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Beyond Value:Exploring Broken Colorw/Fred JacksonFebruary 20, 202710:00 am - 4:00 pm


Discover how a strong value structure can become the foundation for a dynamic, colorful, and expressive painting. We’ll begin by exploring the importance of seeing—not simply observing our subject but recognizing what we find meaningful and what we want our painting to communicate. By simplifying the subject into connected patterns of light and dark, we’ll establish a value structure that supports our personal interpretation. Building on this foundation, we’ll explore broken color—the placement of distinct strokes and passages of color that visually interact to create vibration, movement, and energy. Broken color is more than placing different colors next to one another; it’s about using variations in hue, temperature, and intensity within a supporting value structure to create visual excitement without sacrificing unity. Through an instructor demonstration, we’ll explore how expressive brushwork, intuitive color choices, and painterly mark-making can transform a simple value study into a dynamic and personal interpretation. Students will then develop their own paintings with individual guidance.What to Bring• Paints: Oils, acrylics, or gouache• Brushes and palette: Your usual painting supplies• Painting surface: Canvas, panel, or appropriate painting paper• Photo reference: A subject with strong light and dark patterns and interesting shapes• Other supplies: Easel and usual painting equipmentWhat to ExpectThe workshop begins with an instructor demonstration in oils, followed by hands-on painting and individual guidance. Open to oil, acrylic, and gouache painters of all experience levels.
About the InstructorFred Jackson is a professional plein air painter who participates in some of the nation's most prestigious plein air painting events and competitions across the country. With a background in landscape architecture and design, he brings a strong understanding of composition, structure, and spatial relationships to his work.His paintings are characterized by expressive color, energetic brushwork, and a thoughtful balance between design and spontaneity. Rather than simply recording what he sees, Fred looks beyond the literal subject to discover its potential as a painting. Through an ongoing process of observation, interpretation, and intuitive response, he explores the relationships of shape, value, and color, allowing the painting to evolve as new possibilities emerge. His work reflects not only the character of a place but also his personal experience and the ideas he wishes to communicate.In his teaching, Fred encourages students to develop a strong foundation in design while remaining open to discovery, experimentation, and their own expressive interpretation

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Fred Jackson