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) .
NOTE: SEE SIGN UP BELOW FOR IN STUDIO AND OVERSEAS WORKSHOPS
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