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During a swift demonstration, Hester will reveal her expressive style, learners will then begin their own painting. We will look at how one might begin on a ‘blank canvas’, how to build up a work paying attention to tone and colour, how to spot problems along the way and some possible finishing touches. This alla prima approach will mean that you hopefully go home with a finished oil painting at the end of the day.
The skills learnt in this class could then be applied to plein air painting as well as further independent work in the studio. The class is suitable for any level of ability, whether you are new to oils or landscapes or just looking to hone your technique and improve certain aspects of your discipline.
Hester’s practice is rooted in traditional representation and methods, but she constantly challenges her understanding of “painting” and explores ways paint can represent effects such as light, time, movement and climate. She was Shortlisted for 2015 Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year.
Venue; The Sailing Club, The Beach Clevedon, BS217QU
Bring your lunch and drinks.
Cost: £40 for Club Members…..to book your place click here
Materials to bring along… TBC
****Landscape photographs with dramatic light and skies****.
One or two canvases/boards/pieces of oil paper, primed and then prepared with a ground. This ground should be applied at least a couple of days before the course so that it is dry. It consists of a thin coat of brown oil paint (I suggest a mixture of yellow ochre, burnt sienna and french ultramarine, or aim for a warm soily/sandy colour), thinned with Zest-it or turpentine. It doesn’t need to be neat, just to cover the naked white of the primer. Boards should be a size you are comfortable working on, the tutor suggests (roughly) 18x24” 9 x 12”, but this depends on how fast you work. You could also bring a pad of oil paper so you have extra.
A few photos of landscapes to work from (printouts are fine, but an ipad or phone is often better.
Oil paints – Titanium White, French Ultramarine, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre, yellow (I suggest a lemon yellow and a warmer yellow such as cadmium yellow deep hue), a magenta, Pthalo/Prussian Blue/winsor blue green shade (a greener blue than ultramarine), Sap Green/Terra Verte, Viridian – also any extras you have or would like to try.
Paint brushes, a selection on widths – a ¾" flat/chisel brush, plus one smaller and one bigger to hand
Palette knife
Zest it/turpentine/preferred brush cleaner/dilutant
linseed oil/ poppy seed oil and other mediums you like to use.
A flat palette (this could be a sheet of glass or Perspex)