Painting Tulips & Swans, May 3 & 11
1-5 PM, EST (Washington D.C.)
In this online class, students will watch painting demonstrations and receive feedback on their artwork. The composition and construction of a painting involving swans and multicolored tulips will be gone over in great detail. Techniques such as linework, gesture, feather effects, value, color harmony, and more will be discussed. In addition, the week-apart dates will allow for the completion of a painting and or drying time in between classes, thus allowing space and opportunity for over-painting techniques, such as glazing, texture application, and impasto.
Photo references of both tulips and swans will be provided, along with instructions for lighting and arranging your own photos.
Recordings of both class days will be available to all students who sign up, regardless of live attendance. You will receive email critiques of your artwork, and the recordings of the live class will be available for a minimum of two years.
Painting Tulips & Swans, May 3 & 11
A 20x40" 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.