Luminous Petals & Pearls, Alcohol Ink Workshop: Saturday 05/31: 11AM-2:00pm with guest artist Kimberly Langlois SOLD OUT
Do you love color & like the idea of “painting” with inks, using different strategies - beyond traditional paintbrushes- to create images?
In this class we will explore various ways of creating alcohol ink blooms using gravity and air to blow petals. You’ll learn techniques to achieve soft, flowing, florals with amazing dimensional centers. We’ll start out with “petal play” - or plenty of practice time to learn how to blow petals across yupo paper backgrounds- before moving on to create full blooms.
The inks have a fascinating way of naturally blooming and expanding across the page, creating unique & beautiful shapes, and because of this every painting will be different. You’ll learn how to direct the inks in subtle ways that will bring life to your designs.
We will be using both white and black yupo paper- which will allow you to see how beautifully the inks reveal themselves and perform on the different substrates. And last but not least, we’ll use liquid pearls to embellish, add detail and dimension to our floral center centers.
There will be a 15 minute break to refresh & recharge.
Materials are included. No experience is needed.
Come play & learn with us!
Do you love color & like the idea of “painting” with inks, using different strategies - beyond traditional paintbrushes- to create images?
In this class we will explore various ways of creating alcohol ink blooms using gravity and air to blow petals. You’ll learn techniques to achieve soft, flowing, florals with amazing dimensional centers. We’ll start out with “petal play” - or plenty of practice time to learn how to blow petals across yupo paper backgrounds- before moving on to create full blooms.
The inks have a fascinating way of naturally blooming and expanding across the page, creating unique & beautiful shapes, and because of this every painting will be different. You’ll learn how to direct the inks in subtle ways that will bring life to your designs.
We will be using both white and black yupo paper- which will allow you to see how beautifully the inks reveal themselves and perform on the different substrates. And last but not least, we’ll use liquid pearls to embellish, add detail and dimension to our floral center centers.
There will be a 15 minute break to refresh & recharge.
Materials are included. No experience is needed.
Come play & learn with us!
Do you love color & like the idea of “painting” with inks, using different strategies - beyond traditional paintbrushes- to create images?
In this class we will explore various ways of creating alcohol ink blooms using gravity and air to blow petals. You’ll learn techniques to achieve soft, flowing, florals with amazing dimensional centers. We’ll start out with “petal play” - or plenty of practice time to learn how to blow petals across yupo paper backgrounds- before moving on to create full blooms.
The inks have a fascinating way of naturally blooming and expanding across the page, creating unique & beautiful shapes, and because of this every painting will be different. You’ll learn how to direct the inks in subtle ways that will bring life to your designs.
We will be using both white and black yupo paper- which will allow you to see how beautifully the inks reveal themselves and perform on the different substrates. And last but not least, we’ll use liquid pearls to embellish, add detail and dimension to our floral center centers.
There will be a 15 minute break to refresh & recharge.
Materials are included. No experience is needed.
Come play & learn with us!
About Kimberly Deene Langlois:
Kimberly is a self-taught mixed media artist residing in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her art is inspired by her favorite music, the beautiful outdoors, and the joy that the creative process brings.
She has experience in a variety of mediums; however, her true love is for the contemporary use of alcohol ink. Her series of impressionist blooms showcases the vibrancy and organic flow of this medium. The centers of her flowers carefully capture the light and have a three-dimensional aspect which is a common thread in her work.
“Like nature’s art, every alcohol ink design has a unique life of its own. I pour the inks onto paper and allow them to flow and mingle organically as they’re manipulated with air, gravity, or an occasional brush. It’s always exciting to watch each piece evolve and come to life.”
In 2017, Kimberly left a 30-year career in the insurance industry and now works full time in her backyard art shed painting and teaching workshops, both online and in person. She teaches classes for Ranger Inks at NAMTA/Creativation trade shows, has collaborated with other alcohol ink artists on a published book “Creating Art with Alcohol Ink”, and runs an alcohol ink florals online membership group.
When she’s not painting or teaching, Kimberly enjoys live music events with her husband and friends, spending time with family, and running behind her toddler grandson. She feels her life journey has now landed her in a place doing exactly what she was always meant to do.