ABOUT THE EVENT
Four Consecutive Tuesday Evenings | June 3, 10, 17, 24 | 6-8pm
Learn to paint like the masters! Join visiting artist and educator, Allison Day, for an intro to oil painting class to learn the basics of this time-honored medium. Participants will complete a new painting each week while learning the basic principles and techniques of oil painting (as described below in more detail) .
Week 1 (Tuesday, 6/3):
Focus: Materials, Color mixing, Underpainting, Fat Over Lean (proper layering of oil paint)
We will paint one 5×7 landscape on canvas paper using a limited pallet to work with value.
Week 2 (Tuesday, 6/10)
Focus: Light and Shadow, Value
We will paint one 8×10 floral still life on canvas paper focusing on light and shadow.
Week 3 (Tuesday, 6/17):
Focus: Pallet Knives, Broad Strokes, Blending
We will paint one 8×10 seascape on canvas paper using pallet knives.
Week 4 (Tuesday, 6/24):
Focus: Impasto Technique
Each student will bring their own landscape reference photo and we will work using impasto techniques to paint it on 8×10 or 11×14 (student preference) canvas. Students will use skills we have learned and practice throughout the course, interpreting their reference photo for their painting.
Experience level: Beginner
Included with registration:
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All materials to create several art pieces
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Instruction by accomplished local artist
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Complimentary coffee & tea
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BYOB
Four consecutive Tuesday evenings … June 3, 10, 17, and 24 … 6-8pm
$250 per person for all four weeks
Ages 18+ are welcome.
MORE INFO: June 3, 10, 17, 24 | Intro to Oil Painting with Allison Day — Studio 323
(484)723-9349
