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Sunday, August 16, 2020

Oil Painting With Linda Peters - Starts September 22nd

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 Dates: Tuesdays, September 22nd, 29th, October 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th
Times: 6-8 pm 
Ages
: 16+
Location: Powerhouse

 

From beginners to advanced painters, these classes will teach/review the basic needs of oil painting from equipment needed to the application. Each session will focus on the elements of creation – value, shape, and edges. Students will be introduced to a master artist, specifically, the artists currently on exhibit at the Jackson Museum of Art in Jackson, MS.


 

Session 1: Introduction of oil painting. • Review of equipment and supplies needed. • Exhibit information, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS. • Definition of Value, Shape, and Edges in the context of painting. • Getting started with color mixing, applications, and the feel of the canvas. • Free paint time with individual help.

Session 2: How to paint a Value study. • Demo • Meet Claude Monet and Edouard Manet. • Paint a still life using one color of paint. Or free paint time with individual help.

Session 3: Shapes and Color mixing using a limited palette. • Demo • Meet Edgar Degas and Berthe Morisot • Paint still life. Or free paint time.

Session 4: Soft or Hard Edges • Demo • Meet Paul Cezanne, and Paul Gauguin • Paint still life. Or free paint time.

Session 5: Design and introduction to Plein Air Painting • Demo • Meet Vincent van Gogh and Wolf Kaln • Paint still life. Or free paint time.

Session 6: Review of last five weeks. • Favorite master. • Critics • Free paint time.

Price: $120 for members/$135 for non-members

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