Painting Beyond the View in Acrylic w/ Sarah B Hansen - Sept 25-27 / 10:30-4:30: All Levels
Painting Beyond the View in Acrylic w/ Sarah B Hansen - Sept 25-27 / 10:30-4:30: All Levels
Friday - Sunday, Sept 25-27 / 10:30-4:30pm
All levels welcome, some experience helpful
Join award-winning artist Sarah B. Hansen for a relaxed, immersive three-day workshop where landscape painting becomes more than what you see—it becomes what you feel. Working in acrylic (with other mediums welcome), you’ll explore how to capture the energy, mood, and spirit of a place in a more personal, expressive way. Sarah’s techniques for creating interesting negative and positive shapes leads her students into a new way of thinking and of painting.
What You’ll Explore:
• Dynamic brushwork & intuitive marks: Employ bold, gestural strokes to evoke movement and atmosphere.
• Limited color palettes: Learn to select and blend colors that convey mood, depth, and tone.
• Structure meets spontaneity: Combine compositional form with expressive freedom for evocative landscapes.
• Translating spirit into image: See the landscape as a reflection of your inner world—alive, abstracted, and full of vitality.
This course is perfect for painters with some experience—not necessarily experts—who want to deepen their ability to translate mood, movement, and atmosphere into compelling art.
Demos will be in acrylic. All mediums are welcome.
More Information is below.
Location: Cole Art Studio, located on the lower level of Cole Gallery. 107 5th Ave S, Edmonds WA 98020
Supply List - Most supplies are available at Art Spot in downtown Edmonds for 10% off to all students!
Acrylic paint
Fluid Acrylic: Used to tone canvas. A transparent red, yellow, or a Burnt Sienna
Professional Brand Acrylic: One or more red, yellow, blue, Titanium White and a black. I
use a mix of Golden Open (which dries slower), Windsor & Newton Professional, Utrecht or Golden Heavy Body
Bring any paints you like. I use a variety of colors, and I tend to switch them up periodically.
Palette
Make sure you have plenty of flat surface area; no compartments.
Acrylic brushes of various sizes
A variety of acrylic brushes (just a few...don’t break the bank)
Flat Acrylic Brush: 1.5” (I use: https://www.rosemaryandco.com/ivory-impasto)
Gesso-coated surface
Several sheets of gesso-coated paper, roughly 8x10 or 11x14, for studies
One or more gesso-coated panels (or paper), roughly 11x14, for final painting
Palette knife
I will be using traditional shape palette knives, and have several types. Any brand will do. More flex is better than stiff knives. To purchase one for the class, I recommend Dick Blick RCM #10 (offset)
Acrylic mediums
Golden Gloss Glazing Liquid
Latex gloves and apron (or old clothes), if desired
Paper towel roll
Blue shop towels, a rag, and/or white paper towels
Water containers and water spritzer
Two or three containers and a spray bottle
Plastic applicator(s) such as a stiff squeegee
Optional
Multi-Media Sketch paper, pencil, eraser, tracing paper
Value Scale From 1-10
Photos: Bring several from which to select.
Easel provided by Cole Art Studio
Please email me with questions regarding materials for this class. Substitutions are
welcome! sarah@sarahbhansen.com
