothes–paints may stain!