Member Event
Natural Earth Paints: Eco-Friendly Oil Painting with Leah Fanning
Natural Earth Paints: Eco-Friendly Oil Painting with Leah Fanning
Join natural art supplies expert, artist, and founder of "Natural Earth Paint", Leah Fanning, as we learn how to have a completely eco-friendly, natural oil painting practice. You will learn how to mix your own professional-quality oil paint using all-natural pigments and walnut oil. You will learn how to thin your paint and clean your brushes with a plant-based solvent, along with many other tips and tricks for eliminating all toxins from your process. She will also explain the benefits of using natural art supplies to create supremely archival, radiant, professional-quality paintings.
Materials
Natural Earth Paints The Complete Earth Oil Paint Kit of 10
Glass Palette (or hard, non-porous surface to mix on)
Natural Pigments Glass Muller - Large
2 small glass jars (to hold oil and eco-solve)
Opus Virtual Demo Common Q&A - Click HERE
This event is for Opus Members — thank you for being part of the creative community!
Hosted by Opus Art Supplies & our Experience leader
Leah Fanning is an artist in Southern Oregon who has displayed her abstract and portrait work in U.S. galleries for 20 years. Originally from New Orleans, she was a ballet dancer on the East Coast while studying painting and graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Over the past fifteen years, Leah has completed over 600 commissioned portraits and murals known for their colourful expressionism. She draws inspiration from nature for her large-scale abstract works, using all-natural materials. In 2011, she founded Natural Earth Paint, which offers non-toxic art supplies for artists and children. Leah lives with her adventurous 16-year-old son, Django.Website: www.fanningart.com
Natural Earth Paint Website: www.naturalearthpaint.com
Instagram: @naturalearthpaint
Facebook: @EarthPaints
YouTube: @naturalearthpaints
Tiktok: @naturalearthpaint
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