Landscape Painting in Oils (Online Workshop) Spring 2024 w/ Emma Lowres

May 7 to May 21 (Tuesdays), 10:00 AM to 1:00 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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DEMO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALgYU22WJ3Y

Workshop Description

On this course I will show you my approach to landscape painting using oils. I will demonstrate how I start and finish a painting, providing practical advice about preparing to paint and deciding when to stop. We will discuss how to select and use photo references with a focus on composition decisions. Using a combination of demos and exercises, we will explore the use of colour and mark-making techniques to create interesting, atmospheric and light-filled paintings.

Workshop Outline

Week 1 - SURFACE/COMPOSITION

Introductions.

My inspirations and influences.

Starting a landscape painting.

Selecting a photo reference and thinking about composition.

Demo of how I prepare a surface and start the drawing stage.

How to make adjustments.

Composition and drawing exercises.

Week 2 - PAINT/COLOUR

Student Feedback.

Using colour in landscape painting.

Discussion of naturalism, impressionism and post-impressionism.

Demo of how to convey aerial perspective and atmosphere using colour and tone.

Colour mixing exercises and landscape studies from photo references.

Week 3 - TOOLS/TECHNIQUES

Student Feedback.

Exploring different ways to apply paint to make a painting more interesting.

Exercises in mark-making and brush handling techniques.

Demo of the final stages of a painting and deciding when it’s finished.

Workshop Materials List

Oil Paints

Essential:

Titanium White

Lemon Yellow

Cadmium Yellow

Cadmium Red

Permanent Rose

French Ultramarine

Cerulean Blue

Yellow Ochre

Raw Umber

Optional/Desirable:

Prussian Blue

Primary Magenta

Burnt Sienna

Payne’s Gray

Oil Painting Mediums

Solvent to clean brushes - ie Low Odour White Spirit - in larger container, ie jar

Thinners to thin paint - ie Low Odour Turps or Zest-It Oil Paint Dilutant - in smaller container

Brushes

Selection of good quality brushes suitable for oil painting - to include a few flat, synthetic brushes in a range of different sizes (such as 5mm, 8mm, 12mm)

NB: I use Rosemary and Co (Evergreen or Ivory range) and Daler Rowney (System 3 range) brushes

Painting Surface

Board/Canvas/Paper - assorted size, suitable for oil painting

Additional Oil Painting Paper for value/colour/drawing exercises - assorted sizes

Palette

Some form of palette for use with oil paint - either wooden or disposable pad (ideally bigger than A$)

Miscellaneous

Paper towels and/or rags to clean up/wipe brushes