PAINTED PHOTOGRAPH – Your Pets Portrait
The Painted Photograph *Stella’s Signature Class
PAINTED PHOTOGRAPH Mixed Media – Animal or Pet Painting!
The Painted Photograph *Stella’s Signature Class
$35 all supplies included
7:00-10:00pm
Accompanied by live music Mathew Falvai
Must email to reserve seating artatvortexstudio@gmail.com
RELIVE YOUR MEMORIES
“…Lost memories, treasured photos, special days, links to the past…” Dream up your own Painting using your precious photo of your pet or beloved animal! The possibilities are as endless as your imagination.
-> guests learn to combine treasured photographic imagery and collage with paint to make a cohesive 8×10 work of art on a wood panel. Its Ready to hang on your wall!
Each guest is asked to email a collection of 1-2 photographs to choose from . Colour or B&W, between the sizes of 4×6 – 8×10, Do you just have a hard copy? bring it and we can photocopy it 🙂
– In the beginning of the class you will chose, combine and collage the photographs you have brought to tell your desired story or memory. You will then learn to adhere the images to our paper or wood panel.
– The guests will learn to embellish and blend their photographs with paint.
– Guests will continue to embellish with paint/crayons/pastels and more to leave with a finished unique work of art, based around family, friends, pets, travel or anything else that is dear to your heart.
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HOW TO PICK YOUR PHOTOS:
It’s great to choose photos that work well together and have similar colours and themes. here is a link – https://thepaintedphotograph.com/commissions/
with examples of how the photos work together. Please feel free to email us with any questions and book your class
Stella Pagani has a Bachelors of Fine Art with a double major in Painting and Photography from OCAD University. She is an active artist and teacher and has shown extensively throughout her career.
Side note- Please be mindful we are using acrylic paint and although each guest is given an apron we do suggest you wear something you would not mind getting a little messy
EXAMPLES of how a painting starts and finishes with “the painted photograph”
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