Color + Design

Orchestration,2022,16x24in.mixed media on panel

Description

Color + Design Workshop – with Mark Eanes

November 7 – 9, 2025 | Friday – Sunday | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Medium: Acrylic
Times – Fri, Sat & Sun 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Experience – Beginner to Intermediate
Registration – Click the Cancellation Policy tab above.
Location – Sedona Arts Center, Theatre Studio
Materials – Check the materials list tab

In this intensive workshop Mark will provide artists with a comprehensive, in-depth dive into the world of Color + Design. Mark’s forte is meeting each artist where they are, helping to expand their knowledge of concepts, techniques and strategies in order to create compositions of richly orchestrated color. This course has proven to help overcome doubt, fear, and uncertainty – a common malady among artists. Knowledge + Craft = Freedom. This mantra helps furthering one’s own personal vision and voice in their studio practice. As a group, we open many doors, push through some walls and set up a path for each participant to further explore.

This course is designed to benefit artists who work figuratively and abstractly, from beginner to intermediate level. More about the workshop here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwMLJcCr26I

Topics covered:

Identifying the seven compositional elements (line, shape, color, value, mass, space, texture).
Discussing the seven principles of design ( balance, visual weight, emphasis, hierarchy, direction, simplicity, unity).
Exploration of Color and Color Mixing / color relationships and the understanding of hue, value, & saturation
Understanding Abstraction / How to see ALL art & subject matter, based on abstract structures and arrangements
Design + Composition / putting it all together with various visual exercises

Take a sneak peek here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEoh3O2QBZY

Check out these student testimonials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5Ws2Rc2M90 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R0lRZarJ4k

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Mark Eanes

Eanes is Professor Emeritus from the California College of the Arts in San Francisco, where he taught drawing and painting courses for over thirty three years. Mark also taught at other art institutes in California including San Francisco State University, the Academy of Art University, Dominican College in San Rafael, College of San Mateo, and other community colleges.

Mr. Eanes taught figure drawing at the California State Summer School for the Arts ( a pre-college arts program at CalArts in Los Angeles) for twelve years, and was the Chair of the Visual Arts Department for three years.

Mark has also conducted numerous private drawing and painting workshops throughout California and Italy, and has recently created online courses (The Language of Color, Design and Drawing) through the Mark Eanes Academy website.

Eanes has exhibited his artwork throughout California as well as nationally and internationally. His past solo and selected exhibitions include the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, CA., the Parsons School of Design in Paris, the Applied Arts Museum in Belgrade, Serbia, the Cumberland Gallery in Nashville, Tennessee, the Documenta Galeria de Arte in San Paulo, Brazil, Sanchez Art Center in Pacifica, CA, Pence Gallery in Davis, CA, Hanford Center for the Arts, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, and the San Francisco Center for the Book, among many other venues. Visit http://markeanes.com

The following tools and materials lend themselves to the heart of our activity – the study of color and color relationships by admixtures, and creating small scale designs via collage studies.

I wanted to give our artists plenty of lead time to gather your tools and materials before we begin the workshop. I understand this list is somewhat extensive, but please keep in mind- this is an investment for future studio practice. Check out the photo gallery to see the sample of brushes.

TOOLS:

For cutting and tearing color swatches :

a 12” metal ruler
a good pair of scissors
Optional – an exacto knife + cutting tablet (Alvin is a good brand)

For mixing colors, painting, and collage work:

Palette knife (medium size: Blick’s #10 is good, or equivalent)
Catalyst Wedge #w-06 (Brand: Princeton— for burnishing color swatches onto paper)
Flat Gesso Brushes (Brand: Princeton —1” + 2” for applying matte medium and painting)
Two or three small brushes for freehand work (see photo for examples).

Miscellaneous:

pencil + pencil sharpener
drafting tape (drafting tape is superior for collage purposes. It lifts without tearing paper)
large jar for water
paper towels and/or cotton rags
latex gloves (working with matte medium gets messy and sticky)

MATERIALS:

Newsprint pad – 12”x18”, 50 sheets,(as a clean base when creating color swatches + for making quick designs)
paper palette, 12x16in. White or Grey ( the Grey Matter brands which, because it is a neutral grey, allows you to see the color you’re mixing with more clarity, but not essential).
Bienfang Graphics 360 Marker rag paper, 11”x14” ( ideal for making color swatches to use in color studies/collages).There are other brands of Marker Paper, if you are not able to find Bienfang Graphics. Important: Please pre-cut at least 25 sheets into quarters prior to coming to workshop (this will give you 100 sheets measuring 5 1/2 in. x 7 in., for making color swatches.
Watercolor paper, hot press, weight or Bristol Board, 140 lb. weight – 11”x14” (This paper will be the support for collage. It needs to be heavy weight ( so it will not warp too much with layers of matte medium or water). Option: 2 ply matte board works well, as does foam core (does not warp). Whichever paper support you choose – you will need to pre-cut 8 sheets ( 5 1/2 x 7 inches ) prior to Day 2 class.
Matte Medium ( 8 fl.oz.) Used to adhere paper to substrate (heavier paper) for collage
Optional: Acrylic Retarder (8fl.oz). Used to retard drying time for acrylic

