Oil Painting Classes
Waterworks Class, Fall 2008
The next series of Oil Painting Classes will be offered at the Waterworks
Dates: November 11 through December 16, Tuesday evenings, 6:30-8:30
“ Color Theory"
The properties of color, shown below, will be discussed and experimented with in this class.
Students will learn first by observing, and then by performing color exercises and preparing their
own reference material.
Color “Wheel”….Variations
“Simultaneous contrast”
.
Complements….What, how and why? Mixing grays
Values ….White in shadow, patterns, composition, etc
Color Intensity…. Saturation, middle tones
“Colorist” vs. “Tonalist”
Color Temperature…. Cerulean blue and how we each see color. White cools
Monochromatic, analogous, triadic
Personal color charts, and several color exercises
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This class is designed for painters of all mediums. Participants will better understand the
properties of color. Exercises using their own medium (oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel colored
pencil, etc) will be accomplished during each class. Students should expect to create an
assortment of color theory references for their own use and to have fun with various color
exercises.
No other paintings will be done in this series of classes
Equipment list available at the Waterworks.
The next series of Oil Painting Classes will be offered at the Waterworks
Dates: November 11 through December 16, Tuesday evenings, 6:30-8:30
“ Color Theory"
The properties of color, shown below, will be discussed and experimented with in this class.
Students will learn first by observing, and then by performing color exercises and preparing their
own reference material.
Color “Wheel”….Variations
“Simultaneous contrast”
.
Complements….What, how and why? Mixing grays
Values ….White in shadow, patterns, composition, etc
Color Intensity…. Saturation, middle tones
“Colorist” vs. “Tonalist”
Color Temperature…. Cerulean blue and how we each see color. White cools
Monochromatic, analogous, triadic
Personal color charts, and several color exercises
_________________________________________________________
This class is designed for painters of all mediums. Participants will better understand the
properties of color. Exercises using their own medium (oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel colored
pencil, etc) will be accomplished during each class. Students should expect to create an
assortment of color theory references for their own use and to have fun with various color
exercises.
No other paintings will be done in this series of classes
Equipment list available at the Waterworks.
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The last class ended at the Waterworks Visual Arts Center in
Downtown Salisbury, NC on Spring, 2008. We met each Saturday in the
studio for 5 hours with a brief break for lunch. The title of the class
was "Let's have fun with Paint". Various methods of approach to a
canvas were demonstrated in the morning and the afternoon was
devoted to each participants experimenting with each approach.
Downtown Salisbury, NC on Spring, 2008. We met each Saturday in the
studio for 5 hours with a brief break for lunch. The title of the class
was "Let's have fun with Paint". Various methods of approach to a
canvas were demonstrated in the morning and the afternoon was
devoted to each participants experimenting with each approach.