Abstracting the Landscape (Online Course) Fall 2024 w/ Susan Woolgar

November 6 to November 27 (Wednesdays), 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM, Eastern Time

**All sessions are live and will be recorded, students do not have to be present. All recordings will be available to students for 3 months after the final session, after 3 months the recording will be deleted.

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Course Description

One of the most satisfying and enjoyable activities for me is being out in nature, but taking photographs and memories back to the studio and creating dynamic paintings is often a challenge. This 4-week course will focus on finding a new way of interpreting your experience.

Design, colour and mark making exercises will help build a new way of seeing your world and translated it into your work.

Course Outline

Week 1 -

Exploring the world of landscape and photography through exercises in value.

Week 2 -

Expanding mark making and composition through collage.

Week 3 -

Colour theory and developing a palette that works.

Week 4 -

Creating a painting utilizing week 1 to 3 theory.

Course Materials List

18 x 24 drawing pad.Heavy weight

Watercolour paper pad. Recommendation 140 # smooth

Piece of compressed charcoal

Glue stick

Exacto knife

1 set of Nupastals or equivalent

Caran D’ach water soluble crayons or equivalent

Selection of round and flat brushes

Pallete knife

Selection of acrylic paint: Titanium white, Carbon Black, Prussian Blue or Pthalo Blue, Lemon Yellow, Ultramarine Blue, Yellow Ochre, Transparent Red Oxide, Transparent Yellow Oxide, Cadmium Red Light, Alizarin Crimson or Magenta.

Container of CLEAR gesso. Please note: must be clear gesso by Liquitex. Regular gesso is not suitable.

Container MATTE medium

A roll of low tack tape

Palette for mixing paint

Baby wipes and a spray bottle

1- 2” or 3” soft flat wash brush