Exploring Colour with Megan Jentsch
Liquitex Bio-Based Heavy Acrylics and MediumsAbout This Experience
Join Megan Jentsch as she explores the vibrant world of colour with the brand NEW Liquitex Bio-Based Heavy Acrylic range. This is the first acrylic range to offer an average of 50% Bio-Based materials. Megan will show you how colour can represent emotions while working with abstract organic shapes & forms and explain more about the benefits of the Bio-Based Heavy Acrylic colours and mediums.
Attendees will learn about masking techniques, colour mixing, painting gradients and touch upon colour psychology. This demonstration is perfect for anyone interested in how to use colour to transform and explore new possibilities.
Materials
Liquitex Bio-based Heavy Acrylic: Yellow Medium Azo, Phthalocyanine Blue (green shade), Quinacridone Crimson, Titanium White
Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylic: Transparent Mixing White
Liquitex Bio-Based Gel Medium, Matte
Liquitex Freestyle Brush: Paddle 1” and 2”
Liquitex Freestyle Palette Knives: Large #6
Liquitex Recycled Canvas - Deep or Slim
Excel K2 Medium Duty Knife with Safety Cap
About Your Host
Born in 1989 in Penticton, BC, Canada, Megan lives and works on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Musqueam, the Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. She graduated in 2009 from Florence Design Academy in Firenze, Italy, with a Diploma in Interior Design. She has also completed extended studies in abstract art at Alberta College of Art and Design. In 2023, she also went to Central Saint Martins, London, UK, to complete an extended studies course in painting. Megan had her first solo exhibition, “About-Face,” at WOW Lighting in October 2014. In July 2015, Megan created a custom collection for Holt Renfrew, with new works placed in the store in March 2016. During 2016 - 2017, she worked alongside McKinley Studios to create two murals and a yarn installation inside La Maison Simons. She completed her second solo exhibition, “Consistency in Adversity,” showcased in a vacant Scotiabank in the heart of Calgary. In 2020, she did a 6-month residency at Re: Centre Art Residency, London, UK. Her work can be found in private collections such as Air Canada, ATB Financial and Le Germaine Hotels. She has completed commission work for La Maison Simons, Village Ice-Cream, ATB Financial, Holt Renfrew, and Air Canada, to name a few.
Website: mecjayy.com
Instagram: @mecjayy
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