NEW Funky Florals!

Description

NEW Funky Florals!
with Elizabeth St. Hilaire

April 10 – 12, 2025 | Tuesday – Thursday

Thursday: 10 am – 5 pm | Fri & Sat: 9 am – 4 pm
Experience Level: All levels of experience are welcome.
Medium: Mixed Media, Acrylic Paints
Registration: Each student must register individually. Click the Cancellation Policy tab above for more info.
Location: Sedona Arts Center, Theatre Studio

Learn to create whimsical mixed media flowers in vessels on a background full of patterns. Incorporate acrylic paint, metallic leaf, stencils, and your own gel printed collage papers into a colorful, bright, piece of artwork. All level welcome.

We WILL COVER:

Drawing from your imagination and provided samples
OR incorporating long stemmed floral foam stamps available for purchase at the workshop
How to be sure your collage fodder glues down flat
How to create floral collages by integrating foreground and background
How to create an underpainting with vibrant color and successful shading as a roadmap for collage
How to paint your own collage papers using the gel plate; one video per technique
How to rip and glue–applying your collage paper in a painterly manner
How to tear with and without white edges
How to vary your paper brush marks in size and shape

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Elizabeth St. Hilaire

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY:

Elizabeth St. Hilaire is an award winning full-time artist, art workshop instructor, and published author. She is an Artist Educator for Golden Paints, a former Ambassador for Princeton Brush, and Creative Team Artist for Gel Press, her work is also featured on Fredrix Canvas packaging. Her unique mixed-media artwork is created from torn tidbits of hand-painted paper which she glues down over an acrylic under-painting.

St Hilaire’s collages are collected and have been exhibited both nationally and internationally; images of her work are reproduced and available nationwide on wall canvas, household items, stationery, clothing, jewelry, and more.

Elizabeth is a Signature Member of National Collage Society, holds a BFA from Syracuse University, and has been working in her medium for over 15 years. She has published seven books on her process. She enjoys painting en Plein Air and has participated in the Wekiva Paint Out (FL), New Smyrna Beach Paint Out (FL), and the Sedona Plein Air Festival (AZ).

How do you rip and glue torn tidbits of paper in the wind? Elizabeth has a mixed media easel designed and manufactured in Italy to do just that!

YouTube: Elizabeth St. Hilaire

Facebook: Paper Paintings Collage Artwork

Instagram: @PaperPaintingsCollage

Here is a link to Elizabeth’s supply list: http://PaperPaintings.com/supplies

Make sure to scroll down the page to find Funky Florals supply list!

Questions? Please email me at elizabeth@paperpaintings.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

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 March 10, 2025. Remaining balance will be refunded.
There are no refunds after March 10, 2025.
If Sedona Arts Center cancels the workshop for any reason, all payments made will be refunded in full.

Note: If traveling to Sedona, we strongly urge students to purchase refundable airline tickets or travel insurance in case of workshop cancellation due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen changes. Sedona Arts Center is not responsible for non-refundable ticket purchases or lodging fees.

Important 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.