Hi Everyone- I'm happy to announce that I will be conducting another 'Expressive Painting' class this fall! The first two offerings of this class were greeted with much success. I've had wonderful feedback from the many students who took the class. 'Expressive Painting' offers a different approach to painting than many folks are used to. Student's have commented on how it was an 'eye-opening' experience, and how they were able to move up in their in skill level and their approach to making a painting.
The class will meet on Thursdays this fall via ZOOM, starting October 5th, and ending on Nov. 9th. I will again be offering two class sessions on these Thursdays.
-CLASS 1 will meet from 1:00pm-3:00pm CHICAGO time.
-CLASS 2 will meet from 7:00pm-9:00pm CHICAGO time.
With offering two class times, hopefully there will be a good chance that one would fit your schedule-this also allows for artists from overseas to join a class!
*All classes will be recorded, so students will be able to watch again after the class.
*Assignments will be given, and homework will be critiqued in the beginning of each class. This is not mandatory ...only if you wish to receive feedback on how you did on the assignment.
What will the classes cover?
-Week 1: DRAWING-Learn how to draw what catches your eye instead of 'constructing' your subject.
-Week 2: VALUE-Learn through the monochrome, how to simplify your values into 3 values (Light, Middle, Dark)
-Week 3: COLOR-Learn how to take the 'fear' out of color.
-Week 4: DESIGN-Learn through the 'doodle' how to edit and focus on the elements of design, leading your viewer's eye around your subject.
-Week 5: COMPOSITION-Learn how to use the background to lead your viewer's eye around the painting and back to your subject.
-Week 6: FINISHED PAINTING- Here we will put all of the previous lessons to work, to make a finished painting.
Hope to see you in class!!
-Kevin
