Date: Friday & Saturday, June 13-14, 2026
Times: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Cost: $350 with all supplies included
Workshop Description
In this abstract painting workshop, you'll learn the fundamentals of color through the practice of color mixing and compositional placement. We'll start with an introduction to color theory, learning how colors work together and how artists intentionally place them within a composition to create balance and guide the viewer's eye.
The first day is all about fun, hands-on exercises, where you'll experiment with mixing paints to form different hues, values, and intensities. You'll create color grids and layout studies to start understanding what colors you feel drawn to.
Then, on day two, you'll expand on your ideas from the day before and apply them to a large canvas. We'll start with a demo on how to incorporate your colors into an abstract composition. This painting process is all about experimentation, giving you room to try different ideas and change direction midway through. You'll receive one-on-one guidance throughout the day as you complete a full piece. We'll wrap up with a brief critique and Q&A to solidify the concepts covered over the weekend.
Trained in hand built ceramics, Matt Green takes inspiration from the simplicity of molded form. As a child, he often viewed everyday objects as simple shapes. This early unique perspective influenced his artistic theory that complex compositions can be produced without an underlying meaning. His work employs the viewer to study the emotion of color, texture and scale.Working mainly in acrylic, Matt mimics his trained techniques to build a multilayered canvas of discarded fabric, newsprint and paint. A graduate of California State University Long Beach, Matt received a BSA in Ceramics. A native of Utah, he currently works and resides just north of Salt Lake City.