Painting the Great Southwest
August 7-August 8, 8:00am-3:00pm
214 W. Yankie St., Silver City, NM
Join me for two fun and challenging days of plein air painting in the beautiful surroundings of Silver City, NM. This workshop will cover the main points of creating interesting paintings directly from life. We will cover composition, draftsmanship, values and color. I will also cover brush handling, color mixing and paint application. The Silver City area has some of the most varied and beautiful scenery in the Southwest. We will travel to several location in and around Silver City; locations may include Boston Hill, the towns of Gila, Pinos Altos and San Lorenzo, the City of Rocks and the Gila River to name just a few possibilities. Push the edges of your abilities while painting in some of the most amazing scenery in the southwest. Contact Nan or Marcia at Seedboat Gallery for more information (575) 534-1136
Supply List
Outdoor easel such as a french easel, Soltek, or Open Box M
Palette
#6 or #8 filberts or flats.
Solvent, odorless mineral spirits are recommended. No turpentine products, please.
Solvent container
Several canvases, canvas boards or other type of panels to paint on. I recommend nothing larger than 11”x14”.
Palette knife
Plenty of paper towels or rags.
Recommended Palette: titanium white, cadmium lemon yellow, cadmium orange, cadmium red light, yellow ochre, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, sap green, viridian (optional), cerulean (optional).
Wet panel carrier or some way to transport wet paintings.
Sun screen, hat, water, lunch etc.
Figure Drawing Intensive
August 2-August 6, Monday-Friday 9:00am-4:00pm, Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO
The human figure, the most complex and beautiful entity we know, contains all the aspects that we, as artists, struggle to learn. We will explore the body from line, form, values, and planes, to gesture and anatomy. We will learn to focus on drawing from visual experience rather than from mental images. Students will discover how to work from simple to complex through the use of quick gestures and longer, sustained, studies. Interested students should have experience working with the figure or have taken a beginning drawing course.
Supply list:
18"x24" newsprint (previous students have gone through 200 sheets)
Drawing board (A piece of masonite cut to 18"x24" size works very well)
Sharpie pens (bring several)
Charcoal (compressed or vine. I prefer the thick vine charcoal sticks--soft works well on newsprint. Feel free to try any form to find your preference.)
Chamois
Kneaded eraser
Sanding board or sandpaper for sharpening charcoal
Large binder clips or bulldog clips to hold paper on to the drawing board
or call (719) 520-1899
Figure Painting: Quick Sketch in Oils
begins 7 April - 26 may, Wednesday 6-9 pm, Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO
This course is designed for those interested in learning effective strategies for painting quickly from a live model. We will take a step by step approach to learning how to judge proportion, value and temperature quickly and accurately. I will also cover how to set up and organize your palette to develop a color mixing system that makes painting easier and more enjoyable. Push the edge of your abilities during this fun and challenging weekend of painting.
Supply list:
Those taking this class in Silver City may be required to bring their own easel. Several panels, canvases or canvas paper no larger than 11"x14"
Brushes: filberts or flats….#4, #6, or larger
Odorless mineral spirit (no turpentine products, please)
Brush cleaning container
Paper towels or rags
Palette knife
Palette
Suggested palette: burnt sienna, titanium white, cadmium lemon yellow, cadmium orange,
cadmium, red light, yellow ochre, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue,cerulean blue, sap green and viridian
For registration information, visit www.cottonwoodcenterforthearts.com
or call (719) 520-1899 for the Colorado Springs location.