"SWIMMING IN
10:00 am to 2:30pm (Lunch break at 12:15)
team LIMITED TO 10
Contact Crossroads Art Center for details 804.278.8950
The team, this week will be exploring humming birds. If you've never painted a bird before, the first time could be a bit clumsy because painting a bird or flower or some other subject once won't get you there.... it requires study and painting a combination of different approaches with editing over a period of time to find your sweet spot. If we do, success with any painting subject is a real possibility.
The potential of birds making art is limited only by our imagination. Birds can be main players or simply an accessory to a visual narrative.
The painting above shows how important it is to also know how to paint a landscape with air, as in atmosphere, flora and a few humming birds. So unquestionably, it takes broad range subject knowledge as a painter to even consider a complex painting shown above in the first place.
Swimming in Paint has visited all the different aspects of this painting numerous times with our "broad based subjects" approach each week. Last Saturday we painted a vase of fresh cut flowers, which I continued on with in my studio on a fresh 30x30 linen canvas. I did rearrange it with a few new flowers. I guess you could call it homework.......YIKES! It never stops:=)
I can see a few humming birds buzzing around these fresh cuts below - so I'll bring it back so we can work our birds in.
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
Brown bag or order lunch from Gretchen's before class. The lunch table is a wonderful time to chat and study our progress.
(16x20 shown)
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
PAINT"
Birds & Flowers
10:00 am to 2:30pm (Lunch break at 12:15)
team LIMITED TO 10
The team will meet in CLASSROOM 1
Contact Crossroads Art Center for details 804.278.8950
"Swimming in Paint" is always about following the light, painting shapes with colour and energy!
The team, this week will be exploring humming birds. If you've never painted a bird before, the first time could be a bit clumsy because painting a bird or flower or some other subject once won't get you there.... it requires study and painting a combination of different approaches with editing over a period of time to find your sweet spot. If we do, success with any painting subject is a real possibility.
A FEW COOL EXAMPLES
The potential of birds making art is limited only by our imagination. Birds can be main players or simply an accessory to a visual narrative.
The painting above shows how important it is to also know how to paint a landscape with air, as in atmosphere, flora and a few humming birds. So unquestionably, it takes broad range subject knowledge as a painter to even consider a complex painting shown above in the first place.
Swimming in Paint has visited all the different aspects of this painting numerous times with our "broad based subjects" approach each week. Last Saturday we painted a vase of fresh cut flowers, which I continued on with in my studio on a fresh 30x30 linen canvas. I did rearrange it with a few new flowers. I guess you could call it homework.......YIKES! It never stops:=)
STUDIO SETUP
How does this fit into birds? This particular painting didn't..... all this painting did was lead me to a quick thought about flowers and humming birds buzzing around. Because, while I was doing this, I was also thinking about birds and looking for birds to paint this weekend.......hummmmmm. Basically a continuation of last week.
QUICK STUDY
I can see a few humming birds buzzing around these fresh cuts below - so I'll bring it back so we can work our birds in.
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
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.
24x24 - $20.00 each
30x30 - $25.00 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.
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)
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.
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
Alizarin Orange (Williamsburg)
Permanent green light
Sap green
Chromium Oxide or green oxide
Chromium Oxide or green oxide
Cerulean Blue
Sevres Blue (Williamsburg)
Sevres Blue (Williamsburg)
French Ultramarine Blue
Ultramarine Blue French (Williamsburg)
Ultramarine Blue French (Williamsburg)
Dioxazine Purple
Provence Violet Bluish (Williamsburg)
Provence Violet Bluish (Williamsburg)
Alizarin Crimson
Permanent Rose
Persian Rose (Williamsburg)
Permanent Rose
Persian Rose (Williamsburg)
Cadmium Vermilion (Williamsburg)
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
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