Sandie Bacon
Website: sandiebaconstudio.com
Area of Operation: Chicago, IL
Events:
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Textures and Acrylics
Join us for a close up look at how working with gels and pastes adds texture to your paintings. From glossy gels, to granulated grounds, and pixilated pastes, these materials can be used as grounds or mediums- under, in or over other pastes. We will look at adding dimensions, raised stencils, and as adhesives.
Date: May 16th, 2025
Time: 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Venue: Sheboygan Visual Arts, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States
Contact: Christy Myers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 815 326-0068
Event Open to Public
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Textures of all sorts: Acrylics and Watercolors
Textures of all sorts- for Acrylics and Watercolors(and oils too)
Date: May 16th, 2025 - May 17th, 2025
Time: 12:30 PM - 04:45 PM
Venue: Sheboygan Visual Arts, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States
Contact: Christy Myers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 815 326-0068
Fee: $80
Event Open to Public
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Botanical Monoprints
As part of our monthly mixed media Tuesdays, we are revisiting making monoprints with gellie plates. This time we are working large 12" x 16" and using Botanical themes- with iridescent paints
Date: May 13th, 2025
Time: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Venue: AIR Studio, Glencoe, Illinois, United States
Contact: Beth Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 708 466-3519
Event Open to Public
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Large Scale Image Transfer
Using your own image, we wiill make large scale image transfers unto raw canvas. Afterwards we will make them into paintings. using Golden Fluids .
Date: April 8th, 2025
Time: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Venue: AIR Studio, Glencoe, Illinois, United States
Contact: Beth Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 708 466-3519
Fee: $25/$50, $15 materials fee for canvas
Event Open to Public
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Explore Golden OPEN
Join me for a hands on intro to Golden OPEN acrylics- we will sample making a gelli print, and working with sgraffitto. . .while we look at subtractive techniques and blending.
Date: March 26th, 2025
Time: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Venue: Artists association of Elk GrovePark District, Elk Grove, Illinois, United States
Contact: Tara Riley
Email: [email protected]>
Phone: park district number 847.437.9494
Event Open to Public
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Experiments with So Flat
Every second Tuesday is our mixed media class. Come join us for a workshop experimanting with Golden's new SoFlat paint on plexiglass. We will make geometric forms on a variety of plexiglass sheets then showcase the results in routed wooden bases
Date: March 11th, 2025
Time: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Venue: AIR Studio, Glencoe, Illinois, United States
Contact: Beth PETERSON
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 708 466-3519
Fee: $25 members, $50 geberal public
Event Open to Public
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Botanical Monoprints
Indulge in the earthly beauty of making monoprints with botanicals. We will work with plants, sisal, twine and more to create rich textured prints using gelli plates.
Date: March 8th, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Venue: Starline Gallery, Harvard, Illinois, United States
Contact: Lorette Dodt
Email: [email protected] 682-9345
Fee: $50
Event Open to Public
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Painting and Drawing
Experience many media as we delve into drawing and painting. From basic drawing (contour, tonal charcoal, shading and blending) to painting with acrylics and watercolor. We will work with Fluid acrylics and QoR watercolor with every week a different project.
Date: February 26th, 2025 - April 2nd, 2025
Time: 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Venue: The Art Center Highland Park, Highland Park, Illinois, United States
Contact: Mairin Hart
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 847432-1888
Fee: see Highland Park Senior Center
Event Open to Public
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Color with Acrylics: Modern vs mineral colors,SoFlat
I am confirming your demonstration for the Downers Grove Artists’ Guild (DGAG) on February 18, 2025 at the Downers Grove Public Library.
Date: February 18th, 2025
Time: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Venue: DGAG at Downers Grove Public Library, Downers Grove, Illinois, United States
Contact: Mary Beth
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (630) 960-1200 (library phone number)
Event Open to Public
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Inspired by:: Gustav Klimt and the Tree of Life
The concept of the tree of life is illustrated by Gustav Klimt's painting, in a bold and original manner. The swirling branches create mythical symbolism, suggesting the perpetuity of life. We will work with iridescent paints and other Golden Fluids to create our own version .
Date: January 10th, 2025
Time: 07:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Venue: Gorton Center, Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Contact: Libby
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 60045
Fee: 60
Event Open to Public
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Mixed Media: adding textured paints to your collage papers
The combination of paints and textures with papers adds depth and versatility. Learn about glazes, raised stencils and adding textures with acrylic paints
Date: December 10th, 2024
Time: 06:35 PM - 08:30 PM
Venue: AIR Studio, Glencoe, Illinois, United States
Contact: Beth
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 708 466-3519
Fee: $55/35 members
Event Open to Public
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Golden mediums, gels and pastes: An Interactive conversation
Changing the sheen, viscosity, texture, drying time makes for an incredible choice of options for painting. In a hands on demonstration, we will look at what are options for acrylic paints for printmaking as well asfor various impoasto effects with transparent and /or gritty gels as well as pastes
Date: December 8th, 2024
Time: 01:00 PM - 03:10 PM
Venue: Dandelion Gallery, Waukegan, Illinois, United States
Contact: Deanna
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 224 440-8006
Event Open to Public
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Paint Your Pet
Capture the personaility of your pet in this fun workshop. We will work with Fluid acrylics ( and add Molding Paste for fur and texture). From creating an "abstract " background, to accentuating your pets charisma you will end with a hangable finished painting
Date: December 6th, 2024
Time: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Venue: Libby, Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Contact: Libby
Email: libby@gorton center.org
Phone: 847 234-6060
Fee: $55
Event Open to Public
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Smooth and textural surfaces with Golden acrylics: Virtual
Golden paints makes a wide variety of gels and pastes that can be used as grounds for a huge variety of surface effects.join me as I show you grounds for drawing, for taking watercolor off of paper and unto a canvas, for ultr smooth and slick surfaces as well as gritty textures. We will also look at a variety of alternative surfaces to use.
