Gel Printing series with Anne Black

In this four-part workshop with experienced artist and arts instructor Anne Black, participants will begin with the basics of gel printing before moving onto the mastery of different associated techniques throughout the class.

The classes will be tailored to the student group and will include:

• Exploring color and the properties of different paints on the gel plate

• Creating pattern and texture using a wealth of simple tools and methods

• Approaches to design, building layers and complexity

• Methods of transferring drawings to the gel plate

• Painterly expressionism

• Working in series

• Caring for gel plate and brayer

• and more!

For those without a gel plate or brayer, the instructor will have some available to use during classes with paints and paper supplied for the class at no additional cost, as well as for purchase at the first class to take home. We will start with smaller 3x5" and 5x7" plates and possibly end with prints on an 8x10" plate.

In addition to frameable prints, attendees will also have a chance to create greeting cards and book covers from their many images. “You can be a beginner and come up with some really cool things," says Black.

About the Instructor

Anne Black, violist and visual artist, joined the Eastport Gallery in 2020, and in May 2024, opened her own Capriccio Arts Studio and Gallery at 69 Water Street. Anne and her husband have divided their time year-round between Eastport and Boston since 2018.

Anne enjoys an active career in Boston as Principal Viola of the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston, and Violist with the Handel + Haydn Society. She has performed with the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, Boston Ballet, Boston Baroque, Boston Lyric Opera, and has premiered and recorded countless new solo and chamber works. She has been featured annually in EAC's summer concert series.