This class is cancelled. You can do Urban Sketching instead on April 30 - https://withfriends.co/event/16057089

Sunday April 23 and Sunday April 30 * 1-4pm * REGISTER

This two-week series will explore the way color can be used as an expressive tool in painting. By understanding the color wheel and principles of color harmony, we can bring out colors in the environment around us and make them more powerful. Two versions of the same painting can have completely different personalities depending on which colors we choose to emphasize. How can we learn how to use color in a more conscious and expressive way?

The first session of the class will be a live painting demo by Annelisa, and the second week we will all paint together and put what we've learned into practice. During the second week, we will work from a setup of plants and interesting objects that will provide creative inspiration for our pieces; feel free to bring anything you'd like to add to the arrangement!

We will discuss some principles of color and perspective, but no painting experience is required.

Sliding scale, $60-100 for the full two week program. If you are only attending one of the sessions, feel free to halve the cost accordingly.

Materials are included in the cost of the workshop. We will provide paper, acrylic and watercolor painting supplies, and pens and pencils. However, you are welcome to bring your own additional materials if you have anything special you would like to try.

Annelisa Leinbach has been teaching painting classes at Rhizome since 2022. Originally from Arizona, Annelisa drew her first creative inspiration from spending time outside and using her sketchbook to better connect with her environment. Annelisa received her bachelor's degree in painting from Yale University. She has also studied painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design in Washington, DC. She has traveled to over 35 countries to take part in artistic projects, paint murals, and lead painting workshops. Annelisa has been working as a freelance artist for over a decade, and is currently an in-house illustrator for the science and philosophy website Big Think. She hopes to use art to help herself and others find a sense of adventure, wonder, and mystery in their everyday lives and experience the environment around them in a richer way. You can see some of her personal work at annelisaleinbach.com.