Golden Spike Decorative Painters

 2023 June Newsletter

Hi ladies,

Its hard to believe that it is June aready. What a crazy year!

Last month we had a wonderful Paint-in with Maxine Thomas and the cute Roly-Poly Santa. What a fun class. We had a wonderful turn out and most people got their piece done. Eveyone seemed to have a great time. Thanks a bunch Maxine for teaching.

We have several more fun paint-in's scheduled for the summer. Pat will teach her cute Dandy Lion, Shaunna a Sunflower, and Laura Clegg a Sunflower and Bee Box. 

This fall Terry will teach an Autumn bucket and we will have a long awaited seminar with Michele Walton. She is designing a piece especially for our group, so we a looking forward to see what she comes up with. We will let you know the exact date and what the piece will be as soon as we have that information, so keep checking the newsletter.

Looking forward to seeing many of you at our paint-ins and seminars,

Terry

2023 Seminars and Paint-in 

June 10^th (Saturday)            - Pat Reeder – Dandy Lion

July 8^th (Saturday)               - Shaunna Gowan - Sunflower

August 12^th (Saturday)        - Laura Clegg - Sunflowers and Bee Box

Septmeber 9^th (Saturday)   - Terry Pulver - Autumn Bucket

October  TBA                       -  Michele Walton Fall Seminar 

November 11^th (Saturday)  - TBA

December (Saturday)          - Christmas Party

Christmas Raffles

This year at our Christmas Party we will again be having a special raffle. It will be large wooden Sewing Box filled with lots of goodies, including pictures of ideas for painting or finishing your piece, paper towels, palet paper, tracing paper, a wooden Winter triptic and pattern, 4 nutcrackers, jewlery and more.

Tickets will be on sale from now until the drawing at the party. The cost is $1.00 per ticket. You do NOT have to be present to win.

June

Dandy Lion

Teacher:     Pat Reeder
Cost:          $7.50 (class fee)
Surface:    9" x 12" or 11" x14" canvas or any surface you want
Date:         June 10^th (Saturday) 10:00 am
(setup and chat time 9:30-10:00)

Palette: DecoArt Americana
Lt. Buttermilk          Raw Sienna
Yellow Deep           Primary Yellow
Bright Yellow
Dark Yellow (empire Gold or Antique Gold)
Asphaltum or Dark Brown
Bright Green
Other Greens can be Hauser Lt, Hauser Med and Hauser Dark
Sky background (Ultramaire Blue, Bahama Blue, Indian Turquoise or Ultramarine Blue mixed with White. Your choice.)

Prep:
Basecoat with White and light Blue for sky. You can put clouds lightly if you want. I added a bit of White and Ultramarine Blue to darken the bottom. I also made it messy to show texture. We will put a bit of shadow under the lion when we are finished. You can soften your background with a soft dry brush. I also took a bit of Yellow Deep with White and added a bit in the sky around where the loin's head would be, like a reflection. Dry. Put on your pattern.

The Paint-in will be held at the Westwood Village Clubhouse (1111 N. 2000 W., Farr West, UT).Take I-15 #346 and go north on 2000 W/UT-126 0.6 of mile. The Clubhouse is on the west side of the street with parking on the west side of the building.

July
Sunflower

Teacher:     Shaunna Gowan
Cost:          $7.50 (class fee)
Surface:    12” x 12”, 8” x 8'” or 5” x 5” canvas

Date:          July 8^th (Saturday) 10:00 am
(setup and chat time 9:30-10:00)

Palette: DecoArt Americana

Blue Chiffon           Winter Blue

Pineapple              Cadmium Yellow

Citron Green          Plantation Pine

Avocado Dip          Antique Green

Hi-Lite Flesh          Raw Sienna

True Red               Black Plum

Burnt Umber          Lamp Black

Snow (Titanium White)

Additional Supplies:

Assorted Stencils (Shaunna will have some stencils you can use)

Tape

Very Fine Brown Permanent Marker

Prep:

Base paint canvas in Blue Chiffon. Let dry. Fully load stipple brush with Blue Chiffon and begin stippling. Pick up Avocado Dip or Hi-Lite Flesh on part of brush and blend on palette. Begin stippling into the Blue Chiffon. Additional colors will be added one at a time and stippled the same way, working from the lighter values to the medium and then the darker values. The colors used are Blue Chiffon, Hi-Lite Flesh, Winter Blue, Avocado Dip, Antique Green, and Plantation Pine. A touch of Cadmiun Yellow or Citron Green is a nice touch. Each canvas should look different, but have the same colors in common.

When dry, tape off the stripes. Be sure the stripe bends around the canvas. They are stippled using Plantation Pin, Antique Green and Avocado Green. Add a touch of True Red. Remove tape as soon as the stripe is painted.

The Paint-in will be held at the Westwood Village Clubhouse (1111 N. 2000 W., Farr West, UT).Take I-15 #346 and go north on 2000 W/UT-126 0.6 of mile. The Clubhouse is on the west side of the street with parking on the west side of the building.

August

Sunflowers and Bee Box

Teacher:     Laura Clegg
Cost:          $7.50 (class fee)
Surface:     Any surface you want

 (more info about box to follow later)
Date:         August 12^th (Saturday) 10:00 am
(setup and chat time 9:30-10:00)

The Paint-in will be held at the Westwood Village Clubhouse (1111 N. 2000 W., Farr West, UT).Take I-15 #346 and go north on 2000 W/UT-126 0.6 of mile. The Clubhouse is on the west side of the street with parking on the west side of the building.