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
Classes and programs offered by the Arts Council may be adjusted to be responsive to evolving City of Oxford, Lafayette County and Health Department guidelines. Click here for our full list of COVID-19 procedures: https://www.oxfordarts.com/shop/classes-camps
