Medium: Charcoal, Oil Painting, Sculpture
Instructor:
Course Title: Art of Amateurs
Course Meets: 05-15-2013 - 05-29-2013
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Tuition: 135.00
Description: Art for Amateurs is a perfect introduction to art and the Scottsdale Artists’ School. These classes are for those with little or no art experience, who wish to nourish their passion for fine art. Sample three different mediums, in three hour sessions. Cost includes ALL supplies for drawing, painting and sculpture sessions. Each three session series is geared towards the absolute beginner- there will be a different instructor each week, the first session focuses on drawing, the second on oil painting, and the third on sculpture.
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Medium: Charcoal, Oil Painting, Sculpture
Instructor:
Course Title: Art for Amateurs
Course Meets: 07-09-2013 - 07-23-2013
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Tuition: 135.00
Description: Art for Amateurs is a perfect introduction to art and the Scottsdale Artists’ School. These classes are for those with little or no art experience, who wish to nourish their passion for fine art. Sample three different mediums, in three hour sessions. Cost includes ALL supplies for drawing, painting and sculpture sessions. Each three session series is geared towards the absolute beginner- there will be a different instructor each week, the first session focuses on drawing, the second on oil painting, and the third on sculpture.
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Medium: Charcoal, Oil Painting, Sculpture
Instructor:
Course Title: Art for Amateurs
Course Meets: 08-12-2013 - 08-26-2013
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Tuition: $135.00
Description: Art for Amateurs is a perfect introduction to art and the Scottsdale Artists’ School. These classes are for those with little or no art experience, who wish to nourish their passion for fine art. Sample three different mediums, in three hour sessions. Cost includes ALL supplies for drawing, painting and sculpture sessions. Each three session series is geared towards the absolute beginner- there will be a different instructor each week, the first session focuses on drawing, the second on oil painting, and the third on sculpture.
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Medium: Oil Painting
Instructor: Elaine Coffee
Course Title: Composing Figurative Paintings from Photographs
Course Meets: 03-13-2013 - 04-17-2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuition: $270
Description: There are times when “photo-sketching” for a painting is the only possibility, especially if it involves public interiors: restaurants, bars, museums, for example. This six-week class is designed for those interested in multi-figure ‘slice-of-life’ painting. Work on the schematics of composing a painting from several photos and, like central casting, choosing people, gestures and elements that will enhance the finished work. The instructor will do step-by-step demonstrations in building a painting. Students can bring their own photos to work from or select from some that will be available.
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Medium: Oil Painting
Instructor: Donna Colleran
Course Title: The Fundamentals of Oil Painting
Course Meets: 01-08-2013 - 02-05-2013
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tuition: $180/4 sessions
Description: This four week class is designed for students just starting out, as well as those who wish to clarify their understanding of the key principles that every artist needs to know in order to improve their paintings. The weekly topics addressed in this class will include: value, color, edges, and how to create a good design. Lemler will guide you through a series of exercises that will strengthen your skills, while allowing you to enjoy the learning process. Demonstrations, individual instruction, and thoughtful discussions will enhance this useful four week course, setting the stage for you to take your paintings to the next level.
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Medium: Charcoal, Oil Painting, Pastel
Instructor: Jerry Salinas
Course Title: Drawing and Painting the Head
Course Meets: 01-10-2013 - 02-14-2013
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Tuition: $225 + $35 model fee/5 sessions
Description: Most open studios provide students a limited amount of time to successfully complete a head study. Professional illustrator and artist, Jerry Salinas, will provide students with a variety of training techniques to be able to create a convincing head study. This course will investigate the individual forms of the head and more importantly how to make them come together in an integrated whole. Students will learn to use an approach that helps them see the big shapes first, then go into details towards the end of the session. The core of the lessons will be based on drawing, values, edges, planes of the head and composition. Bring your chosen medium. If you are new to working from life, start with drawing. Previous study helpful, but not required.
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Medium: Acrylic, Oil Painting
Instructor: Julie Gilbert Pollard
Course Title: The Watercolorist Segues to Oil
Course Meets: 01-12-2013 - 02-16-2013
Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Tuition: $270
Description: Watercolor and oil require the painter to think in opposites: “light to dark” versus “dark to light”, transparent versus opaque, and so on. The transition from “thinking in watercolor” to “thinking in oil” can be smoothed by beginning your oil painting with fluid acrylics used as watercolor. Two methods using acrylic as the under-painting will be explored. Don’t have oils? Don’t worry – it will not be necessary for you to buy oil paint! Try it out first: five essential Holbein DUO Aqua Oil colors will be provided (dollops squeezed onto your palette). You need only add a brush and a canvas or multi-media support to your acrylic or watercolor supplies. Please see the supply list for suggested oil brush and watercolor/acrylic supplies you will need. A photo will be provided, but you are always welcome to paint from your own reference material. There will be demonstrations, exercises, critique and lots of painting time.
