When
Where
Studio in the Park
The main facility for the Art Guild of Louisiana is the Studio in the Park. This BREC building is located in Cedarcrest Park in Baton Rouge.
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Workshop Coordinator
David Gary, dgary@redstick.com, 225-252-8384
Description
The workshop will begin with a demonstration. Bring paper for notetaking. Fundamentals of good painting, composition, design, advanced color theory, and technique will be covered. This will be the first day, from 10-noon.
What you paint is your choice. I suggest you work from life – flowers are a great subject. However, you may finish an old painting or begin a new one from photos or iPads. It can be landscape or another subject. Be sure to have good reference materials. I will demonstrate painting a floral subject. A variety of subjects by individuals gives the class more opportunities for learning principles that apply to landscapes also. I hope you bring some landscape and other paintings you have done for the learning critique time that will be scheduled.
My mentor, Carl Thorp, 1912-1989, instilled a great appreciation of having critique and viewing fine art as a means of growing as an artist. Every class consisted of analyzing paintings of world master painters, professionals, and student work in progress. He gave strategies for how each classroom painting could be executed to a successful finish. I also use this in my teaching, and I desire to teach others how to analyze work.
This workshop is to be customized to meet your needs. If possible, I want to see images of your work before the class date so that my lesson plans can be geared toward you. What are your interests? What do you want to learn? What are your strong points? What do you need to do to improve your paintings?
Robert Henri enjoyed different painting styles in his class. I do also. Feel free to use the painting medium of your choice; the characteristics of a good painting apply to all. I will be painting in oils.
This workshop is Sold Out.
If you want to be on the waiting list, please contact the Workshop Coordinator.