Bodies of Light

The human body is a vehicle which can enable a being to make a tremendous evolutionary leap in a relatively short period of time. A single lifetime of good energy management can easily put someone in charge of a galaxy, universe, or something bigger. The key to such incredible possibilities lies dormant within one’s physiology. In visionary art, this truth is intuitively touched upon all of the time through depictions of empowered individuals that radiate color, light, geometry and much more.

This class will be focused on deepening vision & honing craft in an effort to glean the inherent power of humanity & manifest it through the paint brush. Your teacher, Stefan Lucas Allen is a seasoned traditional artist, visionary artist and Kriya yoga instructor that will first show you how to draw the human figure from life & photo reference, then share with you how to incorporate your studies into powerful visionary paintings. guided meditations to build a group connection while supporting your individual vision.

Timing

September 18, 20, 21

10AM-6PM each day with a 1 hour lunch break from 1-2PM

Pricing

• Day 1 Pass $111 (Friday only)

• 3 Day Pass $333

Additional Information

• Open to all skill levels—experienced artists will up-level their work with new techniques while total beginners will be given fundamentals to start their figurative journey on solid footing

• Day 1 will include an instructed figure drawing session with a nude model

• Final paintings on Day 2-3 will be done from drawings & photos of live model session or from provided reference images.

• Drawing & Acrylic Painting Class

Schedule

Day 1

Morning: 10:00AM-1PM

Guided meditation

Figure Drawing from photo reference

1-2PM Lunch

Afternoon:

Figure Drawing from live model

Gathering reference images

Day 2

Morning:

Guided inner journey

Sketchbooking a composition

1-2pm lunch

Afternoon:

Starting a painting

Day 3

Morning:

Continuing painting

Afternoon:

Continuing painting

Closing meditation

***Supplies***

Good artist materials are a worthy investment that will make a huge difference in the quality of your completed work. Do not fiddle too long with student grade supplies in any medium. They will be more difficult to use and will make you develop bad habits as an artist.

These are my recommendations, if you already have a set of acrylic paints & brushes that you enjoy using, I’m sure it will do just fine.

What the Vision Sanctuary will provide:

• A Glazing medium for both acrylics and oils

• Communal Glazing Brushes

• Easels, tables & lights for working at

• Cups and glass jars for paint medium/ paint water

• Paint Rags

• Palette Paper

What you need to bring:

Painting Supplies

Recommended paint brand: Golden Acrylics (Fluid, Open or Heavy Body)

At least one red, one yellow, one blue, one one brown, one black and one white.

Example minimum paints list:

Naphol red

Hansa Yellow medium

Ultramarine blue

Burnt umber

Mars black

Titanium white

Other nice paints to have:

Transparent iron oxide red

Transparent iron oxide yellow

Alizarin crimson

Cadmium red

Cadmium orange

Cadmium yellow

Dioxazine purple

Phalo blue

Phalo green

Raw Sienna

Azo Gold

Titanium Buff

Brushes:

I often will do an acrylic painting with only 3 or 4 brushes. If you have a collection of brushes that you prefer to use then bring them! If you’re gathering your supplies for the first time below are some recommendations. Keep in mind that acrylic paint will ruin natural hair brushes pretty quickly, so unless you plan on using a natural hair brush for special effects, it’s good to use synthetic brushes. When you go to the art store, you get what you pay for. Avoid the very cheap brush packs from Michaels & no need to spend 60 dollars on a single natural hair brush.

*You’ll save a lot of money and receive top tier quality ordering your brushes online from Rosemaryandco.com*

Recommended brushes list:

Option A)

https://www.rosemaryandco.com/acrylic-brushes/acrylic-brush-sets/peter-keegan-acrylic-set

Option B)

From your local art store

Recommended brands:

• Princeton Velvetouch

• Da Vinci

A few synthetic pointed rounds

A few synthetic medium sized flat brush

A few synthetic filbert brush

Some larger flat synthetic brushes for glazing

FX brushes

• tooth brushes are great for speckling chaos (like a star scape)

• Hardware store brushes for rough rendering of large areas that need the texture

• Old ruined brushes are great for natural textural effects

Drawing Supplies

At a glance (any ol’ drawing supplies will get the job done):

Sketchbook

Drawing implements

Tracing paper

Expanded:

Favorite sketchbook brands:

• Kunstpapier

• Moleskine

• Strathmore

My favorite drawing supplies:

• Stabilio fine liners

• Tombow brush pens

• Bic & zebra ballpoint pens

• .08 Microns

• PrismaColor Pencil Set

• Colored Pencil Sharpener

• Mechanical Pencils (any kind)

• Graphite Pencils or 2mm Lead Holders+ 2B&2H refills+ 2mm lead sharpener

• Kneadable Erasers

The Vision Sanctuary:

Location/Parking:

ADA friendly location, located downtown Santa Cruz on Cedar street. Cedar street has metered parking, but there is free, 2-hour parking on Maple and Center streets, just two blocks away. Please message us if you have ADA requirements and would like to park in our driveway for easier access.

We are located nearby/within walking distance of several restaurants and grocery stores. We have an hour lunch break each day, feel free to use our kitchenette if you’d like to bring home-cooked meals or heat things up when it’s lunch. Our amenities: mini fridge, electric kettle, hot plate, toaster oven, microwave.

Hostel options if you are coming from out of town:

• The Santa Cruz Hostel: within walking distance from the Vision Sanctuary and also the beach/ boardwalk. They offer affordable pricing and you can work trade for your stay doing regular hostel cleaning work or PAINT A MURAL on their grounds! This has to be approved beforehand, so please message us ahead of time for this option!

Please email us if you have any other questions or concerns!

Happy creating!