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.
More InfoWorkshop Coordinator
Nanci Charpentier, Email Nanci Charpentier or 225-936-7784
Sarah Sedwick
Sarah Sedwick is a prolific painter of still life in a style she calls “Loose Realism” characterized by expressive brushwork, brilliant color and dynamic compositions. Born in Cleveland, OH, Sarah earned a BFA in illustration from the Maryland Institute, College of Art in 2001. Sarah has been teaching alla prima still life and portrait workshops nationally since 2013 and is the author of Dynamic Still Life for Artists. Sarah’s teaching philosophy is simple: the more you paint, the more you improve – so removing the blocks that keep us from the canvas is key. You can learn more about Sara Sedwick at:
facebook.com/sedwickstudio
instagram.com/sedwickstudio
www.sarahsedwick.com
Description
Paint looser and more confidently during this three-day workshop with Oregon artist Sarah Sedwick. Take a step-by step approach to alla prima oil painting, from black and white studies to brilliant color. Build a beautiful composition with life and movement and get a new perspective on the still life. Instead of struggling with overworking your paintings, practice STOPPING SOONER to keep the freshness you crave in your work.
Working with a split primary palette of six colors and white, explore how creating quick studies and using bigger brushes can loosen up your paintings. Learn the fundamentals of composition design and walk step by step through Sarah’s alla prima process, creating a dynamic still life from start to finish.
Supply List
- Palette – New Wave 11″x16″ white pad disposable palette, or similar
- Palette knife – not a teeny one. You want to be able to scoop up a pile of paint with it. I like the RGM softgrip no. 45 (blue handle).
- Rags or paper towels (blue shop towels are the best!)
- Solvent: Gamsol 16 oz or larger
- Medium: Gamblin Solvent-free-gel or walnut oil (substitutions ok)
- Containers for solvent and medium
- Paint – I use M. Graham brand. Here is my split-primary palette. Substitutions are ok!
- Titanium white
- Ivory Black
- Alizarin Crimson
- Cadmium red (medium or light)
- Ultramarine Blue
- Viridian – in this workshop, it’s a blue!
- Cadmium yellow (medium)
- Hansa yellow
- Optional colors: yellow ochre, dioxazine purple, Gamblin warm white
- Brushes
- I use Princeton Summit Series 6100 white Taklon (A good starter kit is a #2 round and a #4 flat.
- I also use Princeton Aspens (sizes 6-10 flats). Please bring a size 8 or 10 flat brush to class. Any type of brush that you like to use is OK.
- Canvases or other painting surfaces:
- A pad of canvas paper (such as Yes!), or Arches oil paper (something for quick studies)
- Both a square canvas and a rectangular canvas or panel – any size you’d like to work on for about 3 hours. You’ll need at least two. 8×8, 10×10, 8×10, 9×12 or larger. I use Raymar – their Arches oil paper panels, and their smooth and medium texture canvas panels.
- Use the code SEDWICK15 at raymarart.com for a discount!
- Bringing a couple of extra canvases can be helpful.
- Easel and side table or standing travel easel. (A french easel or plein air easel)
- Viewfinder – I like the ViewCatcher.
- Pencil, sketchbook, black sharpie, masking tape
- To view these products, and more of my favorites, visit my Amazon list: www.amazon.com/shop/sedwickstudio