Abstracting the Landscape Using Oils

Cost: $800 

This two day intermediate workshop is for anyone who wants to push their painting to a new level with dynamic color and composition. (must have some basic drawing and oil (or acrylic) painting experience) .

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Class size will be limited to 5 people so that each participant will get 1-1 instruction. 

Topics covered in class will include:

  • finding inspiration

  • sketching and color studies 

  • underpainting for impactful results

  • expressive brush and palette knife techniques

  • keeping color mixing fresh

  • observing value, composition and color organization

  • knowing when your painting is done

Artists bring their own paints

DAY ONE
• Take photos on the docks of Sausalito (5 min walk from the studio)
• Practice cropping and hand coloring photos to produce sketch/ color study
• Create underpainting/ resolve painting

DAY TWO
• Use cropping to abstract landscape
• Use color and light to create dynamic painting
• Demo painting techniques with brush and palette knife
• Review composition and contrast / resolve paintings

PROVIDED

•Coffee & simple lunch provided

•12x12 or 12x16 canvases and frames provided. 

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