summer term week 2
Date: April 28th & 29th
Tutor: Siân and Rob
Free Painting
what to bring
Your usual painting materials. If you are still uncertain about starting a new project bring along you reference materials so that we can help you decide what to do.
THIS Week:
Working on your own projects.
Please could you take a few moments this week to check that we have the correct contact information for you. It is useful that we have telephone number as well as an email address in case of last minute issues.
‘homework’ challenge
Go into your garden, or even look out of a window, and spend some time looking at the scene before you. Then pretend that we have told you that you have to make a painting from what is in front of you!
So consider carefully. Would you paint the whole scene? Would you choose a section of it? Would you choose just one tiny aspect that catches your eye (e.g. the shadows cast by some flowers in a pot, a single flower…) Would you choose certain elements and design a composition incorporating just those elements?
Then draw at least 3 thumbnails designing a composition. Just that, just the thumbnails. If you feel inspired, of course you could carry on and paint it.
TIP: spend the majority of your time looking. The thumbnails should only take a few minutes.
Quote of the week
‘Blessed are they who see beautiful places in humble places, where other people see nothing.’
Camille Pissaro
CHECK OUT this demo…
Given that our theme for the term is learning from demonstrations, this article seems particlularly appropriate. When learning from the work of other artists it can be very difficult not to be overly influenced by what you are watching/looking at. Remember to take from the demos what you feel will apply to your work and your paintings. Discard the rest, or maybe store it at the back of your mind for future reference.
The Haywain : How to reinterpret a masterpiece
The Hay Wain is one of the best-known paintings in Britain. And therein lies the problem.
It is very difficult to study Flatford Mill millpond and Willy Lot’s cottage landscape with a view to painting it without having a mental image of The Hay Wain overlaying what you are looking at. There is also the knowledge that your audience will undoubtedly compare your work to that of the great man himself. Daunting thoughts. So, how do you prevent your painting being overly influenced by the original?
Click here to read the article on the A & I website
There is a page on this website with links to articles we have written for the Artists and Illustrators magazine. Each week we will add a link here to direct you directly to one of the demonstration articles. The links will take you to the Artists and illustrators website . The articles we choose can be viewed on the site without you having to subscribe to their site or the magazine. (You can ignore the pop-up boxes offering you a subscription). On their website you will find many other demonstrations by other artists. Please share any you find particularly useful, fun or interesting.
CLASS NOTICEBOARD : Any new items to be added? Please email details and they will be added by the following class.