CREATE AN ABSTRACT COLLECTION with Jodi Ohl, OCT 4th and 5th 2025. EARLY ACCESS!
CREATE AN ABSTRACT COLLECTION with Jodi Ohl, OCT 4th and 5th 2025. EARLY ACCESS!
Saturday, October 4th 10 AM to 5 PM and Sunday, October 5th 10-4pm
$315 - Required materials listed below.
Design and paint a small collection of abstract art with Jodi Ohl, the Artist and Author of Abstracts in Acrylic and Ink!
Do your abstract paintings look more like a beautiful background than a finished painting? If that’s the case, Create An Abstract Collection with Jodi Ohl is just the class for you. Over the course of the workshop, students will work on tried-and-true techniques that will enhance your art practice. By building up your skills around design, color, value, and composition we will set the stage for a 4-piece (or more) collection that will be ready to hang in any home or gallery.
Learn to express yourself through your brushstrokes and color choices and take your abstract art to the next level - whether you are a new artist or a seasoned professional!
This two-day workshop is fun and fast-paced with plenty of time for individual work, as well as a variety of warm-up exercises that will help guide students towards their finished collection. Students can expect the following:
Explore design principles that will help organize your composition.
Dive into color mixing and how to pick a palette that is unique to you.
Learn how and when to use a variety of mixed media gel and acrylic mediums.
Create work that evokes a feeling or experience.
Be guided by the instructor in a gentle and nurturing way.
Join Jodi for this exclusive opportunity and learn how to use your brush as your voice and your canvas as your stage as you learn to entertain the viewer in the way only YOU can through abstract art!
This class seats 10 students. For any questions regarding our cancellation or transfer policy, please refer to the link in our navigation bar. for those flying we strongly recommend flight insurance and prebooking accomodations. Jodi will be bring some fun things from hr materials stash also!
Jodi Ohl is a contemporary artist, author, and instructor celebrated for her vibrant abstract and whimsical mixed-media creations. Based in Aberdeen, NC, Jodi works from her home studio and travels extensively to lead workshops and retreats, inspiring students to embrace creativity and explore the possibilities of abstract art.
Her work has been showcased in galleries, exhibitions, and publications and is sought after by collectors worldwide. Jodi’s first book, Abstracts in Acrylic and Ink, is a best-seller, and she is currently developing a follow-up book. Follow her on social media
SUPPLY LIST
Brushes
Assorted brushes, in different sizes. Include both flat and round brushes and at least one 2-4 inch flat brush for larger surfaces.
Mark Making: Neo Color II Crayons, Stabilo Woodies, Graphite, China Marker are all great to have on hand.
Other Markmaking tools: Jodi suggests these fine line applicators that can be filled with fluid acrylic paint (thinned with a little Golden High Flow Medium) in the color of your choice.
Catalyst Wedge, Jodi recommends the #6.
Paint
Assorted acrylic paint. Jodi suggests Golden Fluid paint along with some soft body paint such as Liquitex or Nova. Please do not bring heavy body paint as your main paint to use.
To start with a ‘neutral base’ on your palette, Jodi recommends the following’: Titanium White, Titan Buff, Carbon Black, Van Dyke Brown or Raw Umber, Azo Gold, and Payne’s Gray.
Other colors you may find useful: Hansa Yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Napthol Red, Pyrole Red, Ultramarine Blue, Prussian Blue, Quinicridone Magenta, Turquoise, and Yellow Iron Oxide (or Indian Yellow Hue). Feel free to bring your favorites!
Mediums
Small bottles of Glazing Medium (Satin) and Matte medium (fluid, not gel).
Surfaces
4-12x12 wood panels for your main project (canvas or wood panel)
Optional-a couple of smaller canvases to do additional projects with.
Please pre-gesso your surfaces to save time in class. Jodi suggests using a grey gesso (adding a little black aint to white gesso), and will have gesso available if you are unable to pre-gesso your surfaces.
Journal and Preparation
An art journal if you’d like to practice ideas or use to create backgrounds with excess paint. A small notebook for note taking and idea generating.
It will be really helpful for you to research abstract paintings via Pinterest or perhaps a book and save to an inspiration board. Think about what it is that draws you into the type of work that you’ve saved. Is it the colors, feeling it evokes, or marks that are made? What inspires you the most in your own work? What inspires you in the world around you? We will be exploring a variety of inspiration to formulate our own work.