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Medium: Charcoal, Oil Painting
Instructor: Jerry Salinas
Course Title: Painting and Drawing the Figure
Course Meets: 02-02-2013 - 03-09-2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuition: $270 + $35 Model Fee/6 sessions
Description: In this class, we will study the planes of the body and we will break down the anatomy into simple musculature to translate the figure into a two dimensional image. The same principle will be applied to the clothed figure, minimizing and enhancing specific forms to show three dimensional shading on your surface. We will start our progression from the nude figure, draped, then fully clothed figure.
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Medium: Oil Painting, Pastel
Instructor: Allen Garns
Course Title: Painting: The Right Shape, the Right Color, the Right Value
Course Meets: 02-06-2013 - 03-13-2013
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Tuition: $270 + $35 Model Fee/6 sessions
Description: My former teacher Dan McCaw used to say that all you need for a good painting is the right shapes with the right color and the right value. It is a simple but powerful idea. This class will focus on those fundamentals. You will learn to see shapes, simplify values and develop a stronger sense of color. Specific exercises will be combined with open painting of still life set-ups and costumed models that will be valuable for painters of all levels. I will do some general demonstrating, but most of the time you will be painting with individual attention tailored to your needs. Pastels and oils are welcome.
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Medium: Oil Painting
Instructor: Bill Lundquist
Course Title: The Really Useful Painting Class
Course Meets: 02-12-2013 - 03-26-2013
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tuition: $270/6 sessions
Description: Each artist’s brush stroke is as individual as his or her own signature. These signature techniques are developed through experimentation and individual preference. The qualities of good drawing, exciting value ranges, interesting composition, appropriate color and unifying edge development combine to make paintings successful. This class will help you to learn and appreciate those essential painting elements and stir the creative process.
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Medium: Oil Painting, Pastel
Instructor: Allen Garns
Course Title: Painting in the City: Plein Air
Course Meets: 02-16-2013 - 03-23-2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuition: $270/6 sessions
Description: If you love historic architecture, urban landscapes and painting, this is the class for you! This urban adventure will examine slashing light, angular shadows, volume, depth, space, textures and more. The class is an exciting opportunity to explore traditional methods of painting in a city setting. After spending the first day in the studio, students will spend the remaining classes painting on location in various places around Scottsdale and downtown Phoenix. The instructor will give demonstrations in both oil and pastel. There will be an emphasis on composition, how light defines form, values, drawing, and other fundamental principles. We will also talk about seeing; how to see the amazing beauty that is right in front of our eyes. You truly get all this and more when you go into the city to paint. Portable easel and transportation required.
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Medium: Oil Painting
Instructor: Robert Lemler
Course Title: Alla Prima Portrait Painting
Course Meets: 02-28-2013 - 04-04-2013
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Tuition: $270 + $35 Model Fee/6 sessions
Description: Working from the model, students will explore the art of painting the portrait from life. This class is primarily about painting the head in a convincing, representational manner. Initially, emphasis will be placed on shape and tonal relationships. Students will have the chance to paint a number of simple two to three tone head studies, and then we will move into color relationships. The poses will gradually lengthen over the course of the weeks, as we begin to seek orchestration of shape, value, color, and edge. The related topics of composition and pictorial design will also be addressed. Students can expect instructor demonstrations, and plenty of individual attention.
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Medium: Charcoal, Oil Painting
Instructor: Jerry Salinas
Course Title: Painting and Drawing the Figure
Course Meets: 03-11-2013 - 04-08-2013
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Tuition: $225 + $35 model fee/5 sessions
Description: In this class, we will study the planes of the body and we will break down the anatomy into simple musculature to translate the figure into a two dimensional image. The same principle will be applied to the clothed figure, minimizing and enhancing specific forms to show three dimensional shading on your surface. We will start our progression from the nude figure, draped, then fully clothed figure.
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Medium: Acrylic, Oil Painting, Pastel
Instructor: Allen Garns
Course Title: Composing with Objects, Shapes and Values
Course Meets: 03-12-2013 - 03-12-2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuition: $90
Description: Design and composition can make or break a picture. We often think of composition as being the placement of shapes and things. Just as important, however, is the organization of lights and darks or values. Through some carefully planned exercises, this class will deepen your understanding of how to use an economy of values to create strong compositions.
