SouthWest Florida Art Center Classes
2008 SUMMER SEASON SCHEDULEMonday: ArtCenter Manatee - Watercolor, Portraits, Studio Oils
Wednesday: Venice Art Center - Studio Oils and Acrylics,
Representational Watercolors, Drawing Simplified
Session I - Apr 28, May 5, 12, 19 (no class on 26th) June 2
Session II - June 9, 16, 23, 30, July 7
Session III - July 14, 21, 28, August 4 (4 weeks)
This class will explore a logical approach to building representational watercolor paintings that allows for critical decision making and adjustments as the process progresses. Students will explore draftsmanship, color mixing, and layered paint application to control focal point and the depiction of form and space. The class will focus on communicating general theories that will be applied by each student to their choice of subject.
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Watercolor paints - if you don't already have a set and are buying paints, I recommend the following colors:
Lemon Yellow, Yellow Medium, Orange, Cad Red Light, Permanent Rose (Quinacridone), Cobalt Violet or Dioxazine Violet, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, Viridian Green. Sap Green, Burnt Umber, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Black
If you already have colors, you don't need to buy more for the class. Bring what you have, to start.
You will also need brushes of various shapes and sizes: rounds, flats and mops. Make sure to have a small round detail brush. You may paint on any watercolor surface that you please: paper, canvas, or acrylic gessoed cardboard. Other Items include a palette, water container and paper towels.
Bring still life or photographic reference from which to work.
Portrait/Figure Painting (all media) - 3:00pm - 5:30pm
An ongoing exploration of the unique challenges of depicting the human face and, to a lesser extent, the human figure, relating both to commissioned portrait work and figure painting and drawing in general. While the class will be taught primarily from the standpoint of oil painting, all media are welcome. Students may work from photographs or a live model. Students wishing to work from a live model will be required to share the cost of the model between them each week. Multi-week poses will be explored.
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Students may work in any medium they choose, including oils, acrylics, watercolor, drawing, pastel, etc.
Poses will be long - we will work from the same model for 4 to 5 weeks. Students wishing to work from photos rather than the live model may do so. Students working from the model will share the cost of the model. While the instruction will focus on oil painting techniques, general principles of portraiture will be discussed and the teacher will tailor his instruction to whatever medium a student is using.
For painters, the following colors are recommended: Cad Yellow Pale or Lemon, Cad Yellow Medium, Cad Orange, Cad Red Light, Quinacridone Rose (aka Permanent Rose), Cobalt Violet, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, Viridian Green, Burnt Umber and White. It is highly recommended that students have these colors in order to follow the instructor's color theory and color mixing advice.
Please bring all appropriate brushes, towels or rags, solvents/paint thinners and appropriate containers in which to transport them. palettes, palette knives, pencils or pastels (if using them in place of painting) and painting or drawing surface of your choice. Size recommendations: 8x10, 11x14, 12x16, 14x18, 16x20.
Students of all skill levels and styles are encouraged to attend this class to expand their knowledge, improve their skills, and explore new directions. While the class will focus on representational styles from Renaissance/Academic to Impressionist/Alla Prima, all subjects are open. The instructor will meet each student where they are at in their artistic journey and assist them in problem solving and advancement on their personal chosen path.
Oil Painting Students may pursue any subject in any style that they wish, from grisaille with glaze and scumble, to color over color indirect painting, to alla prima direct painting. Students will work from still life setups or photographic reference of their choosing. This class is open in structure, allowing each student to chart their own course of study with guidance and advice from the instructor. Nonetheless, the same palette is recommended for most students:
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Cad Yellow Pale or Lemon, Cad Yellow Medium, Cad Orange, Cad Red Light, Quinacridone Rose (aka Permanent Rose), Cobalt Violet, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, Viridian Green, Burnt Umber and White. It is highly recommended that students have these colors in order to follow the instructor's color theory and color mixing advice. However, other colors may be added to this palette as well.
For students wishing to pursue the grisaille method, they may also wish to include Ivory Black, Mars Violet, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Vermilion Red, Naples Yellow (lead antimoniate), and Venetian Red or Indian Red.
Session I - May 28, June 4, 11, 18
Session II - June 25, July 2, 9, 16
Session III - July 23, 30, August 6, 13
Studio Oils and Acrylics - 9:30am - Noon
Students will be permitted to paint their choice of subjects, including figurative, landscape/cityscape/seascape, or still life. Students will also be free to explore a variety of techniques and methods with the instructor's guidance. Lectures and demonstrations will focus on fundamentals of the craft of painting, including principles of composition, drawing, values, color mixing and color theory, textural paint applications, and the use of details, control of focal point and linear and atmospheric perspective.
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Students should have the following colors for a minimum palette:
Cadmium yellow lemon or pale, cadmium yellow medium, cadmium orange, cadmium red light, quinacridone rose (aka permanent rose), cobalt violet, ultramarine blue, cerulean blue, true viridian green (not a "hue"), burnt umber and white. Also bring a variety of good quality hogs hair bristle brushes as well as some synthetics or sables, primarily in flats and filberts. Have one detail brush in synthetic #0 or #1 size. Bring to class an appropriate painting surface, solvents, rags, palettes, palette knives, and any other necessary materials.
Representational Watercolors - 1:00pm-3:30pm
This open format watercolor class will allow students freedom to pursue their choice of subject matter while mastering principles of paint application, painting and drawing theory, enhancement of volume and form, control of texture and detail, use of linear and atmospheric perspective, and control of values, colors and edges to create a focal point. Class time will include lectures, demonstrations, and painting time with instructor guidance and critiques to produce representational watercolor images of figures, landscapes or still life subjects.
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Recommended palette should include a warm and cool version of each of the primary colors, plus a selection of secondaries, browns, and black.
Such a color list might include: Cadmium yellow lemon or pale, cadmium yellow medium, cadmium orange, cadmium red light, quinacridone rose (aka permanent rose), cobalt violet, ultramarine blue, cerulean blue, viridian green, burnt umber, burnt sienna, yellow ochre and ivory black. Students should also supply all necessary watercolor paper or board, brushes, water container, towels and other necessary materials.
Drawing Simplified - 5:30pm-8:00pm
Learn the fundamentals of properly seeing, measuring, and drawing geometric shapes, then apply this knowledge to simplify the most complex forms in order to accurately draw and render them as 3-dimensional objects. A great class for beginners and seasoned artists alike.
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Students may bring paper and pencils of their choice. Please bring a board on which to mount your paper in order to position your drawing surface vertically on an easel.