Charcoal Portraits on the Gel Plate

Create beautiful, expressive portraits with no drawing skills required! Join local mixed-media artist and instructor, Tracy Loring, as she walks you through a process that combines charcoal, pastel, and acrylic paint with a gel plate to create one-of-a-kind portraits. You'll learn the basics of printmaking including layering, and the role of paint opacity/ transparency in your final creation. Adults and teens ages 13+ **Participants must bring a paper 5" x 7" black and white printout or photocopy of the subject you would like to paint. All other supplies included. Registration required.