Creative Collage 

You will be able to watch the videos on Vimeo, as many times as you want to watch them. I’ll protect them with a password. I’ll send you the links and the password.   You’ll be able to watch them for at least 6 months after the class ends.  You will NOT be able to download them.

You are on your honor NOT TO SHARE the links or password with anyone else. The only exception to this is that other FAMILY members living in your home with you can watch the videos. If you are a parent, home schooling your children, this class can provide art instruction for both you and your children.

If you are able to watch videos on Vimeo or YouTube, you will be able to watch these. There will be NO Refunds once I have sent the pdf document.
BONUS: Sign up now, and I’ll send you a free package of vintage papers from my studio.

If you are an artist…or an aspiring artist…who cannot come to my studio, this class is designed just for you!

You’ll learn new techniques, rejuvenate your creative spirit and have lots of creative FUN. I’ll also include tips for beginners, so you can feel comfortable taking this class, even if you haven’t painted before. If you have painted, some of the tips STILL may be new for you.

If you have been visiting from afar and waiting, you can sign up now.

If you have questions, or requests, please email artist@annbell.net\

The price of this class is only $85.

If this class is speaking to your creative heart, I encourage you to sign up now, so you don’t go away and forget to come back.

And so you get the package of vintage papers free as my gift to you!

Payment is through PayPal. You do not need to have a PayPal account.

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Suggested Supply List: Basically, you can use any acrylics you have plus drawing supplies. Read through the description below for ideas.
We’ll be using acrylic paint, your choice of colors. Primary colors red, yellow, blue plus white are a good basic selection.  Artist quality works better than student grade because it is more richly pigmented, but you can use what you have.

Acrylic medium is our adhesive of choice. It is clear. Can also be used to extend paint and for final coat.
Matte or gloss.

Acrylic Glazing Medium (optional) keeps your paint wet longer if you are doing any stamping.

Round and flat brushes. Your choice. Probably small and large of each.

Paper (heavy enough to take wet paint), canvas, canvas board, or masonite panels (gessoed) for painting surface. I use student grade watercolor paper for demonstrations and in my studio classes.

Vintage or interesting papers, or magazines, scrap card board, miscellaneous interesting semi-flat or lightweight objects, discarded dictionaries, maps, etc.

Collage is a great way to make personal art out of things that would otherwise be discarded.

I’m more interested in helping you develop your creativity and in showing you ways to make art than I am in specific supplies. For this reason, I don’t give a supply list. I use papers, colors & images that inspire me. You can paint along using your own selections and following my processes…or you can watch and then create.

If you love to create, and have been using paint, you probably have everything you need.

I encourage you to watch the videos. If you decide you need something, you can purchase it.

Don’t let the potential expense keep you away if the class is calling to you.

SINCE this class is ONLINE, I will not be providing supplies.
The lessons for this class will come to you at the beginning in a pdf document you can work through at your own speed. The individual videos will open from within the document.

I’ll show you some of the different kinds of papers & other items I use in my collages. This will give you an idea of the types of items you can use. As you go through your treasures, things you saved because they were too pretty or too interesting to discard, & your junk, you’ll gather items for your own projects.

The video clip above is a small piece of the video I made to share my excitement about collage & mixed media. You’ll receive the entire video as part of your first lesson.

I’ll teach you how to tear paper.

You’ll learn my perfect-every-time collage technique. I’ll send you instructions you can download & print and I’ll demonstrate each step. And I’ll demonstrate each step in a separate short video.

I’ll explain how to place your collage elements so the viewer is enticed to keep enjoying your collage.

I’ll teach you how to make all the elements look like they belong together, even if colors don’t match.

One lesson will show easy, creative ways to apply paint for texture.

You’ll learn how to use paint to transform the raw collage from “stuff glued on a surface” into a real painting.

You’ll learn how to audition or “try out” changes without altering what you already have. If you don’t like a change, you can try a different path.

You will watch as I create a collage painting step by step, from painting the background including mixing the color, to choosing the elements and placing them, through blending discordant pieces and transforming the raw collage into a finished painting.

You’ll watch as I take another piece from the stuff-glued-on stage through the finishing touches.

You’ll see that each piece is different. You’ll begin to understand how to use the techniques you’ve learn in different ways, according to how you want your finised painting to look.

When we come to the end of the course, you’ll realize that we have not done any drawing. If you cannot draw, don’t let that prevent you from making art.

You will be able to watch the videos online on Vimeo. They are password protected. Each lesson gives you the password you need and links to individual videos. The password is the same for most of the videos, but it is right there in the lesson so you don’t have to go searching for it.

As you go through the class, I will be happy to respond to your questions about materials and techniques. This means you must be able to send and receive email.
I will not be able to help you with computer issues. If you can watch videos on YouTube or Vimeo, you’ll be able to watch these class videos.

If a video seems slow, stop the play so the video can load into your computer’s memory. Then start the play again. If you can watch any online videos, you will be able to watch the ones for this class. There are no refunds.
People who have dial-up internet have told me that they can watch Vimeo videos by starting the play and then stopping it to let the video load and THEN playing it.

If your schedule or your location has preventing you from learning to make art, Creative Collage Online is your answer. You can learn in your own home, in short segments of time, at any time of the day or night.
In this class you’ll learn my Perfect-Every-Time collage technique, and how to make your collages look like paintings, not just images glued to a surface

Collage is an easy way to begin making art. It’s an easy way to make personal art.
You can incorporate your own images, photos and words. I encourage you to begin with supplies you have, and add other items as you become inspired by the videos.

Join me online for Creative Collage Online Workshop.  You’ll watch the videos, experiment & learn.
You’ll have lots of fun as you learn new techniques for your creative play.

These comments were from a class in my studio.

“I feel like I’ve had 3 vacations today!” Rose Gallardo

“…and it’s easy with the right instruction.” Chris Noble @ www.marnoble.com

“Ann is a very outgoing, pleasant instructor who generously gives a great deal of information  to her students so that they leave the workshop with the knowledge they need to further their creative flow.”  Jeanne Matthews”

Online Creative Collage Workshop: For all levels from beginner to advanced.
Instructor: ANN BELL                281-330-3827
Where: At your computer. Internet access required. No travel required.

Learn to make beautiful mixed-media paintings using materials you might have always wanted to try.
Perhaps you already have them but don’t know how to use them.
You’ll see with fresh eyes, create with new materials, and stretch your boundaries.
You’ll be surprised at what you can do. And you’ll have so much fun.
BREAK OUT OF THE MOLD. Add interest, texture & personal touch to your work with collage.
Whether you are an experienced painter or a beginner, you will have FUN and LEARN.

You’ll leave this online class with a bag of NEW tricks for your creative play.
I design my classes to be fun and suitable and useful for both beginners and advanced artists.

Everyone will learn new techniques & new ways of working. I’ll explain step by step in clear, short videos.

Beginners will be able to paint with confidence. Expert painters will be inspired as my ideas trigger your own new ideas.

Everyone will receive a new dose of creative inspiration.

Regardless of your level of art experience, you will enjoy this content-rich, inspiring class…online.


Step-by-step demonstration & explanations in my videos will get you started.
Then you’ll paint & collage…If you have questions you can send them to me and I’ll answer.
I’ll share my my knowledge in videos that you can watch as many times as you want. They will be available for at least 6 months…I expect them to be available longer, but it is hard to predict what the future holds.
I’ll make this so simple that you’ll have fun and you’ll create beautiful art, even if you have never painted before.
For only $85, you’ll have a complete creative mixed-media experience.
I hope you will join me.