Monday, April 30, 2012

Workshop - Natural Object Still Life Painting

Nest, oil on panel, 8" x 8"

Natural Object Still Life Painting Workshop
June 8, 9, 10th 2012
9-5pm
$350

with Special Demonstration & Gallery Talk at  
The Hunter Museum of American Art 
Thursday June 7th 5-8pm

I am so stoked to be headed to lovely Chattanooga, TN in June to teach a wonderful painting workshop.  I hope you will be able to join me.  I also have the great honor of being invited to give a demonstration at the Hunter Museum of American Art.  If you can't make the whole workshop, I hope you will at least be able to enjoy the evening demonstration and gallery talk.  Here is the official description and a few links.  Please contact the lovely, helpful folks at Townsend Atelier if you want to sign up or need help finding accommodations. 

This course will cover the essentials of oil painting from proper surface preparation to color mixing, with a primarily earth tone palette.  Using direct observation, students will learn about composition, color theory and paint application as well as gain skills and confidence in representing what they see.   Students will be encouraged to select their own items that will enable them to develop personal narratives or meanings within a still life painting.  This three day oil painting class will start with an optional walk to experience and connect with nature, as well as to collect the natural found objects that the student will bring back to the studio to paint.   Students who choose to skip the morning walk will be encouraged to bring their own natural form discoveries such as various botanical items, seed pods, skulls, feathers, bugs – whatever it is from nature that you are inspired by!  The teacher will also bring such items from her own collection to share.

201 West Main Street Suite 107
Chattanooga, TN
423-266-2712
or toll free: 1-877-903-1488
www.townsendatelier.com

10 Bluff View
Chattanooga, TN 37403 
(423) 267-0968


1 comment:

  1. PS. The Nest painting above is currently available for purchase from this beautiful exhibition called Stories of Contemporary Realism which you can view here: http://stories.fineartstudioonline.com/works

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