Color Mixing & Composition Showdown 2-Day

*The registration deadline for all workshops is 3 days before the workshop date. Don’t wait! We encourage you to register early to ensure a spot and that the class will be held.

Color Mixing & Composition Showdown: From Happy Hues to Moody Masterpieces — A 2-Part Power Workshop

Ready to ditch boring paint mixing and lifeless abstracts? This fierce 12-hour workshop is your express ticket to mastering color magic and composition confidence that slays. (No makeup dates)

• Wednesday, September 10th – 10am to 4pm
• Wednesday, September 17th – 10am to 4pm

Part 1: Happy to Moody — Color Mixing That Pops & Pouts (6 Hours)Get your hands messy and your brain buzzing as we deep dive into the juicy world of color theory.

· Mix electrifying, high-voltage happy colors without the muddy mess

· Craft moody, muted palettes that whisper secrets in shadow

· Explore warm vs. cool vibes and how color emotions rule the canvas

Part 2: Abstract Composition Foundations — Own Your Color, Own Your Space (6 Hours)Take your freshly mixed colors and learn to build bold abstract layouts that command attention.

· Master 3 killer composition structures that give your paintings balance and punch

· Layer, texture, and scale up with confidence — no second-guessing allowed

· Finish with a large, expressive painting that’s all you, all power

Why You’ll Love This Workshop:

· Mix jaw-dropping palettes from vibrant to mysterious

· Learn how to make your color sing AND your composition roar

· Walk away with a body of work — studies, sketches, AND a finished statement piece

· Perfect for beginners ready to boss up or experienced painters ready to break their own rules

Bring your passion. Leave with your artistic swagger fully unlocked. Let’s mix, splash, and OWN your abstract painting game!

All levels welcome. Rule-breakers and risk-takers are especially welcome!

Exact required supply list will be shared via email before the workshop session and will give attendees ample time to prepare. Expect to need basics such as acrylic paint, brushes, palette knife, palette paper or palette, and canvas.

Bring smock, gloves, and that untamed creative spirit.

👉 Sign up now to claim your art supply list and start creating! Limited spots available. Registration at least a week in advance is requested

Don’t forget to sign up for Part 2 – “Go Big or Go Home: Composition, Mediums, Glazes & Large-Scale Painting” and take your abstract work to the next level with layers, texture, and compositional magic that demands attention. The two classes pair perfectly — but each also stands strong on its own.

Instructor Information:

Renée Rey, an award-winning artist born in Sagamihara, Japan, lives and works in Delray Beach, Florida.

Rey’s artwork has been recognized in national awards and exhibitions by notable museum and gallery professionals including Jade Dellinger, Director of Exhibits & Collections, Bob Rauschenberg Gallery, Fort Myers, FL; Julie Sasse, Chief Curator, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson AZ; Erin Wright, Commissioning Editor and Producer, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA; and Gisela Carbonell, Curator, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, .

Honored with the 2024 Dina Baker Fund Grant from the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Rey’s work has graced galleries across the globe. Recent solo shows include Bailey Contemporary Arts Gallery, Pompano Beach, FL, Tauni De Lessep Gallery at Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL, and the Hammond Hall Gallery, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL. Her group exhibitions span the Baker Museum, Naples, FL, Flatiron Gallery, New York, NY, Studio 33, Spain, Art Brut Biennale, Netherlands, and Project Space Brut, South Korea.

Rey was awarded artist residencies at Bailey Contemporary Arts (2023-2024), School of Visual Arts in New York (2019), and Sun Peaks Center for Art and Sustainability (2016). Her art is in the collections of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., New York, NY, First Albany, New York, NY, and Wasmer Art Collection at Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL.

She served as the International Curator for the 2021 art exhibition “Lo Cierto Es Lo Incierto” held in Soriano, Uruguay.

A dynamic lecturer, Rey has inspired students at Florida Gulf Coast University, New College, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. With nearly a decade of teaching drawing, painting, and creativity in Florida, Rey brings a wealth of experience and education to her work. Her background includes extensive undergraduate coursework in drawing, painting, 3-D design, performance art, and art history and graduate courses in film and computer art. She holds an MBA in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an A.A.S. in Interior Design from Parsons School of Design, an M.A. in Jewish Education from the Jewish Theological Seminary, and a B.A. in Judaic Studies from the University at Albany. This diverse educational foundation infuses her artistic practice with exceptional depth and perspective.