Join Mary Minifie February 22-24th from 9:30-4pm as she explores The Classic Still Life.
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| by Mary Minifie |
The Southern Atelier explains:
The aim
of this workshop is to explore several aspects necessary to produce a good
painting. The workshop will run for three days with 2 three hour sessions each
day. At least one still life will be floral and one non-floral so students can
choose what best suits their interests. The aim is to have a fairly finished
painting in the size range of 11"x14" or 16"x20" by the end
of the workshop.
COMPOSITION: The still lifes will already be set up in the interest of time,
but we will discuss the ideas of color families, value contrasts, variety of
size, color and value in the choice of objects. We will also discuss the
abstraction of the value shapes and how they are arranged in the rectangle of
the canvas.
COLOR NOTES: A lot of emphasis will be placed on observing the color notes in
relation to each other. So much of the beauty of the painting is in the color
and it is especially important to learn to observe the color correctly at
outset of the painting.
EDGES: There are many edges from whisper soft to razor sharp and we will
discuss how to see them, when to use them and how to make each kind of edge
with the brush.
LIGHT EFFECT: A good painting should have a strong sense of light. We will
discuss the visual order that is needed to create a sense of light, the lost
and foundness involved in that order, the practice of "squinting" to
find the lostness. We will also discuss color chroma, or intensity, in relation
to light, and how to understand and mix seemingly difficult or unnamable
colors.
Students are welcome to bring other paintings for a short critique on the third
day.
See more of Mary's work at www.maryminifie.com
For more information about workshops at the Southern Atelier here: http://southernatelier.org/category/workshops/
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