A TWO-DAY PAINTING WORKSHOP FOR ALL LEVELS
This two day workshop is broken into steps on how to apply the elements of design in each phase of a painting. We will identify the seven elements of design:
Line, shape, form, value, colour, texture and space.
These seven elements will be incorporated in our paintings during specific stages of the process. By being deliberate in the use of design elements, the finished painting will be visually successful.
Saturday October 29 and Sunday October 30, 2022 9:30 am - 4:30 pm each day
2-DAY WORKSHOP LOCATION: Penticton Art Gallery Tea Room
PRE-PLANNING SESSION: Wednesday October 12 (time TBA) at Matheson Gallery, 221 Martin St
FOLLOW-UP SESSION: November 26 (approx 1 hr, time TBA) at Matheson Gallery, 221 Martin St
COST: $325 + GST Limited space. Pre-registration required. Please register as soon as possible.
REGISTRATION & INFORMATION: Contact Renée Matheson at 250-488-4999 or mathesonarts@gmail.com
Pre-Planning Meeting (Oct 12 time TBA) During the pre-planning meeting we will cover the following:
How to arrange a still life
How to take a photograph of your subject
How to print a good quality colour copy (8 x 11” minimum)
How to create a 16 x 20” drawing from the photo
Handouts will be provided.
You will be introduced to media for preparing your canvas surface, and Jan will explain how to prepare your canvas.
At home, participants will do prep work for the workshop:
Gather still life items (a list will be provided)
Arrange all the still life items and take a photo that is exciting for you to paint.
Print a colour copy that you will paint from.
Create a line drawing (no shading) on the 16 x 20” paper provided
When you arrive at the workshop you will be ready to paint
Bring the colour photograph, the drawing of your still life, your studio supplies, and — if you wish — you can bring some of your still life items for reference.
The Two-Day Workshop (Oct 29 - 30) will include:
INFORMATION - Handouts explaining the elements of design
SLIDE SHOW - Showing specific paintings that illustrate each element
DEMONSTRATIONS BY JAN
Jan will paint to demonstrate how to use each of the design elements
STUDENT PAINTING TIME - You will have plenty of time to work on your own piece under Jan’s guidance over the two days.
Materials to Bring:
16 x 20 canvas (exhibition depth)
Colour copy of your subject (8 x 11 minimum) 16 x 20 line drawing of your subject
Paints - acrylic, oils, watercolours or pastels Refer to your still life photo for colours to bring Retarders (to slow drying time of acrylics) Brushes
Palette knife
Mixing palette
Container for water
Paper towel or cloth
Lunch
Jan Crawford crawfordart@telus.net jancrawford.com