“An Approach to Impressionism”

March 8th, 2020, The Perspective Gallery, Mount Pleasant,SC

9-12 ~break~ 1-4

Please join me, with Jim Ostlund, at the Perspective Gallery located at 1055 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Mount Pleasant, SC, as we take students through a step-by-step process of creating and realizing a landscape or subject matter of their choosing on canvas.  As we will not have the luxury of plein air response during this workshop, we will use a photographic reference utilizing the subject matter of your choosing.  We will show you how to approach your subject matter, using the proper steps, including transferring the drawing (cartoon) to canvas or board. As you proceed you will learn what to look for as we apply the "block-in" stage in oil paint, working from painting the largest shapes, seeking out truthful color value to refining the largest masses toward a refined finish.

We will be covering a lot of ground in a short period of time, but feel these important lessons learned can be applied to other projects at home or in your studio, as well as successfully painting plein air on site.

Break for lunch from 12- 1 p.m. Please bring a bag lunch.  

Registration deadline is March 4th, 2020!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Drawing and Painting Supplies include:

Approximately 9" x 12" or 11” x 14” masonite board

Small mirror

Sand paper block for sharpening charcoal

Charcoal- Medium or Soft (Vine - "Nitram Fusain" is the best)

Fixative (fixing the drawing on paper or canvas before painting)

Masking tape

Kneaded eraser

Paper Towels (Viva)

Oil Painting Supplies / Studio Paints:

Titanium White
Yellow Ochre

Ultramarine Blue
Cadmium Yellow (optional)

Raw Umber
Cadmium Red Light (optional)

Viridian
Light Red
Indian Red (optional)
Alizarin Crimson
Ivory Black

Preferable brands are Windsor Newton, Rembrandt or Williamsburg.
Do not purchase the Windsor Newton “Winton” Series~ as you will find they have a very poor tinting strength. .

Brushes: Bristol Rounds or Filberts (1 or 2 of each) Numbers: 2, 4, 6, 8

Sable Brushes: Numbers 2 and 4 Rounds or Filberts, also 1 or 2 each.

Palette
Palette cup

Palette knife
Brush washer
Paper Towels (Viva)

Turpenoid (substitute for Turpentine)

8” x 10” Stretched Linen Canvas or Canvas panels may be purchased once the still life drawing is finished and ready for transferring in preparation for painting.