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Beach Basics – Acrylic Landscape Painting – Rachel Gering

June 14 @ 10:15 am - 3:15 pm

$80.00 – $100.00

Beach Basics – Acrylic Landscape Painting – Rachel Gering

Time: 10:15 am – 3:15 pm (lunch break at noon)

Registration Deadline: June 13th

Class date(s): June 14th

Cost: Non-member: $100 Member: $80

Minimum to Run: 3 students

Maximum: 8 students

Age: Adults (18+)

Synopsis: Join artist Rachel Gering this June for a fun and relaxed four-hour workshop where you’ll learn how to paint a beach scene using acrylic paints. We’ll cover the basics of composition, blending, layering, and brush techniques as you create your own coastal landscape. Reference images will be provided, but feel free to bring your own. All experience levels are welcome! Please note: materials are not provided—bring your own paints, brushes, and canvas. A one-hour lunch break is included.

Materials List:

Brushes:

  • Bring at least three brushes in different sizes:

    • Detail Brush: For fine lines and small details.

    • Medium Brush: For general painting and blending.

    • Large Brush: For broad coverage and backgrounds.

    • (Recommended types: Round, Flat, and Filbert brushes.)

Palette:

  • Palette or Palette Paper

    • Disposable paper plates also work fine.

Paints:

  • Cadmium Yellow Hue (Medium)

  • Cadmium Red Hue (Medium)

  • Alizarin Crimson

  • Ultramarine Blue

  • Phthalo Blue

  • Titanium White

Canvases:

  • One canvas: 11×14” up to 16 x 20”

    • Canvas panels are recommended; stretched canvases are not required.

About me:

Rachel Gering is a professional landscape painter based in Portland, OR, specializing in glow-in-the-dark acrylic landscapes, as well as oil, watercolor, and pastel works. She graduated summa cum laude with a BFA in Painting and Drawing from Willamette University | PNCA in 2022. Her work explores the intersection of travel, memory, and the natural world, often reflecting her own journey of healing after a traumatic brain injury.

Rachel teaches part-time at One River School of Art and Design and shares her passion for art education on her YouTube channel, where she provides free tutorials for artists of all levels. She placed 3rd in the Blue Koi Gallery National Landscape Competition in 2024 and continues to exhibit her work locally and nationally.

Learn more at www.rachelgeringart.com.

Venue

Village Gallery of Art
1060 NW Saltzman Road,
Portland, OR 97229 United States
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Phone
503.644.8001

Tickets

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Non
$100.00
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Member
$80.00
7 available
Village Gallery of Arts
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