Supplies 

Wood panel or other surface (paper, canvas)

Black and white blick acrylic paint

White oil pastel cray pas

Black colored pencil 

Fan brush

Water cup or tray

Here is a link with more information about the supplies
https://jessereno.podia.com/supply-list

Before getting started. Know there is no true order to the ideas and concepts I am presenting. I choose to present them in this order in this class to make the ideas easier to identify and understand. Once you have a handle and understand each idea you can feel free to move out of order.

 The idea is to learn to do what ever you want and to respond to what you are doing. If you get an impulse or inspiration follow it. If you are unsure ask yourself 3 times and if you still think its a good idea do it. This builds instinct and a willingness to listen to your intuition. This is key to learning from your work experimenting and accessing how your work makes you feel. 

Feeling should be your guide towards what is valid or correct. Imagery is part of this as it is what you respond to but be aware that feeling good about something you don't understand is just as valid as creating something with a clear meaning. In my opinion even more important when you don't understand you are learning something new. 

This class is broken into pieces to isolate particular ideas into groups and also to force a stop at points when I myself would stop to assess my work. At these breaks you might want to start a second or third painting so you can practice what you are learning and reinforce the ideas, and you will then have multiple pieces to move between as you go forward throughout the process.