Painting the Figure in Alla Prima
Instructed by Sean Oswald
Schedule
Mondays, 6-9pm
June 6 – July 11*
*There will be no class on July 4th in observation of Independence Day.
Description
Capturing the figure believably in oil paint can be a difficult task. Doing it in one sitting may seem almost impossible. Yet this is exactly what we will be doing in this workshop. Over the span of five weeks we will grapple with the full nude figure in oil paint learning and practicing accurate color mixing, drawing, and placement. We will learn how to acutely perceive and paint the lighting, values, and forms of the model to help develop your ability to paint “alla prima.”
Learning to paint directly or alla prima (wet into wet) is an excellent way to begin painting or to improve one’s painting ability, or even to discover new methods of painting. Alla prima is a challenging method that encourages a high level of accuracy, directness, and a confidence in decision making, especially in regards to color choices. When a student embarks on this process of direct painting, it can be an incredibly energetic, highly focused, and meditative experience. Learning to do the alla prima method well, and practicing it often, can greatly improve one’s discernment in painting. Utlimately its philosophy is transferable to other types of art making.
Cost
$140
Level of Study
This course is open to most skill levels. Previous life drawing and painting experience is recommended
Enrollment
Minimium: 6
Recommended Materials
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Palette
Recommended: wooden or plexi glass
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Sketch Book
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Surfaces
Gessoed surfaces (should be smooth but with some tooth.)
These can be canvases, gessoed panels, or gessoed pieces of Bristol Paper.
- Four- 10” x 12”, Four – 12” x 16”, Two- 14” x 18”
- Two- 16” x 20” (Canvases)
- Brushes
- A variety of Brights, Filberts, Flats, Rounds
- Ranging sizes 1-12
- Totaling 6 or more
Some Suggested ranges
- Rounds sized “1, and 4, 6, 8, 10”
- Bright/Flat sized “1 and 4, 6, 8 , 10”
- Filberts sized “1 and 4, 6, 8, 10”
- Paints
Preferred- (Artist Grade) Gamblin, Windsor and Newton, M. Graham
Titanium White- (200ml tube)
Cadmium Yellow – (37ml)
Cadmium Red – (37ml)
Alizarin Crimson– (37ml)
Permanent Green Light– (37ml)
Sap Green or Viridian– (37ml)
French Ultramarine Blue– (37ml)
Mars Black– (37ml)
Other Recommended (but not necessary) Colors
Naples Yellow
Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Red Light
Cobalt Blue
Cerulean Blue
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Mediums
Odorless Mineral Spirits, or turpentine
Linseed oil
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Other
Two metal cups with caps (for turpenoid and linseed oil)
Examples can be found at: http://www.jerrysartarama.com/discount-art-supplies/painting-supplies/palette-cups.htm
Palette Knife
Soap for washing brushes (Recommended: “Murphy’s Oil Soap” found at any hardware store)
Rags and Paper Towels
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.
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Paintings by Sean Oswald
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About the Instructor
Sean Oswald is an artist living and working in Cincinnati Ohio who focuses primarily on painting and drawing. Before attending graduate school Sean apprenticed with an artist who taught him the tradition of “alla prima” painting in upstate New York. While the skills he learned from the apprenticeship continue to undergird Sean’s work, he now applies the language of painting to paint through personal and contemporary concerns. Sean’s recent work explores the interconnections between the ideological frameworks of contemporary arts and Christian communities through narrative paintings and drawings that blur the line between sincerity and satire.
Sean holds a BA in Art Education from Miami University, an apprenticeship from the Carriage House Art Studio with the artist Garin Baker, and an MFA from the University of Cincinnati’s DAAP – College of Design, Architecture, Art & Planning.
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