VISITING ARTIST

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HOLLIS DUNLAP!

  • February 3-7, 2020

  • $850 (limit 12 students)

  • At Natalia’s Private studio in Costa Mesa

Join us for a 5 day oil painting workshop where we will paint from live models and long poses! We will focus on creating beautiful realist paintings by looking at form, color, light effects, proportions, edges, and various methods of paint application. In addition to focusing on these aspects of "accurate" realist painting, students will also be encouraged to experiment with color and paint application, as well as other elements of more contemporary painting styles to keep things exciting. We will also study the way that master painters make anatomical decisions, model form, and make color choices, in order to apply some of their ideas to our own work. Students will be encouraged to build the sense of form from simple shapes first, to create a sense of accurate proportion and value before small details are added. Basic geometric shapes will be used to describe forms of the human body to give the painting a convincing sense of form, as well as giving the student more confidence in painting directly from the model. Poses will be 12 to 18 hours in length. Students are welcome to do several quicker sketches, or focus on 2 or 3 more detailed works. Over the course of the week the instructor will paint along with the group to demonstrate ways of refining the painting, and how to work through the various stages of the painting process.

Suitable for all levels as long as you have some experience with oil paints

Materials list (You can bring your own but these are the minimum needed)

  • Oil Paints : Ultramarine Blue, Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow Light, Venetian Red, Burnt Sienna, Permanent Alizarin Crimson

  • Brushes: 5-6 square shape natural bristle brushes of varying size (1/2 cm to 1 1/2 inch), 3-4 thinner round brushes, 1-2 thin small brushes for detail
    work, 1-2 softer brushes.

  • Palette (either wood or just a panel works fine)
    Brush cleaner (Either metal, or "Silicoil" type)

  • Gamsol

  • linseed or walnut oil

  • 12x16 canvas or panels

  • Paper Towels