Using the oil paint medium, we will explore techniques in capturing the essence of our subject, the human face. Students will learn about proportion, under-paintings, mixing skin tones, depicting reflectivity in eyes, and transitioning values from highlights to shadow. We will analyze masterpieces in portraiture and discover the secrets of what make these works of art so compelling and timeless
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Adult Painting Concepts – Session 1: Conscious Color Palette
Using the oil paint medium we will explore compelling color relationships such as complementary, analogous, and triad color schemes. The class will introduce masterpieces of various artists’ to better understand the language of color and inspire our own artistic expression. Students will be able to consciously choose their color schemes, becoming more adept in intentional color mixing.
Adult Painting – Session 4
Material List:
Ultramarine Blue, manganese Blue, Lemon yellow, Indian Yellow, Alizarin Crimson, cadmium red, raw sienna, burnt umber, white, black
Oderless turpentine
A verity of oil and Acrylic brushes
Either gessoed canvas or panel
Adult Painting – Session 3
Adult Painting Session 3 will focus on water and springtime landscapes as we enter warmer weather!
Material List:
– Ultramarine Blue, manganese Blue, Lemon yellow, Indian Yellow, Alizarin Crimson, cadmium red, raw sienna, burnt umber, white, black
-Oderless turpentine, rags, container for turpentine
-A variety of oil and acrylic brushes
– Either gessoed canvas or panel
– Backing support for canvas sheets if you choose to use canvas sheets rather than stretched canvas.
Adult Painting – Session 2- French Impressionism
Learning from the greats- Degas, Monet, Cézanne, Matisse, Cassatt
Material List:
Ultramarine Blue, manganese Blue, Lemon yellow, Indian Yellow, Alizarin Crimson, cadmium red, raw sienna, burnt umber, white, black
Oderless turpentine
A verity of oil and Acrylic brushes
Either gessoed canvas or panel
Adult Painting Session 1- Wild Horses, Bisons & Landscapes of the West
Wild Horses, Bisons & Landscapes of the West with Oil or Acrylic paint. Learn how to map out the painting, block it in, go beyond the photo and create a painting that has a heartbeat.
Material list:
Ultramarine Blue, manganese Blue, Lemon yellow, Indian Yellow, Alizarin Crimson, cadmium red, raw sienna, burnt umber, white, black
Oderless turpentine
A variety of oil and Acrylic brushes
