Beginning Painting
Instructed by Manifest Artist in Residence Christina Weaver
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Schedule
Mondays, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Three separate five-week segments can be taken individually or in sequence:
Session I: August 11th – September 15th*
(Color theory through still life painting)
Session II: September 29th – October 27th
(The human figure - isolated figure/portraiture)
Session III: November 10th – December 8th
(Human figure in space - interior/exterior)
*The class will not meet on September 1st (Labor Day)
Description
In this class students will aim to convincingly translate our three-dimensional world into flat imagery using oil paint. We will be working solely from direct observation (“from life”), learning how to visually understand, analyze, and interpret our surroundings via formal concepts like shape, value, and color.
The class will focus on the traditional subjects of still life and the human figure. Students will develop basic color mixing skills, a core painting vocabulary (through regular informal critique, group and individual), and an expanded awareness of historical and contemporary artists.
We will become familiar with a range of painting approaches and will apply them toward the successful composition, development, and completion of a painting.
The subject of each session will vary according to this schedule:
Session I: color theory through still life painting
Session II: the human figure (isolated figure/portraiture)
Session III: human figure in space (interior/exterior)
Cost
Any one 5-week session: $160
Any two 5-week sessions: $300
All three sessions (15 weeks): $430
Level of Study
This class is suitable for beginners or those seeking additional basic instruction. Some drawing experience is preferred.
Enrollment
Minimium: 6
Limit: 12
Materials
- OIL PAINT (37 ml tubes) –Winsor & Newton Artists’ Oil Colour
Alizarin Crimson
Cadmium Red
Cadmium Yellow
Winsor Lemon
Cerulean Blue
French Ultramarine
Titanium White (big tube – 200 ml)
- BRUSHES (synthetic and/or natural hog’s bristle)
½” Filbert
¼” Flat
½” Flat
1” Flat
2” Flat synthetic brush (cheap)
- MEDIUMS AND SOLVENTS
Turpenoid (32 oz)
Liquin Original (75 ml)
- OTHER SUPPLIES
Palette Knife (3 or 4” flat steel blade with cranked shank)
1 Silicoil jar
1 Salsa/jam jar
1 Roll duct tape
1 Piece neutral gray mat board, 16 x 20”
1 Piece of glass/glass palette, 16 x 20”
Paper towels or cotton rags cut to 10” squares
Small bottle of dish soap or “The Masters Brush Cleaner”
Hand-held razor scraper
Art Bin or tackle/tool box for carrying supplies
- OPTIONAL
Box of blue Nitrile gloves
Apron/Smock/Cover up shirt
Extra single-edge razor blades for scraper
*Additional supplies may need to be purchased
SUPPORTS
The type and number of supports will vary based on each session.
SESSION I
5 canvas panels/canvas boards, approximately 11 x 14"
SESSION II
2 canvas panels/canvas boards, approximately 11 x 14"
2 stretched canvases, approximately 16 x 20”
SESSION III
3 stretched canvases, approximately 16 x 20"
Location
Hosted
at Manifest's Drawing Center Studios in Madisonville at 4905 Whetsel Avenue (second floor) (see map and directions below). Manifest's studio facility provides two classrooms totalling over 3000 square-feet. The
studios are outfitted with professional equipment, furniture, and study aids.
