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"Color Theory for Painters: The 6-Color Split Primary Method" with Alex Sharma (March 28, 2025)



COLOR THEORY FOR PAINTERS: The 6-Color Split Primary Method
with Instructor Alex Sharma 

WHEN: 
1 HALF-DAY
Friday (1 to 4pm)

March 28, 2025

WHERE: 
Art League Academy

(106 Cordillo Parkway, Hilton Head Island, SC) 

All we ever need to know about color is in the color wheel for us to discover. Imagine 6 specific colors: reds, blues, and yellows, that will change the way you paint and how you see and mix colors. All we ever need to know about color is in the color wheel for us to discover. Broaden your color options using this limited, but specially chosen palette of colors. Come prepared to paint in the medium of your choice as Alex introduces some surprising color combinations. We will paint from still life in the afternoon to try out the new, brighter, more intense, fresh, and exciting colors.


SKILL LEVEL:
This class requires zero experience. It is perfect for beginners, or for students with experience wanting a brush-up or refresher of color theory!

REFUND POLICY:
Ticket purchases to Art League of Hilton Head events are final. Refunds will not be given for missed or classes/workshops.
 

If a class or workshop is canceled by Art League of Hilton Head a full refund will be given.


Materials Included: No supplies are included, please bring supplies listed below!
Requirements: PLEASE BRING

REQUIRED Paint colors for this workshop

2 Reds: 1 warm and 1 cool;
Cadmium Red (or another orange-leaning red)
Alizarin Crimson (or another violet/pink-leaning red)

2 Blues: 1 warm and 1 cool;
Ultramarine Blue (or another violet-leaning blue)
Phthalo Blue (or another turquoise-leaning blue)

2 Yellows: 1 warm and 1 cool;
Cadmium Yellow (or another orange-leaning yellow);
Lemon Yellow (or another light, pale greenish-leaning yellow)

For those using Oils or Acrylics, also bring Titanium White

Also bring A brush(s)

Surface to paint on
(Heavy weight paper is fine for oils and acrylics; watercolor paper or heavy weight drawing paper for watercolors)

If using oils, bring mineral spirits for cleaning your brush

Alex will provide handouts related to color theory and the process!


QUESTIONS?:
Please Email:
Academy@artleaguehhi.org.
Instructor: Alex Sharma
Instructor Bio:
Born into a family of artists, ALEXANDRA SHARMA learned early a unique awareness of form and space that is manifest in her work. A painter, print maker, sculptor, and art professor, Alexandra has a Fine Arts degree and has studied at the Sorbonne, France, and Oxford University, England. Her work spans over twenty-five years and she is known for unique visual imagery in her paintings and her ability to capture the moment as she works primarily en plein air.

Alexandra is a founding member of the Multi Media Arts Guild, Kingston, Canada, and member of Hilton Head Art League, Apple Pie Painters, Northview Group of Artists, and a lifetime member of the American art honorary, Delta Phi Delta.

Alexandra exhibits regularly at the Charles Street Gallery in Beaufort, SC and at ALHH Gallery.

Visit Alex Sharma's Website
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