Date: December 4th, 2024
Time: 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Venue: online/ sandie bacon fine Art, , ,
Contact: Sandie
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 837 668-1503
Event Open to Public
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Impasto Painting
Create rich, juicy surfaces using Golden gels and paste. we will be sampling a variety of gels and mediums and how to incorporate them with your paints for textured surfaces. We will look at examples from Turner to the latest New York contemporary artists. Both figurative and abstract artists are welcome
Date: December 3rd, 2024 - December 10th, 2024
Time: 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Venue: The Art Center HP, Highland Park, Illinois, United States
Contact: Mairin
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 847 432-1888
Fee: $65/$60
Event Open to Public
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Just Paint Experience
Come join Sandie Bacon in The Just Paint Experience a vibrant dialogue focusing on artists and their creativity. By encouraging artists to observe their processes, we hope to increase awareness and understanding of their needs, and present Golden Artist Colors as an inspiration and resource. Together, we will explore new and innovative materials concepts in an open and collaborative atmosphere, as we delve into participants’ questions and curiosities. Artists are encouraged to bring their ideas and insights to this event as unique artistic perspectives are not only welcomed, but highly valued.
Date: November 25th, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Venue: Wayne Art League-, Wayne, Illinois, United States
Contact: Karen
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 630 770-4893
Event Open to Public
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Impasto, clear Glazes, and Juicy gels
Lets experiment with the rich gels and pastes of acrylics. these lush mediums will give us a range of effects, and we will aincerease our knowledhge of how to work with them participants should bring 2 8' x 10' canvases or canvas boards, acrylic brushes and plastic palette knives
Date: November 25th, 2024
Time: 01:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Venue: Wayne Art lLeague, Wayne, Illinois, United States
Contact: Karen
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 630 770-4893
Event Open to Public
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Acryliv Surfaces
Acrylics are a versatile paint, and the surfaces you can paint on range from hypersmooth to gritty and heavily textures. In this interactive conversation we will will experience several different surface- how to prep for them and the different effects they provide. we will look at plexiglass, drawing grounds and acrylic grounds used underneath watercolor and Fluid acrylics to bring watermedia out from under glass and unto a canvas .
Date: November 24th, 2024
Time: 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Venue: Near Northwest Neighborhood Associaton, South Bend, Indiana, United States
Contact: Louise Rousseau
Email: https://www.wca-in.com/
Phone: TBD
Event Open to Public
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Two days of Mixed Media
Two days of mixed media. On the foirtst day we will work with Golden OPEN and a variety of papers to create pages for collage, with a follow up the second day on creating finished projects
Date: November 16th, 2024 - November 17th, 2024
Time: 10:00 PM - 03:05 PM
Venue: Underground - Franfort Art League, Frankfort, Illinois, United States
Contact: Krieten
Email: [email protected]
Fee: $60
Event Open to Public
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Just Paint Experience: Understanding Acrylic mediums
Come join Sandie Bacon in a vibrant discussion centered around you and the versatile world of Golden Artist Colors, Inc. The Just Paint Experience is a vibrant dialogue focusing on artists and their creativity. By encouraging artists to observe their processes, we hope to increase awareness and understanding of their needs, and present Golden Artist Colors as an inspiration and resource. Together, we will explore new and innovative materials concepts in an open and collaborative atmosphere, as we delve into participants’ questions and curiosities. Artists are encouraged to bring their ideas and insights to this event as unique artistic perspectives are not only welcomed, but highly valued. Sandie will share several samples, techniques and answer questions during the event. A class summary and images will be provided so that artists can continue their exploration independently. Attendees will have the opportunity to request free product samples (FYI shipped after the event)
Date: October 29th, 2024
Time: 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Venue: AIR Studio, Glencoe, Illinois, United States
Contact: beth Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 708 466-3519
Event Open to Public
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Just Paint Experience
The Just Paint Experience is a vibrant dialogue focusing on artists and their creativity. By encouraging artists to observe their processes, we hope to increase awareness and understanding of their needs, and present Golden Artist Colors as an inspiration and resource. Together, we will explore new and innovative materials concepts in an open and collaborative atmosphere, as we delve into participants’ questions and curiosities. Artists are encouraged to bring their ideas and insights to this event as unique artistic perspectives are not only welcomed, but highly valued. Join golden Working artist, Sandie Bacon, for an interactive conversation about gels and pastes used to prepare surfaces for painting: textures to add vibrancy, grit to draw on and more.
Date: October 17th, 2024
Time: 01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Venue: Monne Haug, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
Contact: monne Haug
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 262 358-2857
Event Open to Public
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Mixed Media Second Tuesdays
From the versatile options for gellies from using homemeda stencils to create charcoal transfers, these monthly classes focus on mixed media.
Date: October 8th, 2024 - December 10th, 2024
Time: 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Venue: AIR Studio, Glencoe, Illinois, United States
Contact: Beth
Email: beteh@petersonm ktg.com
Phone: 708 466-3519
Fee: $55 /$35 non memebers
Event Open to Public