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WORKSHOP/OPEN
STUDIO- ADULTS
WS-1 Palette
Knife Painting in Oil Instructor,
Julianne Molloy Bithoney
Learn
how to draw & paint on canvas using the palette knife. This workshop
is for all levels. Palette knives & oleo Pasto will be available.
Please bring your own paints and canvas and enjoy this exciting
medium as Julianne walks you through a painting. Bring your own
subject or follow a landscape painting by Julianne. Canvas size:
11x14 or 16x20. 10/10 &10/17 Sunday 1-3:30pm Member $45 Non Member
$65
WS-2 3-Part
Lectures on Old Master's Painting Techniques and Mediums
Instructor, Kris Kreitman
Lecture
#1 (1-3pm) Mediums and Methods of the "Old Masters" - Materials/Demo
A brief discussion of the traditional materials, special mediums
and their methods of application as used by the "Old Masters". We
will cover substrates, sizing, and ground preparation, various grounds
and their appropriate uses. I will demonstrate a glue size preparation.
Next we will discuss traditional oil paint ,it's constituent components,
vehicle and pigments, and their qualities and uses in regard to
creating images. We will spend some time going over the more obscure
traditional mediums used by artists from the "Renaissance" to the
19th and early 20th century, their effect on paint an the remarkable
qualities they can produce in the hands of a Master. Three traditional
ways of beginning a painting is next on our agenda. I will demonstrate
the beginning of Bistre, Grisaille, and sealed imprimatura. Lastly
I will demonstrate the use of Dammar varnish to seal a painting.
Lecture
#2 (1-3pm) Elements of Classical Composition and the Four Major
Methods of Traditional Oil Painting
In this lecture, we will discuss what constitutes Classical Composition
and how paintings were designed in ages past. Our discussion will
include the Golden Ratio and its origins, the system of Root Rectangles,
the Harmonic Grid and how to draw it. Several other compositional
rules which improve the composition of a painting, such as the "Steelyard"
method, focal points and centers of interest and the difference
between them contrasts, tangents, dynamic balance, rule of thirds,
the Japanese concept of "Notan" and tonal dynamics and the "Claude
Lorraine Glass". In the final segment, we will discuss the evolution
of the four main methods of traditional oil painting, the differences
and similarities between them and the reasons for them, and show
some examples of each.
Lecture #3
(1-3pm) Lesser known "Old Masters"
Materials Demonstration
Some of the "Old Masters" more obscure materials have a charm all
their own in the course of this lecture and demonstration. We will
learn how to prepare a nonferrous metal surface for painting and
why we would want to. Then we will explore the technique of starting
a painting with an "Abozzo"underpainting (sometimes called a verdigris
or verdaccio).Finally, we will mix up a 5lb cut of Dammar varnish
from actual Dammar crystals. Then we will use some of this to create
Beeswax/Dammar medium, the secret thicksotropic painting medium
of the 16th century. 11/28, 12/5, 12/12 Members $50 Non-Member $$70
WS-3 The
Miracle of Vision Instructor, Morgan Davis Novices and Intermediates
alike are encouraged to join in this workshop that will focus primarily
on cultivating the student's visual acuity. Through the wonder of
oil paints and working from life, either chosen individually by
the student, or collectively as a class, we will embark on a journey
where we will learn to see ( with all our senses) and render even
the most subtle and interdependent relationships of light form and
color. Discover the potential of the medium and learn how to harness
it to create the lifelike, three dimensional scene on the two dimensional
surface. All levels 11/6, 11/13, 11/20 Saturdays 1-3pm Members 75
Non-Members $95
OS-1 Life
Drawing Open Studio Coordinator, Bill DiMatteo (uninstructed
)Develop your drawing skills sketching models. 2 & 3 hour open studio
every Tuesday with draped & undraped models. . 2 hr session 7-9pm
$10 - 3 hr session 7-10pm $15 Call Bill for any questions @ 617-472-4578
OS-2 Porcelain
Painting Open Studio Coordinator, Marion Fitzsimmons Join the
fun and paint on chinaware, Studio painting supplies available.
All pieces will be fired for a small fee. Open studio every Wednesday
from 11-3pm. Fee $10
ARTFUL
ADVENTURE WORKSHOPS -CHILDREN
Gelatin
Plate Printmaking-Come have fun while exploring this wild and
spontaneous type of printmaking! We will create vibrant and exciting
prints using ink and fabrics, leaves, flowers as well as paintbrushes
and our own hands. You will be amazed! October 10, 1-3pm. $25
Papier
Mache-Come sculpt with paper mache! This technique is a favorite
among young artist. We will create animals, keepsake boxes, instruments
and more. We will discuss sculpting techniques, design and color
plan. October 17, 1-3pm. $20
Drawing
& Painting- Come draw and paint from life and your imagination!
Various techniques with pencil, ink, pastel and acrylic paint will
be covered. We will create landscapes, portraits, cartoons, perspective
scenes, and still-life works. This is a great workshop to develop
your drawing and painting skills. All levels welcome. October 24,
1-3pm. $20
Sign
up for one workshop or all three workshops. $5 discount if signing
up for all three workshops
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