Painting Koi, February 8 & 22
1-5 PM EST
In this delightful two-day workshop, we will be arranging and painting koi from photographs (provided) resulting in unique and creative compositions. Taking advantage of near birds-eye views, mixing and matching fish will give students a chance to embrace their own compositional styles, while learning about “flow” in art, and how to enhance or create it. Other topics valuable to oil painting, such as color, drawing, value, texture, and depicting surfaces will be demonstrated as well.
By taking two days and spreading the class dates out, students will have the chance to learn layered painting techniques (glazing and impasto) as well as the more conventional direct methods (all prima).
While working from photos provides a secure reference for the artist, there will also be a video element. Students will be able to admire and study the koi movements, further gaining an understanding of the movement of bodies through water, which will become more instructive as time goes on during the class and after.
Painting Koi, February 8 & 22
A 16x20" canvas or thereabouts should be a good size.
Supply list- This list is what Teresa Oaxaca uses herself. Please feel free to substitute any colors you find too troublesome to acquire. It is optional to have the same materials for this course.
Brushes
Filbert, flat of Round. It is recommended that you acquire a “full set” (sizes 1-12) range, or skip every other size if you want to bring less brushes to class.
Paints-
Ultramarine Blue Green Shade (Natural Pigments (or any ultramarine blue from Old Holland or Michael Harding or another brand of your choice)
Chromium Oxide Green
Viridian
Lemon Ochre (or any Yellow Ochre)
Chrome Yellow Primrose (or a cadmium Lemon Yellow)
Lead Tin Yellow Dark (not necessary, just my favorite)
Cadmium Orange
Pozzuoli Red (a fancy name for red iron oxide pigments. Try looking for Venetian Red or English Red too)
Rose Madder (or Alizarin Crimson, our Permanent Rose)
Cypress Umber Raw Dark (or a raw Umber)
Lead White (or Titanium white, Flake White Replacement)
Bone Black (“Ivory Black” No one makes paint from natural Ivory anymore, it's just a fanciful name)
Cadmium Red instead
Cerulean Blue
French Sienna
Mediums- Age Refined Linseed Oil, Stand Oil
Canvas Support- One stretched and primed linen canvas (or panel), size up to you.