There is something wonderfully inviting about a boathouse sitting along the edge of a lake. Whether old and weathered or bright and beautifully maintained, these simple structures offer wonderful opportunities for painting. In this class, we will explore boathouses, lakes and the surrounding shoreline, using photographs as our starting point. We will look at how to simplify buildings and structures, while using light, shadow, colour and atmosphere to create paintings with greater depth and interest. Our scenes will include water, trees, sky and shoreline, along with a few people and other small details to bring the paintings to life. I will also show you how I adjust the lighting and shadows from the original photographs to create a stronger and more interesting composition. Boathouses are a great way to become more comfortable with adding buildings and structures to your paintings without becoming overwhelmed by complicated details. Five paintings will be created during this class, giving you plenty of opportunity to explore different compositions and approaches. Click HERE for the Supply List
*Late Fall* Boathouses, Lakes, and Shorelines (oil / acrylic) with Robin Mitchell (Monday afternoons) 1-4 pm (level 2) 5 weeks (Nov.9-Dec.7) Studio ONE
Price range: $160.00 through $175.00
7 in stock
Description
Level 2 – intermediate
Instructor: Robin Mitchell
Monday afternoons, 1-4 pm in Studio One
Traditional Oils • Water-Soluble Oils • Acrylics
This class is 5 weeks and runs Nov. 9 – Dec. 7 (make-up Dec. 14 in the unlikely event that OAS must cancel a class for any reason)
Robin won a Gemini Award for his work on the movie Nuremberg and has served on a Program Advisory Board at Sheridan College with the Dean of the Arts Program as well as the Dean of the College. His daily paintings on his blog have been viewed by over fifty thousand visitors.
Recent Feedback from Robin’s classes:
“Robin has been an inspiration to all who attended his classes. His demonstrations and techniques have given us all a solid basis for our future artistic endeavors.”
“Robin’s classes are exemplary .. with his preparation, materials, breadth of knowledge, willingness to share, and his demonstrations in class.”
“I can never say enough positive things about Robin’s skill level, his handouts, his studio examples and overall preparation which enables individual student success in painting. He is the exemplar for all art instructors to follow. Lovely class, great handling of student interaction, the class loved it. I will be signing up for more from this instructor.”
“Robin is a wealth of knowledge. He always shares his skills in class demonstrations. He also encourages us to take risks in our artistic endeavors which in the end, makes us better artists.”
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