Last fall semester my students from an evening class "Still Life Painting", that I teach at Studio
Incamminati,
learned the basic painting concepts while
working on their individual still life arrangements.
The class began with a lecture about basic laws of composition.
Students learned how to build simple still life arrangements from
several simple objects and draperies.
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| Some examples of student's grisaille |
After executing
thumbnails, value and color studies, they begun exploring still life
painting process step by step. Preliminary studies were used as a reference during as students worked on their final paintings.
During
the first painting stages artists stayed focused on making an
accurate drawing and proportions. They learned to see the still life
as a group of abstract shapes.
The larger-to-smaller shape principle was
observed as students moved through this process.
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| Example of student's color block-in |
As
students arrived at a full color block-in stage, they studied the value
and color relationships and learned to render various textures.
In final stages they learned to determine a focal point and edge relationship.
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| Example of student's color block-in |
There are still spots available in my evening class Draperies and Texture in Still Life, that will begin on January 13, 2016
Class schedule:
Wednesdays from
January 13 till March 23, 2016
Time: 6 p.m.– 9 p.m.
Tuition: $399
NOTE: No class Jan. 27, 2016
To sign up for class, please use this link:
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| Student's work in progress |
