COLOR MIXING WORKSHOP
COLOR MIXING WORKSHOP
INSTRUCTOR: BEN BIRES
Let’s talk color! This workshop introduces a fun and interactive exercise to give your color mixing skills a boost. Students will practice mixing their own colors with a palette knife to match color swatches and learn how to make enough of each color to use in a painting. Every color is like a recipe or a formula, it all comes down to experimenting with different combinations and ratios to understand how they work together.
MATERIALS
All materials are supplied with a $20 fee payable to your instructor at the start of class. You may want to bring a smock or apron to protect your clothes too.
REGISTER NOW: SATURDAY | JANUARY 4 | 2 PM TO 5 PM | $75
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Ben’s encouraging style of teaching provides a welcoming atmosphere to enjoy a creative outlet. He’s all about bringing people together and having a good time while getting to know his students’ goals. He will push you out of your comfort zone and do whatever he can to make you a better painter. His love for the outdoors brought him and his wife to Colorado Springs in 2016, which led him to begin teaching landscape painting classes here at Cottonwood shortly after. A big fan of music, there’s always some good tunes playing in class to set the tone for a productive paint session. His loose painting style involves bold color balanced with dramatic brushstrokes that captures emotion and creates a sense of movement in his scenes. Learn more at benbires.com or give him a follow on social media @benbiresfineart.