Expressive Land & Seascapes in Mixed Media (Online Course) Winter 2025 w/ Richard K. Blades

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February 3 to March 3 (Mondays), 1:00 PM to 3:30 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.

Please check your email spam/junk folder for your Zoom invite.

DEMO: https://youtu.be/n5hTxCJsUdU?si=6AsNHKll8gWoMzhW

Course Description

In this course we will explore creating mixed media land and seascapes using Oil Pastel, Gouache and mixed media. With a focus on mark making and spontaneity, this is an in depth exploration into loosening up and finding freedom in combining media. Great for sketchbook work and development but equally useful for creating larger works.

Richard shares his experience of working with mixed media and helps to open up the possibilities and how we can use them to complement our own visual language and style.

Focuses will be on:

Mark making

Combining media

Atmosphere building

Working on various surfaces

Colour mixing

Spontaneity and being loose.

Course Outline

Week 1 -

Richard will present his own work and ideas and philosophy behind his practice.

A painting demonstration by Richard in which he shows the fundamentals of his approach to using mixed media

Homework set.

Week 2 -

Feedback on student work.

A focus on spontaneity and mark making

A demonstration by Richard + Painting time.

Homework set.

Week 3 -

Feedback on student work.

A further exploration of mark making and pushing media further.

A demonstration by Richard.

Richard will share techniques for layering and creating textures, through scumbling and mark making.

Painting time.

Homework set.

Week 4 -

Feedback on student work.

Colour mixing and intuition, setting one’s self free from constraints

Painting time.

Homework set.

Week 5 -

Feedback on student work and a discussion around the mediums and techniques explored. Using the techniques learned, we will create a paintings during an extended painting time after a demonstration by Richard.

Course Materials

Oil Pastel: Sennelier brand is the best

Richard will be using the following colours

Olive Green.

Burnt Sienna

Raw Sienna or Yellow Ochre.

Titanium White.

Light Grey

Medium Grey

Charcoal

Sepia

(Feel free to use which ever colours you like)

Gouache

Richard will be using the following colours

Ultramarine Blue

Cadmium yellow

Primary Red (Or Crimson)

Burnt Sienna

Raw Sienna

Permenant White

Watercolour (Optional as Gouache can be used like watercolour)

Charcoal sticks

Surface

Richard will be using Khadi Paper, watercolour paper (Any type) and Masonite panel. Though you can use any surface you choose (Not canvas)

Brushes.

A mix of Bristle and Synthetic bristle brushes in a variety of shapes and sizes. A great synthetic bristle brush brand are Bristlene by Pro Arte, Ideal Sizes and shapesRound 12/6/4 Flat 10/6

Also a sponge brush

Tools

Palette Knife, RGM 31, 6 or 30

Miscellaneous

Masking tape

Water

Palette

Pencil

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February 3 to March 3 (Mondays), 1:00 PM to 3:30 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.

Please check your email spam/junk folder for your Zoom invite.

DEMO: https://youtu.be/n5hTxCJsUdU?si=6AsNHKll8gWoMzhW

Course Description

In this course we will explore creating mixed media land and seascapes using Oil Pastel, Gouache and mixed media. With a focus on mark making and spontaneity, this is an in depth exploration into loosening up and finding freedom in combining media. Great for sketchbook work and development but equally useful for creating larger works.

Richard shares his experience of working with mixed media and helps to open up the possibilities and how we can use them to complement our own visual language and style.

Focuses will be on:

Mark making

Combining media

Atmosphere building

Working on various surfaces

Colour mixing

Spontaneity and being loose.

Course Outline

Week 1 -

Richard will present his own work and ideas and philosophy behind his practice.

A painting demonstration by Richard in which he shows the fundamentals of his approach to using mixed media

Homework set.

Week 2 -

Feedback on student work.

A focus on spontaneity and mark making

A demonstration by Richard + Painting time.

Homework set.

Week 3 -

Feedback on student work.

A further exploration of mark making and pushing media further.

A demonstration by Richard.

Richard will share techniques for layering and creating textures, through scumbling and mark making.

Painting time.

