Virtual Workshop: Amsterdam Acrylics with Jeff. Nov 17

Binders Acrylic Workshop - November

Workshop Title: Layers of Light: Exploring Transparent Acrylic Color

Workshop Description: Transparency is one of acrylic paint’s most expressive qualities, allowing color, light, and underlying layers to interact in surprising ways. In this virtual workshop, artist and educator Jeff Olson explores how transparent acrylic colors can be used to create luminous surfaces, optical mixtures, and a remarkable sense of depth.

Featuring Amsterdam Standard Acrylics, Jeff will demonstrate why some colors conceal while others reveal, and how pigment properties and paint formulation influence transparency and opacity. You’ll explore glazing, layering, and color stacking while discovering the difference between physically mixing colors on the palette and allowing them to interact optically on the painting surface.

Part art, part science, and plenty of creative experimentation, this workshop will give you practical techniques for making acrylic color glow from within. Designed for artists of all experience levels.

Jeff Olson Bio (NEW): Jeff Olson is a Seattle-based artist and educator whose career spans more than three decades of studio practice, exhibitions, and a deep engagement with the world of art materials. He currently serves as the Art Education Director for Royal Talens North America, traveling throughout the U.S. and Canada to share his expertise with universities, art organizations, and creative communities. Olson’s work and teaching both reflect his fascination with how technique, history, and material come together to spark artistic expression. His career bridges fine art and material science, offering a unique perspective that inspires artists at every level.