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Medium: Oil Painting
Instructor: Linda Glover Gooch
Course Title: The Power of the Thumbnail
Course Meets: 03-14-2013 - 03-14-2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuition: $90
Description: A thumbnail is a very small and rough sketch or painting outlining the elements in a proposed painting. Thumbnail sketches are a good way to work through an idea, or to try out different compositions. Always remember, a photo can (and should) be adapted to suit you. These tiny paintings are a great source of consistent practice enabling you to work all on the principles of painting. You need to paint miles of canvas to get better at painting, thumbnails are a great tool to use while on your journey. In this class students will work from photos supplied by teacher and very simple still life’s. Paintings size will be no bigger then 4 x 5.This course is being offered in the fall, and again in the spring- take one or both!
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Medium: Oil Painting, Pastel
Instructor: Judith Spitz
Course Title: Take Your Painting Skills to the Next Level
Course Meets: 03-25-2013 - 04-29-2013
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tuition: $270/6 sessions
Description: Whether you’re a beginner, intermediate or advanced painter in oil, acrylic, or pastel, you can, and often do, get stuck on the same skill level. Judith, through teaching and stressing the vital artistic techniques such as; shape, value, color, temperature, composition and perspective, will guide the student to reach higher levels of accomplishment. In understanding the master painters of today and yesterday, the student will be led to understand the techniques that made them famous and how to adapt these techniques to strengthen their own paintings. Critiques will clarify the students understanding of strengths and weaknesses in a completely POSITIVE setting. The critique is to further each students understanding of progress and NEVER to impede that progress either for the student or for the class. Understanding the critique process will also further the students understanding of SELF critique. Group discussions, individual instruction and question and answer periods will be part of the class structure.
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Medium: Oil Painting
Instructor: Robert Lemler
Course Title: The Alla Prima Still Life
Course Meets: 03-28-2013 - 05-02-2013
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tuition: $270/6 sessions
Description: Unlike most other subjects, the still life genre offers the artist complete control over every aspect of the final painting. The unlimited choices in color, key, arrangement and lighting one’s subject make still life one of the most popular genres. Design begins with a concept and ends in an arrangement of elements and lighting which is then translated into paint. Through demonstration, lecture and individual instruction, students will be offered guidance in composing, lighting and painting their subject. This class is suitable for all levels of experience, as students will compose their own arrangements in order to paint in an alla prima fashion (paintings which are done in a single session).
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Medium: Oil Painting
Instructor: Michael Maczuga
Course Title: The Thick and Thin of Painting
Course Meets: 04-09-2013 - 04-09-2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuition: $90 + $10 model fee
Description: Everyone admires the thick brush stroke, deliberate and full of energy. Learning what to put in that stroke, and when to define the detail, is a challenge that we are all faced with. This workshop will confront that issue and how it relates to one’s approach to the entire painting.
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Medium: Oil Painting
Instructor: Donna Colleran
Course Title: Head and Shoulders: A Portrait Class
Course Meets: 04-11-2013 - 05-09-2013
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Tuition: $225 + $35 model fee/5 sessions
Description: This class will begin with instruction on the proportions of the head from basic line to more advanced anatomical study. From there, we will focus on developing a likeness from the model by learning to interpret what we see; simplifying the features and focusing on basic shapes and forms as described by masses of color, plus light and shadow. Set up to finish. Demonstrations and individual attention will be emphasized.
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Medium: Oil Painting
Instructor: Robert Lemler
Course Title: Simplifying the Figure: Quick Studies in Oil
Course Meets: 04-26-2013 - 04-26-2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuition: $90 + $10 model fee
Description: This class will highlight the value of the “short pose” as an exercise to show students a simplified concept of anatomy, and an easy to understand approach to the figurative subject. While the student will not paint any finished work in this class, they will leave with new concepts which will inform their efforts for a lifetime. Get out some large brushes, mix a generous amount of paint, and join us! Robert’s Figure Drawing Intensive on April 12th is a great warm up for this class.
