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Liquitex Basics: Painting Abstractly with Marla Morrison

Liquitex Basics: Painting Abstractly with Marla Morrison

  • 1.5 hr
  • Online · live on Zoom, join from anywhere
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Join artist Marla Morrison as she uses Liquitex Basics Acrylics to cut through the noise of acrylic painting. Throughout the step-by-step autumnal painting, she’ll guide you through color mixing and the use of acrylic mediums. In addition, Marla will share how she draws inspiration from nature to make intuitive artwork.

This project is ideal for beginners, as well as experienced painters wanting to further explore Liquitex Basics. 

Materials

Liquitex Basics Acrylics: Primary Red, Cadmium Yellow Light Hue, Titanium White, Ultramarine Blue, Raw Sienna

Liquitex Professional Acrylic Satin Gel Medium - 237ml

Liquitex Freestyle Brushes: Flat 4, Round 4, Paddle 1”

Liquitex Palette Knives: Small knife 16

Winsor & Newton Watercolor Blocks: 9x12”

Pro Tapes® Masking Tapes

Water container

Paper Towels

Hairdryer 

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This event is for Opus Members — thank you for being part of the creative community!

Meet your artist

Marla Morrison

Marla Morrison is a multimedia fine artist who works from her home studio in Allen, TX. Exploration of art materials and techniques is an integral part of her creative process. Marla draws from the beauty of plants and animals, the simplicity of shapes and lines, and the surprise of overlooked design, whether in a park... Read more
Marla Morrison is a multimedia fine artist who works from her home studio in Allen, TX. Exploration of art materials and techniques is an integral part of her creative process. Marla draws from the beauty of plants and animals, the simplicity of shapes and lines, and the surprise of overlooked design, whether in a park or parking lot. She has a BFA from Texas State University in San Marcos, TX, and an MFA from Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, CA. She and her husband have three children who keep them busy! Her work is in collections throughout the US and in Canada.

Website: marlamorrison.com
Instagram: @marlamorrisonart
Facebook: @marlamorrisonart
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