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Painting
Beyond Observational Painting
Workshop: Synthesizing Representational and Abstract Painting
Description:
This workshop focuses on painting from observation, memory, imagination, and photographic references, blending figurative and abstract approaches.
What You’ll Explore:
- Traditional Subject Matter: Work with various subjects to create original compositions.
- Master Painters: Study the works of historical and contemporary artists for inspiration.
- Painting Concepts: Learn to synthesize representational and abstract styles in your own practice.
- Formal Elements: Develop skills in spatial relationships, form, light/value, and color.
- Methods and Approaches: Compose paintings using multiple sources and ideas effectively.
Who Should Join:
- Participants comfortable working in oil or acrylic.
- Recommended for those with some experience in painting.
Prerequisites:
Some painting experience in oils or acrylics is suggesteD
Suggested Supplies:
Beginning Oil Palette (cool)
CERULEAN BLUE
CADMIUM LEMON
ULTRAMARINE BLUE
ALIZARIN CRIMSON
TITANIUM WHITE (large tube)
WINSOR(W&N Brand name) RED (or Cadmium Red Medium)
YELLOW OCHRE
RAW UMBER
RAW SIENNA*
BURNT SIENNA*
DIOXANE VIOLET
VIRIDIAN
QUINACRIDONE MAGENTA*
*Nice to have, but not absolutely necessary
Black is not…your “blacks” can be mixed with other hues; however, if you do want a black, I would suggest Chromatic Black.
Painting medium: such as Galkyd, Liquin, Neo Megilp
Bar of soap (ie. lava), rags or good quality paper towels (I like the blue automotive towels), baby oil or safflower oil (clean up)
NOTE: solvents (gamsol,turpentine, turpenoid etc…) are not necessary! Oil brushes can cleaned with vegatable oil, Murthy’s oil, and/or soap and water. Well cleaned brushes will last until you wear them out!
Enamel, glass, or disposable palette.
Palette knife.
painter’s tape
Brushes- various sizes (ie. 2,4,6,8,10,12,14) …Brights or filberts. A couple of rounds maybe be useful. Sable, Sable essence, natural white bristle or Synthetic mixed brushes are recommended.
Painting supports and surfaces: various sized canvas (stretched or unstretched), canvas panel, gessoed cardboard, or a pad of ARCHES oil paper for beginning studies
Spring 2025
3/13/2025
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4/17/2025
6:00 PM
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9:00 PM
THU
Main Building
330
Instructor:
Rebecca Madura
Rebecca earned Bachelor Degrees from University of Texas at Austin in both Fine Arts and Liberal Arts as well as a post-graduate certificate in Non-Profit Management. She has a Master of Liberal Arts from Tulane University.
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