PAINTS:

You will need eight tubes of heavy body acrylic paint. They should be 2 fl.oz tubes. However the titanium white should be a 5 fl. oz. tube. Regarding brands: Golden is one of the highest quality acrylic paints available. Utrecht, Windsor + Newton, and Liquitex, are all good brands. Avoid cheap brands such as any student grade, etc. (too much filler, not enough pigment).

Your palette will consist of co-primaries (cool+ warm versions), white, and one earth tone.

Hansa yellow or Lemon yellow (This is the cool yellow. It also comes in Hansa Yellow Light).
Cadmium Yellow (This is the warm yellow. It comes in Light, Medium,+ Dark. For our purposes, Cad. Yellow, or Cad. Yellow medium is
Alizarin Crimson or Quinacridone Crimson (These are the cool reds. Either is fine).Useful for mixing
Cadmium Red (Comes in Light, Medium, + Dark) Cad. Red Light creates bright oranges. However, Cad Red Medium will work as well. (Cad. Dark is too dark for our )
Ultramarine Blue This is the warm blue. Very useful when mixing
Phthalo Blue (green shade) – This is the cool blue. This blue has a powerful tinting strength and can create rich secondary and tertiary colors. Some people prefer Cobalt Blue (which is a lovely blue), which is a good option. Phthalo blue will create very vivid
Raw umber (raw umber is a classic earth tone and is useful in creating rich grays that can quickly mute a color or create chromatic
Titanium White (the most opaque of whites and essential for tinting).

Given the vast array of colors, choosing certain colors can be overwhelming. Ultimately, choosing tools and materials is personal and subjective. Choosing a cool blue for instance can be daunting, given the many choices. I have set out a very basic, workable palette, but would recommend a little research on your part to familiarize yourself with some of these colors and choices. Here’s a link to Golden Paints to help: https://www.goldenpaints.com/ technicaldata/pigment.php (copy and paste to your browser).

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email: mark@markeanes.com

Cancellation Policy

Registration:

Each student must enroll individually
Students may register online or by calling the Sedona Arts Center’s Administrative Offices in the Art Barn, toll-free at 888-954-4442 or locally at 928-282-3809
Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express are accepted or student may pay with cash or check by registering in person during office hours at the Art Barn

In-Person and Online Workshops Registration/Cancellation Policy:

Payment in full is due upon registration, or a payment plan can be put in place by the student upon check-out through Sezzle.
There is a $125 Cancellation Fee for any cancellations made before October 7, 2025. Any remaining balance will be refunded or can be kept on file at the Sedona Arts Center for a future workshop or class.
There are no refunds after October 7, 2025.
If Sedona Arts Center cancels the workshop for any reason, all payments made will be refunded in full

Important Cancellation Policy Message:

The Sedona Arts Center is not responsible for providing make-up sessions or issuing refunds, credits, or transfers for courses missed as a result of illness, emergencies, or other events beyond our control. There are absolutely no refunds after the cut-off date for any reason, unless the Sedona Arts Center has to cancel the workshop, then all fees paid will be refunded in full.

"This workshop will enhance one’s studio practice and life in general. It will speak to you. Each day you decide what are the most meaningful takeaways for your practice. Mark created a lovely balance for both learning and allowing individual expression."

"Mark is a great lover and keeper of knowledge, a perpetual student who not only wants to demystify the knowledge for his students, he wants them to have the keys to the kingdom. His great reverence and respect for what art is and what it can be are obvious and contagious."

"I will keep these days (in the workshop) as a torch to be light when in a tunnel."

Instructor Information

Mark Eanes

Mark Eanes is a painter, printmaker, photographer, curator, and educator who currently lives and works in Richmond, Virginia. Prior to living in Virginia, Mark lived in the Bay Area of California since 1970. He holds a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Eanes is Professor Emeritus from the California College of the Arts in San Francisco, where he taught drawing and painting courses for over thirty three years. Mark also taught at other art institutes in California including San Francisco State University, the Academy of Art University, Dominican College in San Rafael, College of San Mateo, and other community colleges. Mr. Eanes taught figure drawing at the California State Summer School for the Arts ( a pre-college arts program at CalArts in Los Angeles) for twelve years, and was the Chair of the Visual Arts Department for three years. Mark has also conducted numerous private drawing and painting workshops throughout California and Italy, and has recently created online courses (The Language of Color, Design and Drawing) through the Mark Eanes Academy website.

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