Events at Push/Pull Ballard

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Ditch perfection, get out of your head and have fun with this no BS approach to collage making!

Leave the BS at the door, because we are going to burn the rules, embrace experimentation, and have fun with collage games and prompts sure to get the creative juices flowing. This class is perfect for artists feeling stuck in their creative practice, veteran collagers who want to infuse some play into their work, and complete and total art beginners!

CORE PRINCIPLES

• No art school vibes
• No perfection
• No overthinking
• Just cut, glue, rip, layer, play!

All materials are provided. This class is recommended for students 18 and up.

Marty Gordon (he/him) is a Pacific Northwest visual artist whose brand, What Would Jesus Glue, grew out of his past life as a minister and his journey from faith to skepticism. Combining sharp wit with a retro comic-book aesthetic, he has carved out a distinct niche in contemporary collage. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, and he is one of 40 artists featured in the book Masters: Collage. Through Microverse Press, the indie publishing venture he co-runs with a friend, Marty has produced collaborative artist books and self-published collections, including Sensitive Monsters, a compilation of his daily monster drawings created during a hiatus from collage. While living in Atlanta, he founded the Atlanta Collage Collective to champion collage as an art form and foster community among its practitioners. In recent years, Marty’s work has expanded into the street art world, with his pieces appearing in sticker festivals across the globe. When not making art, he enjoys reading, improv comedy, and spending time with his wife, family, friends, and godkids.

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Figure drawing sessions are back! Push/Pull now hosts live-model figure drawing after our store hours. Settle in and develop your studies on the human form in a unique art space on Market Street.

Push/Pull provides some drawing supplies, or you're welcome to bring your own favorite materials.

We have a nude model; for this reason, students should be 18 and up.

This event takes place on the third Friday of each month.

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Learn how to use paintbrushes in a whole new way. Maxx FG will teach you how to create images with depth and a high value range using a single color of ink. We'll also cover options for adding white for corrections and highlights.

All materials are provided. Students receive a 15% discount on art supply purchases after class!

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What is gouache? How do you use it? and most importantly, how do you pronounce it?!?!
Maxx will guide you through all the mysteries of gouache, from pronunciation to what actually goes into it. You'll practice using gouache and learn how to layer, what you can use with it, and when to pick gouache over other options.
All materials are provided.
Maxx uses gouache in nearly all of her mixed media pieces and loves the option of this water-based paint that also gives you opacity. Learn how you can love it too!