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Botanical Still Life Collage with Celan Bouillet
Botanical Still Life Collage with Celan Bouillet
Join Celan Bouillet for a demonstration on creating Botanical Still Life Collages using Holbein Acryla Gouache! This session will explore the versatility and vibrant color range of Holbein Acryla Gouache while crafting playful botanical still-life collages.
Celan will teach you how to paint simple botanical forms with Acrylic Gouache and transform them into collage elements to build layered compositions. She will share her preferred materials and tools for collage, including paper options, cutting techniques, and effective methods for arranging shapes into balanced still-life compositions.
The demonstration will also showcase how Acrylic Gouache can be utilized to create bold colors, flat shapes, and expressive mark-making. Attendees will learn practical techniques for combining painting and collage while embracing experimentation, spontaneity, and the joy of creating botanical still-life scenes.
Participants are encouraged to bring additional materials for experimentation, such as markers, coloured pencils, crayons, or any mixed-media tools they would like to incorporate during the demonstration. They may also bring a sketchbook for thumbnails and latex gloves to protect their hands.
Materials
Holbein Acryla Gouache: Students may choose their own selection of hues for botanical work, including warm, cool, and neutral tones
Princeton Select Artiste Series: Flat #10 (or 3/4" brush), #8 (or 1/2" brush), Round #6, #2
Canson Disposable Palette Paper
Paper Towels or Rag
Water Container
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This event is for Opus Members — thank you for being part of the creative community!
Hosted by Opus Art Supplies & our Experience leader
Celan Bouillet is a mixed media painter and installation artist based in North Vancouver, BC. Raised in the American South, she grew up on storytelling, textiles, and sweeping landscapes, threads that continue to weave through her work today. She received her BFA from the University of Georgia and her MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Bouillet’s work is included in private and public collections, including Bush Intercontinental Airport and MD Anderson Cancer Center, and she has recently completed public art projects for the Vancouver Mural Festival and the Richmond Animal Shelter. Her work has been featured in publications including ArtMaze Mag, Create Magazine, Houstonia Magazine, and the Houston Chronicle.Website: www.CelanBouillet.com
Instagram: @celanbouillet
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