acrylic paint

Join staff to explore the many kinds of acrylic paint available to you. Discover the differences between student and artist quality, heavy-body and fluid. Learn just how versatile acrylic paint is, and see what exotic paints like iridescent, interference and glow-in-the-dark can do to accent a piece.

Interested in Acrylics but not sure where to start? Do you have acrylic paints and mediums but not sure how to use them? Wondering what other materials are available that will enhance your painting process and technique? Do you have an artist on your gift list? Join us to discover the essential information you need to work with acrylics, from the beginning to the completion of the work.

With a focus on abstract painting, Heather will talk about her creative process as well as demonstrate how she works. She will paint an abstraction with acrylics, showing abstractions expand the possibilities of art making.

Born in Vancouver, Heather earned a BFA from the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. She continued her education at Simon Fraser University where she received a MA in Liberal Studies. View Heather’s work at www.heathercraigsart.com

Barry demonstrates techniques for portraiture using acrylic on canvas. He will paint a portrait during the demo, sharing his process and style with you. Some of his sitters include Elvis Costello, Silken Laumann and Shakespearean actor and director Neil Freeman.

Barry completed his early training at the East Sydney College of Art, where he studied portraiture at a young age. As a teen in Australia, Barry was taught by one of Australia’s foremost portrait painters, Joshua Smith. As a portrait artist, Barry gets to meet some very interesting people and he looks forward to meeting you all on the 20th of November. Visit www.barrywalker.ca to learn more.

Ken will demonstrate how he paints with acrylics on black canvas using white transfer paper to produce mystical, surreal images.

He studied art in Sweden, and at Croydon Art College in England before coming to Canada in 1975 where he spent a year studying art conservation in Ontario. Ken learned to paint, like most, through trial and error. Visit www.kenhornart.com to learn more.

Acrylic paints have their own properties, but with the use of mediums, the right tools and a little imagination they can be manipulated to mimic a multitude of textures and finishes. Join us in-store and learn how you can expand your acrylic painting style with a basic overview of the acrylic paint and medium options available at Opus!