Description

Seeing The Big Picture in Landscape Paintingw/Claire HaikSaturday, November 21, 202610:00am - 4:00pm

This class breaks down the landscape into three essential zones: foreground, middle ground, and background. We will look at how color and value shift in each of the three zones and learn how to use dramatic value contrast and scale shifts to guide the viewer's eye exactly where you want it to go. Together we will design landscapes with strong foreground elements (such as a large tree, dark grasses, or a winding pathway) that lead to a clear middle ground and then back to a deep atmospheric vista. Open to artists at all levels who want to create depth in their paintings and try a structured approach to landscape painting.
Materials Needed: - Paint (I often use the colors below, but they are not required)- Titanium White (Opaque White)- Lemon Light (Cool Yellow)- Cadmium-Free Yellow Medium (Warm Yellow)- Yellow Ocher (Earth Yellow)- Ultramarine Blue (Warm Blue)- Cerulean Blue (Cool Blue)- Prussian Blue (Transparent Blue, Optional)- Ivory or Mars Black (Earth Blue, Optional)- Cadmium-Free Red Medium (Warm Red)- Alizarin Crimson (Cool Red)- Burnt Sienna (Transparent Earth Red)
- Brushes: Selection of Flats, Rounds, and Filberts in different sizes - Palette Knife- Palette Paper- Canvas: Two 12inx16in canvases (really any medium sized canvases will work)

Instructor

Claire Haik