WEEKLY CLASSES

Note: Day & Nite classes are not interchangeable. Please note when registering through Pay Pal which class you are registering for.

All these classes and workshops utilize the Zoom platform in addition to email correspondence and frequent conversation, presentation & instruction through our private Facebook group

ONLINE:EXPERIMENTAL DRAWING
DAY: January 25-March 1
Monday 9 am-11 am
Pre-register: mira@mirawhitefineart.com
Tuition:$300 payable through PayPal (go to specific workshop page for payment through PayPal

ONLINE: MIX THOSE MEDIA
DAY: November 16- December 21
January 25- March 1
Mondays 1-3 pm
NITE: November 5- December 17 Thursdays 7-9 pm
January 25-March 1
Mondays 7-9 pm
Pre-register: mira@mirawhitefineart.com
Tuition: $300 payable through PayPal(go to specific workshop page for payment through PayPal

ONLINE: WONDROUS WATERCOLOR
 DAY: November 11- December 16
             January 13- February 17( Advance enrollment)
            Wednesdays 10 am-12 noon on Zoom

NITE: January 13-February 17
            Wednesdays 7-9 pm
Pre-register: mira@mirawhitefineart.com
Tuition: $300 payable through PayPal ( go to specific workshop page for payment on Paypal
Limited enrollment to 10 participants

ONLINE WORKSHOPS:

THE ABSTRACT BEAUTY OF BLACK ( and all the shades of Grey)
January 16-17, 2021
Saturday – Sunday 10 am-12 noon 1-3 pm
Meet on Zoom
Pre-register: mira@mirawhitefineart.com
Tuition: $300 payable through PayPal ( go to specific workshop page for payment on Paypal
Limited enrollment to 10 participants

ABSTRACT INTENTIONS: OIL, COLD WAX, MIXED MEDIA
February 20-21,2021
Saturday- Sunday 10 am-12 noon 1-3 pm
Meet on Zoom
Pre-register: http://www.mendocinoartcenter.org
Tuition: $300  
Limited enrollment to 10 participants

To register for my private classes & workshops: 925 947-5773 / mira@mirawhitefineart.com
REFUND & CANCELLATION POLICY FOR MY PRIVATE  CLASSES & WORKSHOPS: Cancellation will yield a refund only if cancellation occurs no later than 2 weeks before said workshop.

NEW!NOVEMBER 5- DECEMBER 17 ( 6 CLASSES) Thurs.7-9 pm
NOVEMBER 16- DECEMBER 21( 6 Classes ( Mon. 1-3 pm)

2021 DAY: January 25-March 1 Monday 1-3 pm
         NITE: January 25-March 1 Monday 7-9 pm

These are totally different classes, not interchangeable. Please indicate which class you will be registering for.

This vibrant online class explores abstraction with multiple layers and multiple media techniques.  Oil, cold wax, pigment sticks and collage converse on a variety of surfaces, emphasizing unity of design, texture and color.  We  work with a combination of both dry & wet media, including soft pastels, watercolor, oil paint, pigment sticks, charcoal, graphite and collage.  Acrylic media can serve as a base underpainting.  All imagery applicable.  Appropriate for continuing painters, who work toward developing a strong personal vocabulary.

   Both classes will meet weekly on Zoom, either  Mondays 1-3 pm or Thursdays 7-9 pm for discussion,live demos, and presentation of work. It is my hope that participants can set themselves up in their home studios and work along with me. Increased dialogue occurs through weekly lessons, demos and , our private Facebook group Both classes will be limited to 10 participants.  Materials list will be supplied upon registration.

To register for my private classes & workshops: 925 947-5773 / mira@mirawhitefineart.com
REFUND & CANCELLATION POLICY FOR MY PRIVATE  CLASSES & WORKSHOPS: Cancellation will yield a refund only if cancellation occurs no later than 2 weeks before said workshop.

Questions: mira@mirawhitefineart.com

2020 : NOVEMBER 11- DECEMBER 16. Wed. 10 am-12 noon

2021:DAY:January13-February 17.    Wed.10am-12noon
NITE: January 13-February 17  Wed. 7-9 pm
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                                 NOVEMBER 7-8, 2020

  ONLINE 2 Day Workshop with Mira M. White
Sat.Nov.7 10-12, 1-3/ Sun.10-12, 1-3

This workshop will  focus on a variety of innovative  techniques with oil /cold wax and pigment sticks. During our time together we will work with a variety of mixed media methods with the wax, exploring its diversity.  You will leave the workshop with at least 3 panels that can work separately or together as a triptych. For continuing painters familiar with oil media. We will meet on Zoom and work together from our home studios. Enrollment limited to 10 participants.

• You are fascinated with Abstraction as a way to bring more personal meaning, excitement and  drama into your work.
• You are obsessed with color, texture, and design and want to incorporate these elements more fully into your work:
• You are fascinated with layering processes and the possibilities of layering and excavating- it is kind of an archeological dig.
• You want to learn how to combine  pastels and oil pigment sticks in a way that enhances rather than muddies.
• You want to experiment with  mark making, doodling and develop a  more personal   calligraphy and visual vocabulary.

       Pre-register: mira@mirawhitefineart.com
       Tuition: $300  payable thru paypal

MATERIALS LIST 7You will need 300 lb w/c paper or 4 or 8 ply museum board – 1 full sheet cut up in 6 “ squares for exercises You should  have about 15 6″x6″ pieces for samplers. You can also use Arches Oil Paper

1. Your collection of oil  and collage materials including:
   Oil paint, Watercolor crayons, charcoal, oil pastels, water based graphite pencils, colored pencils, Oil paint sticks, graphite pencils. Wax loves Oil. No acrylic paint
2. I use R&F Pigment sticks; also workable are Shiva, Winsor Newton & Sennelier
3. 3  Additonal Surfaces to work on:  Must be Absorbent and Inflexible
   3 Wood *or prepared Encaustic panels—8”x8” up to 14”
   * 1/2″  birch or finished plywood is grea
   4.Gamblin cold wax 1 pint, variety of scraping, spreading tool
   4. 1pint Citra Solv or Gamblin’s Gamsol
   5. 1 tube Gamblin’s G Gel
   6. Variety of scrapers, innovative tools: Meissermeister bowl scraper( from Amazon)
   7. Bristle utility   brushes , variety of sizes ½”, 1”, 2” – cheap are fine.
   8.Scissors, Tweezers,
   9. Collage materials: Papers, Threads, Xerox images, photos
   10. Masking Tape for stenciling—11/2 “ , 2-4”
   11. Rags/ Wear crummy clothes, Protective gloves and/ or hand creme

          Nail scrubber and bar soap
         Wax paper