OZARK COUNTRY IN MISSOURI
Oil Painting in the Field and in the Studio:
Bennett Springs, MO May 6,7,8
“Clearing up some of the mystery in creating convincing illusions in your representational painting”
Price: 225.00
In this workshop, through clearly explaining concepts, and through multiple demonstrations, I will clear up some of the mystery of the process of creating illusions in your paintings. I teach a 4 pronged approach that is both easy to remember and an effective way of breaking down difficult subject matter in to manageable visual information on the picture plane. SHAPES, VALUES, EDGES, and TEXTURE are the four prongs from which all visual information can be organized. I will help you comprehend the relationships in your VALUES which includes all of the COLOR elements, the importance of SHAPE to design, believability, readability, and drawing, how see and understand EDGES and their importance, and I will show you some different ways of applying paint in order to juxtapose TEXTURE and brush effects. I am careful to give each student “effective” time allowing for students of various abilities to benefit greatly.
Day Planner:
The first day, May 6th, weather permitting, we will meet at a location to be determined, and we will focus on blocking in paintings. Every painting starts with a strong “block-in,” and no matter how advanced one is at painting, doing a day of block-ins will help. Bring 5 to 10 panels on this day no larger than 8X10 because we are going to “GET AFTER IT.” I will do a demonstration and talk a bit about design, values, and my methods of starting a painting. Then everyone will go off on their own and start their block-ins. I’ll be walking around and giving instruction on a person to person basis for the remainder of the morning. Upon finishing one block-in, you’ll turn your easel and do another, and so on. We’ll break for a sack lunch and continue. By the end of the day we should have at least 5 solid block-ins. You won’t believe how much information can be internalized on a day like this.
Then next day, May 7th, weather permittng, we will meet at another location in the AM. I will do a smaller sized demonstration in order for people to get back on track and see a painting come to completion. Then everyone can go find a spot and begin their paintings. I’ll be walking around and giving instruction on a person to person basis for the remainder of the morning. We’ll break for a sack lunch and get another plein air painting done in the afternoon with me walking around and aiding individualy.
The third day, May 8th.On the last day in the morning we’ll meet at another location and work on some more field study work. I’ll do another small-ish demonstration and then walking around to give assisstence where needed. We’ll break for a sack lunch then head back to the Art Center and I will demonstrate how I blow a field study up to a larger painting. I will just take this demostration to a working ”Block-in” and this time allows for an extensive question and answer session while I work. I will then walk around the room while everyone blocks in their larger piece. There are questions that come up when enlarging paintings that cover every possible base of the four prong approach.
Supply List:
Paper towels (Viva brand works great)
Brush cleaner jar with agitator (a jar needs something to scrub the bristles on, that’s the agitator. A spring, or piece of hardware cloth folded up in the bottom works great.)
Odorless paint thinner (I recommend Sunnyside or Gamsol brand)
Several small canvases or panels for the field (I do not recommend Fredrix brand, and no bigger then 8 x10 please, smaller is preferred)
Several larger canvases or panels for work in the studio (I recommend 12X16 or 16X20 no larger than 18X24 please)
A Portable Easel (French Easels work well)
A Brimmed Hat (it is nearly impossible to paint Back Light without one)
Sunscreen
Bugspray
Painting medium of your choice (I use Vasari) or walnut oil
Paint:
Titanium White
Cadmium Lemon Yellow or Cadmium Yellow light
Cadmium Orange
Burnt Sienna
Alizarin Crimson
Ultramarine Blue
I’ve outlined the concepts of SHAPES, VALUE, EDGES, and TEXTURE. Click HERE for more information.
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