I pulled this file out to share with my oil painting students for sketching figures on the spot, to demonstrate finding the simple shapes, colors and lights and darks on the form while painting en plein air. I posted some figure sketching notes on working at the shore here.
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07/20/2018
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07/02/2018
Painting by the shore
Painting by the shore again. Here are process shots from my oil painting demonstration during Wednesday's plein air art class at Beavertail Park in Jamestown, Rhode Island. I began with a ground color of quinacridone mixed with white on a gessoed birch panel. Using my guerrilla painter pochacde box and tripod which is very easy to work with.
6"x8", oil on panel.
06/29/2018
06/18/2018
Garden roses painting process
Wednesday afternoon studio painting class demo.
14"x11", oil on canvas. Roses with process shots and reference.
06/16/2018
Summer painting classes-a la carte now available
There are spots available in my Wednesday afternoon summer painting classes, instruction in oil. More info here.
06/12/2018
From Fort Wetherill
From last week's class at Fort Wetherill in Jamestown. Below are thumbnail sketches and a value study.
05/18/2018
Portrait Sketch with thumbnails and stages
Demos from studio painting class. Thumbnail sketches, charcoal composition map and a couple of stages.
05/08/2018
Still Life Paintings
My Wednesday morning students are spending two weeks on a table top still life with more than our usual amount of negative space. Here are some similarly composed paintings and links to enjoy.
Matisse, Lemons on a Pewter Plate1926 (reworked in 1929). Oil on canvas, 21 5/8 x 26 1/8 in. from the Art Institute of Chicago. I chose a picture of this one in its frame so there is no mistaking the composition (lest you wonder if the grey sliver at the left is an accidental photographic crop).
This one is by Lynn Cartlidge, from her Saachi online gallery. Many more beautiful paintings there with open spaces.
Untitled (Still Life with oranges), 1957, 8"x10", oil on canvas.
Bill Sharp's work on his wordpress blog, his webiste is www.billsharppaintings.com.