Essential Acrylic Paint colours,

• red, blue, yellow, white, black– tubes or pots of colour are available.
• 3 brushes- all different sizes for acrylic and collect any house brushes and brooms.
• 1 pallet knife
• 4-5 canvases or acrylic/oil paper or primed boards
• Art sketch diary A3 recommended

Collect from home;

• Several ice-cream containers with lids, sponges, cereal boxes, all sizes and shapes of  cleaning brushes
• Newspaper, rags, scissors

A box on wheels for storage and moving is a great idea. ( this box will get very heavy as you collect more gear.)

Possible places to purchase equipment:

www.riotstores.com.au (6 stores in WA)

Karrinyup Shopping Centre Riot Art & Craft 08 9244 2559

Booragon Garden City Shopping Centre Riot Art & Craft Store 08 9351 4999

www.jacksons.com.au (16 stores)

Jacksons 103 Rokeby Road Subiaco 08 93812525

WHEN PURCHASING GEAR, TELL THEM THAT YOU ARE A STUDENT OF CAROLLYN RHODES-THOMPSON AND YOU SHOULD GET 10% DISCOUNT.

NB When purchasing your kits please do not hesitate to call me Carollyn on 0421523464 for guidance.

Happy New Year!!!!!! for twenty ten

It’s very exciting to be starting a new decade with many new painting enthusiasts joining our painting group.
It will be a very diverse group with people from all walks of life, talents and abilities with beginners to the
more experienced painters.

Soooo… load up the car with you painting gear and lets get into it!!!

NB: (If you booked in 2009 you still get last years price)

* note missed lessons need to be paid for, please let me know if you won’t be able to make the session and you will get a
credit which may be used at another classes if space permits.

To secure your position, please confirm your interest by return email and deposit of full payment of $285 into
my ANZ bank account BSB 016 002 Account 5602 51131.

Below is the basic equipment required to start.

When purchasing gear, tell the art suppliers that you are doing my art classes and ask for a discount. (normally 10%)
If you have any problems, please don’t hesitate to call me on 0421523464.
I look forward to seeing you on the 22^nd or 23rd

Carollyn Rhodes-Thompson

0421 523646 caz@xtraordinar.com.au

Beginning Artists Starter Kit

I am an art novice and had never worked with acrylics. Her method of painting appealed to me.
During our lunchtime sessions we learn’t the following:

The primary colours and how to mix them to create all other colours
Complimentary colours
Methods of applying colours to different surfaces eg canvas, paper, board
How to use the painting in layers to create depth
How to create and use stencils in an interesting way
How to use everyday items to apply the paint eg grass, sponges, sticks, straws, scourers, string etc
How to allow the paint to do its own thing. Let go of control.
What impressed me most was Carollyn’s ability to:
Provide easy instruction by showing, explaining and doing
Let your own creativity take its course
Make minor suggestions to greatly improve the look of the paintings
Allow the paint to transfer your emotions onto canvas and provide feedback in a non judgemental manner.
Carollyn’s relaxed and easy going manner made my first exploration into painting a very pleasing one. I was amazed at how emotional it could be to just let go and let the paint create the painting. It was also very liberating. I was surprised how people saw something different in my paintings and did not see them as amateur. In seven weeks we completed 4 canvases, many other paintings on paper and Xmas cards.
The course has encouraged me to continue pursuing painting in my own time and to develop my own style.If the classes were more regimented I would not have the confidence to develop a style of my own.
The exploration into colours and different ways to paint was an experience in itself with the final products being a bonus.
We are trying to arrange further classes with Carollyn as the possibilities within our creativity and artwork now seem endless.
Thank you Carollyn