Swimmin in Paint #12 - August 6th

Saturday 6th
a Single Koi
10:00 am to 2:30pm  (Lunch break at 12:15)

team LIMITED TO 6

The team will meet in CLASSROOM 2

 Contact Crossroads Art Center for details 804.278.8950 

"Swimming in Paint" is always about following the light, painting shapes with colour and energy!

SATURDAY'S TEAM EXAMPLES

 Samples (8x10) of  my learning the shape & essence of Koi

SATURDAY'S PHOTO REFERENCES

Our single Koi above, will be keeping it simple Saturday. We'll work exclusively painting one (1) specific shape, a single fish. We'll also work on a smaller 20x20 canvas (or bring your own smaller canvas)

While we could end up with a masterpiece, this exercise is not about making a masterpiece. If it doesn't work, wipe it off, jump in again - always with energy!
 

I continually preach paint shapes, not drawing. Shaping and moulding a subject with your brush requires a bit more paint and medium to make paint flow effortlessly. Handwriting is oddly important here, as is the right pen or brush to make it happen. Flowing expressive moves are key.......not tight uncontrolled jerky dibs and dabs! The reward is allowing the subject to emerge from the background in a painterly fashion! Lots of ways to do this with lost and found edges. Perhaps the most fun part of painting wet-in-wet.

Learning how to paint your subject first can lead to a major painting like this one below, which used this same reference as a detail in an overall theme.

 Koi & Lilies 56x46 oil on linen (12-1-11)

For those who can't make the class or live in distant lands, download the references and try this at home. Email me at Chuck@Larivey.com with your results - I would love to see them:=) 

PROJECT INFORMATION 

A 5x7 Photo References will be provided

Brown bag or order lunch from Gretchen's before class. The lunch table is a wonderful time to chat and study our progress.

"NOTE: CANVAS SIZE CHANGE!"

The canvas surface will be 20x20. An ample supply of smooth 20X20 stretched oil primed linen canvas will always be available at $12.50 each.....or bring your own 20x20 or SIMILAR SMALL SIZE. 

There will also be a supply of Royal soft grip brushes (SG4500 Series) available at $2.50 each.

I do encourage using a glass palette - old picture frame glass works with a white sheet of paper and a cardboard backing or foam core with blue taped edges to hold it all together. 

Please try to have (1) Flexible palette knife. Preferably similar to the two on the left.

SUPPLY LIST

(1) 20X20 canvas Centurion oil primed linen or equal

(1) #12 Royal soft grip SG4520 Filbert (rounded flat)

(1) #12 Royal soft grip SG4510 Bright (flat)

A few palette knives (flexible)
Glass palette with a small paint scraper
3 or 4 sheets of paper towels (folded into quarters)

Neo Megilp oil painting medium

Clean cotton rags - (cut up old cotton Tee shirts and white socks work well)

Small amount of odorless mineral spirits - at least 8 oz.

Basic palette: I added a few of the specialty colours I often use - either way I always share those colours.

Titanium White or a fast drying Griffin alkyd by Winsor & Newton

Naples yellow

Lemon yellow

Cadmium Yellow medium
Alizarin Orange (Williamsburg)
Permanent green light

Sap green
Chromium Oxide or green oxide

Cerulean Blue
Sevres Blue (Williamsburg)

French Ultramarine Blue
Ultramarine Blue French (Williamsburg)

Dioxazine Purple
Provence Violet Bluish (Williamsburg)

Alizarin Crimson
Permanent Rose
Persian Rose (Williamsburg)

Cadmium Vermilion (Williamsburg)

NOTE: PAINTING SURFACE

Jerry's has Centurion oil linen well priced already stretched by the box (6)......check it out.
  ALWAYS WAIT FOR A SALE
http://www.jerrysartarama.com/canvas-surfaces/stretched-canvas/centurion

Royal SG4500 series long handle soft grip brushes (LINK)
or
Direct link to brushes - scroll down to the SG4500 series