Figures in the landscape (or in the cityscape) help enliven scenes in paintings and make them more interesting. Let's focus on that in this next Zoom workshop. The Figure in the Landscape (or Cityscape) Thursday July 22nd and Friday, July 23rd, 2021 9:00 to 1:00 (Pacific Time) both days On Zoom from the comfort of your own […]
Join me on any or every Wednesday in August, September and October for a virtual "drop-in and paint" at my studio on Zoom. I'll be there working on a painting and you are welcome to join me and work on your painting. I won't be giving a demonstration, but I'm happy to talk as we […]
It's still summer...let's get out and paint and enjoy a day studying value and color in plein air. I'll start this class doing a short value sketch demonstration on paper, in order to establish a value design in my scene. Each of you will do the same and we'll have a value "roadmap" for our […]
The best weather is here now...let's get out and paint and enjoy a day studying value and color in plein air. I'll start this class doing a short value sketch demonstration on paper, in order to establish a value design in my scene. Each of you will do the same and we'll have a value […]
Dear Painters, Let's put three objects on our tables: something shiny (reflective, polished), something clear (transparent, translucent) and something organic (a flower(s) or food(s). Let's arrange these objects into compelling compositions and then render them in paint with a limited palette. Sound like fun? Please join me! Sound challenging? All the better! Objects on the […]
Dear Painters, Let's paint more objects on the table in April (different ones this time from what we did in February) and continue to practice creating captivating compositions and designs. Let's sketch these compositions in black & white (value study) and then render them in paint with a limited palette. Sound like fun? Please join […]
Dear Painters, Let's focus on an object we use everyday and is often challenging to render: the simple and ubiquitous chair. Rendering chairs involves close observation and perspective drawing so they'll sit convincingly on the floor surface. While that in itself is reason enough to practice drawing them, they also can make interesting painting compositions […]
Dear Painters, Let's create some captivating compositions with objects that are reflective (shiny) together with some that are transparent (see-through). There are great lessons here to be learned and practiced that apply to all the paintings we do, including learning to see and render shapes, value and color. Not to mention the fun of painting […]
Hopefully dry and warmer weather is setting in...let's get out and paint and enjoy a day studying value and color in plein air. The location will be in beautiful Alta Plaza Park in Pacific Heights, San Francisco, where we'll have an opportunity to paint any number of great views, including city views mixed with the […]
Dear Painters, Flowers are in bloom everywhere. Let's put out some beautiful bouquets and paint them from life in this hybrid Studio/Zoom workshop. Let's focus on painting flowers in an expressive, dynamic, looser way...a way to convey the essence of the flower or the arrangement, rather than a literal rendition. We'll break down the process […]