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Medium: Oil Painting
Instructor: Timothy Rees
Course Title: Fundamentals of Oil Painting: A Comprehensive Approach
Course Meets: 06-06-2013 - 06-27-2013
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tuition: $180
Description: This four week, fundamental class will provide students with everything they need to pursue the art of oil painting with confidence. Class will begin with a comprehensive introduction to materials and the role they play in producing quality work. Next, students will work from still life set-ups to become familiar with each step of oil painting, from mixing paint to applying each layer. Students will also be introduced to fundamental aspects of painting, including: composition, light, color, and more. With plenty of discussion, demonstrations, exercises, and completing a painting, students can expect to get the most out of this fun and informative basic oil painting class!
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Medium: Acrylic, Charcoal, Conte, Oil Painting
Instructor: Jerry Salinas
Course Title: Painting from Photographs
Course Meets: 07-08-2013 - 08-12-2013
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Tuition: $270
Description: Not all paintings are done from life. A majority of artists use photos to complete their masterpieces. We will take your photos and change the composition; add elements, lighten and darken values and colors to tell your story. This class will give you the opportunity to use your full creativity to produce a finished piece of artwork. Open to artists in all mediums and all skill levels.
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Medium: Oil Painting
Instructor: Bill Lundquist
Course Title: The Really Useful Painting Class
Course Meets: 07-09-2013 - 07-30-2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuition: $180 + $35 Model Fee
Description: Each artist’s brush stroke is as individual as his or her own signature. These signature techniques are developed through experimentation and individual preference. The qualities of good drawing, exciting value ranges, interesting composition, appropriate color and unifying edge development combine to make paintings successful. This class will help you to learn and appreciate those essential painting elements and stir the creative process.
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Medium: Oil Painting, Pastel
Instructor: Allen Garns
Course Title: Subordination to the Big Picture
Course Meets: 07-10-2013 - 08-14-2013
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Tuition: $270 + $35 Model Fee
Description: “Big, strong, interesting shapes make for good paintings”. Think of anyone from Rembrandt to Rothko. The trouble is nature and our eyes (brain) conspire against that beauty by confronting us with all kinds of interesting details, values, contrasts, colors and little shapes. Those elements can be helpful to a painting but they must be subordinated to the larger shapes and values. This is one of the most fundamental and powerful principles one can learn. This class will explore the beauty of finding the large shapes and using those shapes as an organizing principle to create a successful painting. We will work from both still life and the live model.
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Medium: Oil Painting
Instructor: Suzanne Falk
Course Title: A Peek into the World of Realism
Course Meets: 07-11-2013 - 08-01-2013
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tuition: $180
Description: In this class students will learn basic tips and tricks for starting a realistic painting. We will focus from the ground up with canvas preparation, tips on setting up an interesting still life that tells a story, and tricks for achieving the look of feathers, fur, glass, metal, and basic skin tones, as well as how to trick the eye with rich shadows and dazzling highlights. This is a good course for beginners as well as students who have some experience but are wishing to take their paintings to the next level. Beginners will learn how to mix luminous colors and continuing students are encouraged to bring works in progress for help with design elements and any other roadblocks they need help overcoming. We will be creating in a controlled but relaxed atmosphere so as to encourage creative thinking with an emphasis that painting be fun and not something to be afraid of!
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Medium: Oil Painting
Instructor: Timothy Rees
Course Title: Fundamentals of Oil Painting: A Comprehensive Approach
Course Meets: 08-05-2013 - 08-26-2013
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Tuition: $180
Description: This four week, fundamental class will provide students with everything they need to pursue the art of oil painting with confidence. Class will begin with a comprehensive introduction to materials and the role they play in producing quality work. Next, students will work from still life set-ups to become familiar with each step of oil painting, from mixing paint to applying each layer. Students will also be introduced to fundamental aspects of painting, including: composition, light, color, and more. With plenty of discussion, demonstrations, exercises, and completing a painting, students can expect to get the most out of this fun and informative basic oil painting class!
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Medium: Acrylic, Oil Painting, Watercolor
Instructor: Julie Gilbert Pollard
Course Title: Acrylic Underpinnings
Course Meets: 08-20-2013 - 08-20-2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuition: $90
Description: You will learn to use “acrylic underpinnings” to set the stage for vibrant colors in your paintings. Using a photo that Julie will supply, watercolor and oil painters alike will begin their paintings in exactly the same way: with dark acrylic accents. Watercolorists, try a new support for your paintings! Using “acrylic underpinnings” is an excellent technique to use for watercolor on canvas. Oil painters will use their personal favorite canvas or board. The benefits of this method are numerous and enable you to get the bones of your painting established and “locked in” at the very beginning. It’s a unique approach to both oil and watercolor that will add considerably to your repertoire of painting techniques! The only prerequisite is an attitude of joy in the act of painting. Class time will be structured, yet open enough to accommodate the artistic spirit within us all!