Homework set.

Week 4 -

Feedback on student work.

Colour mixing and intuition, setting one’s self free from constraints

Painting time.

Homework set.

Week 5 -

Feedback on student work and a discussion around the mediums and techniques explored. Using the techniques learned, we will create a paintings during an extended painting time after a demonstration by Richard.

Course Materials

Oil Pastel: Sennelier brand is the best

Richard will be using the following colours

Olive Green.

Burnt Sienna

Raw Sienna or Yellow Ochre.

Titanium White.

Light Grey

Medium Grey

Charcoal

Sepia

(Feel free to use which ever colours you like)

Gouache

Richard will be using the following colours

Ultramarine Blue

Cadmium yellow

Primary Red (Or Crimson)

Burnt Sienna

Raw Sienna

Permenant White

Watercolour (Optional as Gouache can be used like watercolour)

Charcoal sticks

Surface

Richard will be using Khadi Paper, watercolour paper (Any type) and Masonite panel. Though you can use any surface you choose (Not canvas)

Brushes.

A mix of Bristle and Synthetic bristle brushes in a variety of shapes and sizes. A great synthetic bristle brush brand are Bristlene by Pro Arte, Ideal Sizes and shapesRound 12/6/4 Flat 10/6

Also a sponge brush

Tools

Palette Knife, RGM 31, 6 or 30

Miscellaneous

Masking tape

Water

Palette

Pencil

February 3 to March 3 (Mondays), 1:00 PM to 3:30 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.

Please check your email spam/junk folder for your Zoom invite.

DEMO: https://youtu.be/n5hTxCJsUdU?si=6AsNHKll8gWoMzhW

Course Description

In this course we will explore creating mixed media land and seascapes using Oil Pastel, Gouache and mixed media. With a focus on mark making and spontaneity, this is an in depth exploration into loosening up and finding freedom in combining media. Great for sketchbook work and development but equally useful for creating larger works.

Richard shares his experience of working with mixed media and helps to open up the possibilities and how we can use them to complement our own visual language and style.

Focuses will be on:

Mark making

Combining media

Atmosphere building

Working on various surfaces

Colour mixing

Spontaneity and being loose.

Course Outline

Week 1 -

Richard will present his own work and ideas and philosophy behind his practice.

A painting demonstration by Richard in which he shows the fundamentals of his approach to using mixed media

Homework set.

Week 2 -

Feedback on student work.

A focus on spontaneity and mark making

A demonstration by Richard + Painting time.

Homework set.

Week 3 -

Feedback on student work.

A further exploration of mark making and pushing media further.

A demonstration by Richard.

Richard will share techniques for layering and creating textures, through scumbling and mark making.

Painting time.

Homework set.

Week 4 -

Feedback on student work.

Colour mixing and intuition, setting one’s self free from constraints

Painting time.

Homework set.

Week 5 -

Feedback on student work and a discussion around the mediums and techniques explored. Using the techniques learned, we will create a paintings during an extended painting time after a demonstration by Richard.

Course Materials

Oil Pastel: Sennelier brand is the best

Richard will be using the following colours

Olive Green.

Burnt Sienna

Raw Sienna or Yellow Ochre.

Titanium White.

Light Grey

Medium Grey

Charcoal

Sepia

(Feel free to use which ever colours you like)

Gouache

Richard will be using the following colours

Ultramarine Blue

Cadmium yellow

Primary Red (Or Crimson)

Burnt Sienna

Raw Sienna

Permenant White

Watercolour (Optional as Gouache can be used like watercolour)

Charcoal sticks

Surface

Richard will be using Khadi Paper, watercolour paper (Any type) and Masonite panel. Though you can use any surface you choose (Not canvas)

Brushes.

A mix of Bristle and Synthetic bristle brushes in a variety of shapes and sizes. A great synthetic bristle brush brand are Bristlene by Pro Arte, Ideal Sizes and shapesRound 12/6/4 Flat 10/6

Also a sponge brush

Tools

Palette Knife, RGM 31, 6 or 30

Miscellaneous

Masking tape

Water

Palette

Pencil