Oil Painting Education for Everyone

SESSION ONE - French Impressionism; Bertha Morisot's 'Hollyhock Garden'

Ratings: 4.61 / 5.00




Description

Concetta has instructed over 25,000 students for over 30 years in the USA and now in Australia.


The course will be a "Four Stage Process" taught step-by-step which will result in a successfully completed oil on canvas painting.


The Four Stages will consist of:


Stage One:

  • Explanation of fundamental oil painting materials and their use

  • Instruction on composition another painting elements

  • Preparation of a 6 -Value palette system for color mixing and value creation

  • Understanding the process required to create an oil painting

  • Breakdown & outline of the subject

  • Correct color and value selection

  • Block in of the outline

  • Creation of the underpainting


Stage Two:

  • Revision of materials particularly brushes

  • Analysis of underpainting shapes and methods to correct them

  • Initial development of the underpainting working from back to front

  • Initial development of the underpainting working from dark to light ( or light to dark)

  • "Double Darking” certain areas for opaqueness


Stage Three:

  • Continue to build up the painting from the underpainting

  • Additional help with color mixing and color theory

  • Adding values and depth will bring greater dimension

  • Discussion on “Poetic” brushwork and methods to express design

  • The painting starts to “turn the corner”


Stage Four:

  • Continue build-up of the painting

  • Check edges for correct placement or overlapping errors

  • Add local color for POP in focal point areas

  • Adding your signature!

What You Will Learn!

  • The classical and historical elements of Impressionist oil painting as learned from the masters.
  • The fundamental techniques required to produce and oil on canvas painting.
  • Use of all materials required to learn the process. I will educate them on how to prepare my unique "6 - value palette methodology" which allows them to create 1000’s of colors in multiple values. They will learn about the the four major stages required to create a painting from blank canvas to framed artwork
  • Underpainting, Block-in, Build-Up and adding the Details. Brushwork and correct paint application and color mixing and theory will be shown.

Who Should Attend!

  • Creatives, retired and aged folk, students of all varieties and ages, young adults, professionals, art therapy candidates, families, groups of friends, more.