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Medium: Oil Painting
Instructor: James Coulter
Course Title: Basic Painting and Design Part 1
Course Meets: 01-12-2013 - 02-02-2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuition: $180/4 sessions
Description: This class is all about the basics and keeping things simple. It is designed for beginning and intermediate painters. Through a series of exercises and drills we will learn how to mix values with color and control saturation. Application of paint layers with variety in brush work will also be covered. We will learn the sequential steps in the painting process and how to use different ways of thinking within each step, as well as the importance of variety within all the elements of a painting. We will discover how the main motif of a painting will factor into ALL decisions in the orchestration of visual energy. We will focus on all elements of the painting process, including thumbnail drawings and compositional concepts. The exercises will be done from simple still life references. This class will not be about making a finished painting, but geared more towards the development of sound painting skills.
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Medium: Oil Painting
Instructor: Jane Wingfield
Course Title: Absolute Beginning Oil Painting Part II
Course Meets: 02-07-2013 - 03-14-2013
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tuition: $270/6 sessions
Description: This class is a continuation of Jane’s “Absolute Beginning Oil Painting Class Part I”. You will have fun applying previous knowledge of the basics, further developing skills in color, light and composition. You will learn brushwork techniques and gain confidence and satisfaction by mastering the basics while painting from still life set-ups.
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Medium: Oil Painting
Instructor: Amery Bohling
Course Title: Beginning Oil Painting: Photos and Still Life
Course Meets: 04-08-2013 - 04-29-2013
Time: 6:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Tuition: $180/4 sessions
Description: If you are new to painting in oil, or just want to brush up on your skills, this is an excellent class to take. Amery Bohling has had many years of training with some of the best artists in the industry. You will learn about value, color, drawing and techniques you have never thought of! Types of canvas, oil mediums, using texture, and how to paint with your palette knife will all be discussed. You will also have a variety of photos to work from and still life’s that will be set up for you to work on in class. All levels are welcome, and instruction will be tailored to your artistic level.
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Medium: Oil Painting
Instructor: James Coulter
Course Title: Basic Painting and Design Part 1
Course Meets: 01-12-2013 - 02-02-2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuition: $180/4 sessions
Description: This class is all about the basics and keeping things simple. It is designed for beginning and intermediate painters. Through a series of exercises and drills we will learn how to mix values with color and control saturation. Application of paint layers with variety in brush work will also be covered. We will learn the sequential steps in the painting process and how to use different ways of thinking within each step, as well as the importance of variety within all the elements of a painting. We will discover how the main motif of a painting will factor into ALL decisions in the orchestration of visual energy. We will focus on all elements of the painting process, including thumbnail drawings and compositional concepts. The exercises will be done from simple still life references. This class will not be about making a finished painting, but geared more towards the development of sound painting skills.
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Medium: Oil Painting
Instructor: James Coulter
Course Title: Basic Painting and Design Part II
Course Meets: 02-09-2013 - 03-02-2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuition: $180/4 sessions
Description: This class will focus on how to orchestrate all of the elements addressed in Basic Painting and Design Part I into a successful painting. My goal is to give you some technical information and painting concepts to help you develop your own personal set of judgments and solutions to fit your individual personality and painting style. We will be doing drawing and painting exercises with still life set-ups, and a mixture of references from life and photos. Thumbnail sketches will also be part of the process. We will learn how to prioritize the following elements in relation to the main motif of our painting: how to choose a subject; dynamic re-design and simplification of a scene; linear versus painterly drawing; deciding on a dominant value and color temperature; refractive focal point; application and layering of paint and variety in brush and palette knife work; how to see and use value, temperature, and intensity of color to create atmospheric perspective; how to use a sequence of emotional levels, brush sizes and paint thickness in the process of a painting.
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Medium: Oil Painting
Instructor: Elaine Coffee
Course Title: Composing Figurative Paintings from Photographs
Course Meets: 03-13-2013 - 04-17-2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuition: $270
Description: There are times when “photo-sketching” for a painting is the only possibility, especially if it involves public interiors: restaurants, bars, museums, for example. This six-week class is designed for those interested in multi-figure ‘slice-of-life’ painting. Work on the schematics of composing a painting from several photos and, like central casting, choosing people, gestures and elements that will enhance the finished work. The instructor will do step-by-step demonstrations in building a painting. Students can bring their own photos to work from or select from some that will be available.
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