ARTIST TOOLBOX - BRUSHES with Fleta Monaghan

Get to know an artist’s best friend - your brushes! Perfect for artists of ALL levels, beginners are welcome! This afternoon workshop is a crash course on all things BRUSHES. How to identify the different shapes, what each type is best for, as well as learning how to hold and move the brush to achieve the effects that you want. Students will have lots of practice time while Fleta offers tips to accomplish different styles with your paints, including: Smooth realism Expressive strokes Impressionistic styles, Scrumbled marks and more! Learn how to use your brushes to quickly block your composition in order to give yourself the best start with a new painting. And most importantly - students will learn how to hold the brush and use your whole body to make the most of movement as your develop you own painting style.