R&F Pigment Sticks
Saturday Workshop with Kristen Guest

Painting Without a Brush!
Learn basic techniques and how to create your own tints, tones, and palettes. R&F Pigment Sticks are a fun way to add pizzazz to your artwork.
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In This Workshop, You'll Learn:
Students will learn how various techniques while completing a 8x8 painting. Artists from all backgrounds will see how this product can enhance their work or start a new direction all together.
Great for all skill levels and those new to working with pigment sticks (oil paint based)! Acrylic artists can find ways to incorporate these sticks into their art for a mixed media look.
Plus, attendees will go home with free R&F samples and a color chart in addition to their 8x8 painting.
Join us as we explore how to- Opaque and transparent layering
- Working wet-on-wet and blending
- How to manage dry times
- Direct mark making
- Glazing
- Making custom colors
- Incorporating into acrylic paintings
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All Supplies Provided!
We provide supplies as part of your workshop registration fee so there is no additional cost.
Note: these are not oil pastels. -
Saturday Workshop Info:
- Sat, September 20th from 10:30am-1:30pm
- Instructor: Kristen Guest
- Cost $125 (all supplies provided)
- Max 16 students
- Level: 1 (introduction)
- Age level: adult (18 & up)
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If You Enjoyed This Workshop...
Artists who have taken this workshop may also want to explore taking Keys to the Art World with Kristen on Monday mornings.
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About the Instructor
Kristen Guest
Kristen Guest is an award-winning, full-time abstract artist and art instructor in Southern California. She graduated from art school at Middle Tennessee State University with a degree in Art Education, that focused on painting, book arts and printmaking, and has been teaching realism painting since 2004 and abstract painting since 2018. Kristen currently works in three mediums: acrylic, oil, and colored pencil.
Kristen lives in Poway, CA where she works out of her home studio. She is a mentoring artist and the Director of Education for Art on 30th, an art center in the North Park district of San Diego, CA.
Her work is currently represented through Janssen Artspace in Palm Springs CA and Libby Silvia Artstyle in Wellesley, MA (Boston area). Kristen’s work has been on exhibit with Ashton Gallery in San Diego CA, The Athenaeum Arts & Music Library in San Diego CA, Sandstone Gallery in Laguna Beach CA, Huntington Beach Art Center in Huntington Beach CA, Borrego Art Institute in Borrego Springs CA, Arc Gallery in San Francisco CA, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center in Port Angeles WA, Jen Tough Gallery in Santa Fe NM, Woman Made Gallery in Chicago IL, and Saatchi's The Other Art Fair Los Angeles.

What Our Students Are Saying
"Structure and fun is not usually combined in an instructional class, but Kristen does an amazing job at both! Thank you!" – Jen K.
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