February 7 - 11 . 2011
$595
Oil or preferred medium . Beg - Adv . Class Limit . 15 Students
5 Day . The 7 Keys to Unlocking a Great Painting
Landscape - Studio and Plein-Air
It has been my experience over the years that the most effective way to teach the "art of painting" is best explored through both studio and plein air.
Through lecture, slide presentation and demonstrations, the “authorship of painting” will be explored in squinting, design, value control, color control, edges, paint manipulation, variety/unity. This workshop will be great for all levels.
For the studio portion, students should bring photographs or small studies to work from while indoors. This class will focus on transferring what you see in nature or have photographed to your canvas, and still capture the emotion and mood of the subject. Also we will learn about the Spirit of Painting, sharpening our skills of observation and editing, but at the same time learning that the final product should also speak of ourselves as artists as much as the subject itself.
"A Work of Art does not appeal to the Intellect. It does not appeal to the Moral Sense. It's aim is not to Instruct, not to Edify, but to Awaken an EMOTION." - George Inness
Instructor demonstrations, individual critiques, and lots of individual attention.
We will paint from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m daily.
Transportation needed.
To learn more about Todd Williams and his art visit www.toddwilliamsfineart.com
