Meeting Times: Sundays 1-4PM
Topics of exploration: Composition, Color harmony, Art History
This three-week course invites participants to trace the lineage of artistic influence through the practice of painting transcription. Beginning with a close study and transcription of a selected painter’s work, participants will gradually follow the thread of influence backward, exploring the artists, images, and visual languages that shaped their artistic predecessors. Through painting, observation, and comparative study, we will investigate how artistic ideas evolve, transform, and pass from one generation to the next. By retracing these connections, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the historical and visual relationships that inform painting today.
Supplies for Painting:
Brushes* (Have at least 2 or 3 brushes ranging in size and shape)
Rags
Paint (Oil paint set, Gouache, OR Acrylic)
A purchased paint set will work well for this class, or if you already have paints that is fine. We recommend having at least a black, titanium white, yellow ochre, burnt sienna, and ultramarine Blue. Any paint set that remotely resembles this list or includes additional colors is enough to get started.
Medium (Linseed oil and gamsol/mineral spirits for oil painting)
a 5×7”, 9×12”, or 11×14” value pack is a good start for acrylic or oil
140 lb watercolor paper is good for gouache
2 glass jars with lids (for oil painting)
Rubber gloves (recommended for oil)
Easels, palettes, and drawing boards will be provided at the studio.
Meeting Times: Sundays 1-4PM
Topics of exploration: Composition, Color harmony, Art History
This three-week course invites participants to trace the lineage of artistic influence through the practice of painting transcription. Beginning with a close study and transcription of a selected painter’s work, participants will gradually follow the thread of influence backward, exploring the artists, images, and visual languages that shaped their artistic predecessors. Through painting, observation, and comparative study, we will investigate how artistic ideas evolve, transform, and pass from one generation to the next. By retracing these connections, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the historical and visual relationships that inform painting today.
Supplies for Painting:
Brushes* (Have at least 2 or 3 brushes ranging in size and shape)
Rags
Paint (Oil paint set, Gouache, OR Acrylic)
A purchased paint set will work well for this class, or if you already have paints that is fine. We recommend having at least a black, titanium white, yellow ochre, burnt sienna, and ultramarine Blue. Any paint set that remotely resembles this list or includes additional colors is enough to get started.
Medium (Linseed oil and gamsol/mineral spirits for oil painting)
a 5×7”, 9×12”, or 11×14” value pack is a good start for acrylic or oil
140 lb watercolor paper is good for gouache
2 glass jars with lids (for oil painting)
Rubber gloves (recommended for oil)
Easels, palettes, and drawing boards will be provided at the studio.
