Build Your Custom Palette: Independent Study in Oil or Acrylic July 11th and 12th

Date: Saturday, July 11th and Sunday, July 12th

Location: Vanessa Lacy's studio (Above Leedy Voulkos Art Center) 2016 Baltimore Ave, Unit 203 Kansas City, Missouri 64108

Cost: $150

Stop guessing your mixes and start painting with technical confidence. This two-day intensive is designed to help you build a professional color palette tailored to your specific goals.

The Workshop Focus

Whether you bring a personal reference photo or choose a historical painting for a Master Study, you will receive individualized guidance to sharpen your technical execution. We will focus on:

• Color Strategy: Building a cohesive pre-mixed palette for your chosen subject.

• Paint Application: Touching on specific techniques to improve the physical handling of your medium.

• Technical Accuracy: Mastering values, color saturation, and hue.

• Independent Growth: Solving the specific color challenges in your unique work.

Expected Outcome

By the end of the second day, students will have a completed painting or, depending on the individual pace at which each student works, a solid start with significant progress and a clear path forward.

Supply List

Students will receive a detailed supply list upon registration. The list includes a split primary palette of paints (oil or acrylic), brushes, palette knives, paint medium, a brush washer, and paint rags. We recommend a Grey Matters palette (12” x 16”), preferably in a sealable box for mess-free transport and to keep your paints fresh between day one and day two.

This is the same list used for all previous classes; however, students will also need to bring:

• A printed copy of their chosen reference photo.

• A painting surface (canvas, primed wood panel, or canvas pad) in any size from 8” x 10” up to 16” x 20”.

The image can be traced out ahead of time using a projector or drawn by hand. Alternatively, students may begin their image on a blank canvas in class, depending on their own drawing abilities and artistic process.

The Studio Experience

Located in the heart of the Crossroads Art District, our studio provides an inspiring professional environment.

• Lunch: Use our in-studio fridge and microwave to maximize your painting time, or visit one of the many local restaurants within walking distance.

• Focus: Many students prefer to bring a sack lunch to stay immersed in their work throughout the session.

Studio Access: On Saturday you can enter through the Leedy Voulkos Art Center (2012 Baltimore Ave) when it opens at 11 a.m. Staff can direct you to the second-floor stairs.  On Sunday when the Leedy is closed, you will enter directly through the green studio door at 2016 Baltimore Ave by calling your instructor to be let in or arriving promptly at 11 am. Free parking is provided in the gravel lot across the street or street parking.