Acrylic Skins Class is Coming Up Again on Sep 14 & 21 Join Us!

Acrylic Skins Class: How to Make Them and Use Them.
Sep. 14 & 21, 9 am to Noon
Sedona Arts Center
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Acrylic Skins class is Coming Up Again on Sep 14 & 21 Join Us!

The first Acrylic Skins class was so much fun that I will do it again this month. Join us on two Wednesdays from 9 am to Noon on Sep. 14 & 21 at the Sedona Arts Center.

This class will give you knowledge and hands-on experience in making and using acrylic skins. You will also be able to use them in a painting.

How Can You Use an Acrylic Skin?

Acrylic Skins can be used as collage elements in your acrylic and mixed-media art projects. Whether you use all acrylic with paints and gel mediums or embed found objects in them, it's a process that is super versatile.

It's just plain fun! 

Experimentation is where's it at during this process. On the first day, I'll show you many different techniques and ways of creating your skins. And then, you will be able to create 3-5 skins during class.

On the 2nd day of class, you will use your skins on a painting to take home with you. It might not get completely finished, but it will be well on its way for you to work on once you return home. This process is addicting!

Acrylic Skin Ready for Art Project

Join us!

Register and pay online. Or email Mary@MaryFineArt.com for information, registration, and payment arrangements.

Materials are extra. A Materials list will be provided upon registration.

See you then!

Read more about this class.

Praise for the Class

It was great fun. Thank YOU! I enjoyed just playing rather than being too focused on perfection. Day 2 was so much fun!!! –K.W., Sedona, AZ

Awesome workshop! I really enjoyed it. Everyone seemed to have so much fun. I know I did. Delightful. Thanks!  –E.H., Sedona, AZ

About the Author

Braylee Rush

Braylee Rush (Mary Gravelle) is an artist, author, and creativity catalyst and consultant. She resides in Sedona, Arizona with her loving and efficient assistant, Sir Kitty. Her other websites and work are: Wisdom Painting for Self-Discovery, Igniting Your Intentions, Sedona Art Hikes, and Silver Graphic Design.

Contact her today with commissions or requests for creative work, consultations, or one on one coaching sessions. She can help you delve into your creativity and come out with your own unique expression.

Inquiries

Inquiries about this en plein air acrylic landscape painting can be made through the contact page.

And, as always, I would love to hear from you. Please leave a comment below.

Sir Kitty

Until Next Week

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My Dream to Bring Painters to the Red Rocks Might Get Fulfilled

"Paintbrushes" collected at Bell Rock, Sedona, Arizona

My dream to bring painters to the red is underway.

My proposal is in to the Red Rock Ranger District Coconino National Forest. Since moving to Sedona about a year ago, I knew I wanted to bring painters to the red rocks. If you believe in woo-woo, the red rocks told me to.

Bring the Painters

One day while hiking last year at Bell Rock, I heard my intuition or the energy at Bell Rock tell me to "bring the painters." Then, I found all kinds of "paintbrushes." Watch the video below and hear my excitement. See the inspiring views!

How?

After that experience, I scouted out how to go about doing this. I really thought it would be simply a matter of marketing. Wrong! I discovered that the U. S. Forest Service here in Sedona strictly regulates the use of red rock country for business use. Anyone is free to go to the red rocks for personal reasons. If you want to charge people and make money by going out to the red rocks, that is something entirely different.

I live in the Red Rock Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest. In doing my research and visiting the local ranger station / visitor center, I put myself on a mailing list to receive news of the next round of permits to be issued. They had not issued permits for eight years. It was my first step.

Then, I asked around and found out that the Sedona Metaphysical Association owns a permit. If you become a member you can use it. I attended one of their meetings only to find out that I would have a six-month probation period. They had folks who had used the permit and were fined for misuse. Now, they are careful and skeptical who they let use it. Understandably so. They also required joining the Chamber of Commerce. Too much fuss. And too much money at that point for me. While Wisdom Painting can be a spiritual experience, it does not fall in total alignment of the metaphysical realm. Onward...

Proposal is In

Fast forward almost a year later after scouting out different opportunities, I received the email I needed. I jumped through all the hoops that the paperwork required. I got my fee paid through a few generous donations. And, got it in on time! Now, I wait to hear if I got approved. If so, they will issue the permits in the fall.

Below is a video I created out on the trail in one spot that I have selected to take painters. Enjoy.

Until Next Week

Brianna Rush (Mary Gravelle)

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Sir Kitty

About the author: Brianna Rush(Mary Gravelle) is an artist and writer who resides in Sedona, Arizona with her beloved cat, Sir Kitty.