Itinerary
Learning to paint is easy and fun!
You will learn all of the fundamental principles, materials and techniques needed to paint an oil painting still life of your own.
This workshop is great for beginners but is also suitable for more advanced students and instruction is personalized for each student.
The process taught for your painting experience will include:
1-5 mornings 3 hours per day (total 15 hours)
2-A lecture and demonstration of materials and methods and color mixing
3-Choosing from our selection of Old Master paintings from which to make your own copy.
4-Transferring the drawing to an oil primed linen panel
5-Painting a tonal underpainting to establish values -contrast of light and dark shapes
6-Painting in full color
7-Mastering the edges and brushwork
8-Finishing details
We will pack your painting for easy transport home with you.
NOTE: You may choose to start on any weekday.
We teach Mondays to Fridays so if you, for example, choose to start on a Tuesday then your last day would be the following Monday.
We know travelers have busy schedules so we offer the option to choose your start date.