Sarah Siltala: Painting the Classical Still Life in Oils

This workshop will concentrate on developing the skills required to create a still life in the classical indirect method. 

Indirect painting is a process where the elements of painting are broken down into individual steps. 

Each day of the five day workshop will concentrate on a different element: drawing and design, capturing value, creating luminous color mixes using opaque and transparent oil paint, and finishing details.

 Mornings will be spent on exercises to strengthen skills in layering paint; blending and brushwork, rendering light and shadow on a lit form, and glazing transparent color. The afternoons will be spent using the skills practiced to create a simple still life. 

Please sign up early; class size is limited.

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