Term 1 2023
Alla prima painting and colour mixing
1 day workshop
Held in person in Petersham
Saturday 7th October
10 am to 3 pm
$130
This class looks at palette arrangement, colour mixing and alla prima painting in oils.
Students will learn to identify hue, value and chroma for a given colour and look at a number of different strategies for mixing a desired colour, comparing strategies from a traditional palette setup and a modernist palette.
We will also discuss techniques for alla prima painting (painting done in one sitting) and students will complete one still life painting.
Term 4 – layering techniques for oil painting
Some of the most beautiful and subtle techniques in oil painting use a layered method and cannot be achieved any other way. This series of three week courses will focus on methods of building a painting up in layers, with an emphasis on how the techniques can be varied to accomodate the particular problems of each genre. The courses are designed to stand alone or can be combined to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the techniques involved.
Layering for Still life
3 sessions
Online (via zoom)
Fridays and Saturdays, 10am to 2 pm
Friday 13th, 20th, 27th October
Saturday 14th, 21st, 28th October
$300
This class focuses on methods of layering for still life painting. Students will complete one painting using my three stage layering method.
week 1 – composition, drawing out, monochrome underpainting
week 2 – strategy, colour lay in, establishing soft edges
week 3 – the finishing layer, glazing and stumbling, working order, controlling paint consistency
Layering for Landscape
3 sessions
In person at Rodd Park
Fridays and Saturdays, 9.30am to 12.30 pm
Friday 3rd, 10th, 17th November
Saturday 4th, 11th, 18th November
$230
This class focuses on methods of layering for landscape painting. Students will complete one painting using my three stage layering method.
week 1 – composition, drawing out, monochrome underpainting
week 2 – dealing with complex shapes, handling distance, atmospheric perspective, tonal hierarchy, complex colours
week 3 – the finishing layer, glazing and stumbling, working order, controlling paint consistency
Layering for Portrait
3 sessions
In person in Petersham
Fridays and Saturdays, 10am to 2 pm
Friday 24th November, 1st December, 8th December
Saturday 25th November, 2nd, 9th December
$320 (includes a model for all three sessions)
This class focuses on methods of layering for portrait painting. Students will complete one painting using my three stage layering method.
week 1 – composition, drawing out, monochrome underpainting
week 2 – dealing with complex form modelling, skin tones, plane changes on the face
week 3 – the finishing layer, glazing and scumbling, working order, controlling paint consistency
Painting Mentorship Program
Held in person in Petersham
2 sessions – Thursday 12th October and 30th November
10 am to 2 pm
$150