Scottsdale, AZ

Curious about intuitive painting? Ready to loosen your grip on perfection, make a mess, and see what happens when you stop trying to get it “right”? This class is an invitation to spend a day exploring layers, color, movement, and the wonderfully unpredictable process of making abstract art. Join us for a playful day of painting and mixed media as we build richly layered abstract work through intuitive mark-making. We’ll scribble, scrape, draw, paint, cover things up, bring things back, make a few questionable decisions, and discover what happens when we let curiosity lead instead of a predetermined plan. This workshop is about immersion. Getting lost in color, movement, texture, and marks until time fades and your inner voice gets a little louder. With gentle guidance and plenty of room for experimentation, you’ll practice responding to what’s happening on the surface rather than trying to control where the painting is going. And yes, we’ll spend some time in that awkward middle when you’re fairly certain you’ve ruined everything. That’s often where the good stuff begins.
What to Expect: 
� Live painting demonstrations with step-by-step support
� Techniques for expressive mark-making, layering, scraping, revealing, and creating texture
✏ Exploration of acrylic paint, drawing materials, mixed media, and unconventional tools
� Color mixing guidance, plus tips on value, contrast, and composition 
� Strategies for moving through the dreaded “ugly middle” and knowing what your painting might need next
✨ Plenty of permission to experiment, take risks, change your mind, and push things too far

This is not a follow-along class where everyone leaves with the same painting. You won’t be asked to replicate my marks or make art that looks like mine. Instead, you’ll explore your own marks, preferences, impulses, and visual language.
Whether you’re picking up a brush for the first time or you’re an experienced artist looking to shake up your practice, Color Outside The Lines offers a space to play, experiment, trust yourself, and remember that you don’t need to know where you’re going before you begin.
There are no mistakes here. Just more layers. You are an artist. Come make your mark.
To learn more about my work and process: https://www.instagram.com/beckyjoanspringer

Materials Fee $15 paid at beginning of class includes:

● Class handouts
● Acrylic paint
● Stabilo All pencils
● Blue shop towels
● A variety of mark-making tools

Supplies Needed  to bring for Class:

● Watercolor or mixed media paper (9x12 recommended. Canson XL is a great option)
● A variety of acrylic paint brushes in different sizes
● Palette pad or any surface to use as a palette
● Water container for rinsing brushes

Optional Supplies to Bring:
● Your favorite acrylic paints
● Any mark-making tools you love using (oil pastels, pigment sticks, water-soluble crayons, Stabilo Woodies, Inktense blocks, etc.)