"Sweet Mexico" by Elizabeth St. Hilaire. Collage of Hand-Painted Paper
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With Award Winning Artist
Elizabeth St. Hilaire November 7-9, 2025; 10 am - 5 pm Daily
NBAL Members - $595
Non-Members - $635 |
In this three-day workshop, we will be drawing florals from a still life setup and modifying it to create a compelling, FUN composition. We’ll cover how to paint your life drawing with a full range of fun, bright colors and shading. You will then learn how to hand-paint your own collage papers through a series of gel plate mono printing techniques in the color palette from your under-painting.
Once you have created your paper palette you’ll learn how to rip and glue and apply your papers in a painterly manner over the top of your underpainting. Elizabeth will cover how to tear with and without white edges, how to keep your pieces perfectly flat without cockling, and how to vary your paper brush marks in size and shape.
Photo Reference vs Fresh Flowers:
Last year we had fresh flowers in the classroom. The flowers were merely a muse, inspiration, place to start – we did not need to worry about accuracy in drawing. A majority of students,, however, took photos of the flowers and worked from their smart phone, or used alternate photo reference all together. This year, Elizabeth asks that you bring a photo reference of flowers in a vase that inspires you–rather than working from fresh flowers. If you had your heart set on fresh flowers, you may pick some up from the grocery store and bring them in a vase from home.
Last year we had fresh flowers in the classroom. The flowers were merely a muse, inspiration, place to start – we did not need to worry about accuracy in drawing. A majority of students,, however, took photos of the flowers and worked from their smart phone, or used alternate photo reference all together. This year, Elizabeth asks that you bring a photo reference of flowers in a vase that inspires you–rather than working from fresh flowers. If you had your heart set on fresh flowers, you may pick some up from the grocery store and bring them in a vase from home.
Elizabeth's sessions are fun and rich in detail — students love these classes! Learn more about Elizabeth and her work at paperpaintings.com.
Full payment is required at the time of Registration.
If you prefer to register via a paper form or pay by check, please click here for a form you can fill out by hand. Mail your form and check payable to the New Braunfels Art League, along with the name and year of the workshop, your phone number, and email address to: New Braunfels Art League, P. O. Box 310325,
New Braunfels, TX 78131-0325
New Braunfels, TX 78131-0325
Refund Policy: Workshop fees, less a 10% processing fee, are refundable until 30 days before the
workshop. No refunds are provided less than 30 days before the workshop start date. Should NBAL need to cancel a workshop due to low enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, a full refund will be given.
workshop. No refunds are provided less than 30 days before the workshop start date. Should NBAL need to cancel a workshop due to low enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, a full refund will be given.
Workshop attendees must be 18 or older.
