S.I.P #19 Friday, September 2nd & #20 Saturday, September 3rd

"SWIMMING   IN

 PAINT"

London &  Venice

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!

 TEAM EXAMPLES IN OUR SALAD BOWL

Venice

ADD SOME ATMOSPHERE

LONDON

The team Friday and Saturday will be exploring London and Venice. Perhaps my most favorite Iconic subjects to paint. More importantly for our Friday and Saturday team, a subject sympathetic to any painting style. Like last week with Monet's Giverny pond reflections, we will have a big salad bowl full of reference ideas to pick from. We'll be using all of them as a stepping off point to make it our very own interpretation on canvas. Its a wonderful subject..... As one might expect, Monet also explored both of these historical cities in his own painting style. My personal favorites are his now famous atmospheric Thames paintings that continue to inspire future generations of aspiring artists.  

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!

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:=)

BASIC PROJECT INFORMATION 

A large selection 5X7 References will be available
(Down load your favorite or bring your own reference)

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

Canvas size, 20x20 or larger. Preferably Centurion double primed oil linen. An ample supply of smooth stretched oil primed linen canvas in various sizes will always be available.

20x20 - $12.50 each (Jerry's out of stock)
20x24 - $15.00 each
24x24 - $20.00 each
30x30 - $25.00 each

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.

(16x20 shown)

SUPPLY LIST

(1) 20x20 or larger canvas - Centurion oil primed linen or equal

(1) #8 or #6 Royal soft grip SG4520 Filbert (rounded flat)

(1) #12 or #10 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

A fun day doing what we love!

Painting is fun, enjoyable, relaxing stuff we often put off until later in life. We soon realize painting requires dedication and focus and a lot of practice. How could that be fun? Its a mystery to me, but it is. I'm reminded of that every Swimming-in-Paint Friday and Saturday when I see the team fearlessly jump in the deep end with big smiles:=)

ARTISTS HAVE A LOT OF STUFF TO MAKE IT HAPPEN!

A WELL DESERVED LUNCH BREAK

THE OLD WAY WORKS TOO!

  

EACH ARTIST HAD A DIFFERENT VISION

A CROSSING THE FINISH LINE SMILE!

Our next project.....London and Venice!!

Homage to Monet's Giverny

I had a little time over the last few days, and thought I'd try my hand at a little homage to Monet's Giverny. Below are a few warm-up for this weeks "Swimming in Paint" at Crossroads Art Center.

 20X20 LINEN CANVAS

 

NEXT DAY ADJUSTMENT

DETAIL

 FRAME TEST

20X20 LINEN CANVAS

DETAIL

 FRAME TEST

GREAT WAY TO PROTECT FRAMES!!

I use this handy plastic wrap to protect my frames outside edges in the studio, storage and when they leave to final destination - available at most home improvement stores.........saves frames from nicks and scrapes!