Instructor: Laura Mandile
Paint pouring is a fluid art technique which creates an abstract, flowing design with different textures. It’s fun and fairly easy to execute with the right materials and directions. The acrylic paint needs to be mixed with certain mediums to allow the colors to flow freely, and create a texture called “cells.” Come to class with an idea for your color palette. Each student may use up to four colors, and these can be bold and bright, subtle or monochromatic.
Recommend students bring an old shirt or apron.
Paintings take 3-4 days to fully dry, so if you want to bring it home that day bring a big cardboard box or plastic sheet to place in your trunk. Canvases are 11×14 or 10×10. You can also leave your painting in the studio and pick up on the following Wednesday.
Laura Mandile is an award-winning local artist who has had a career spanning years as an illustrator, art director and art teacher. She taught fine arts and photography in several Monmouth County Middle and High Schools, as well as many adult classes. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts in NYC with a degree in media arts. Her personal work focuses mainly on oil or watercolor landscapes and florals which capture her visual memories of places and events in her life.
