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| The Aspens Below, pastel, 8x10 |
We immersed ourselves in autumn color during my classes this month here at my studio. Fall has always been my favorite season, but painting it is usually harder than you think.
I first decide what areas contain the most intense color, and then contrast those areas with duller color. Since sunlit autumn foliage tends to have a dappled effect with many tiny spots of color, you have to work even harder to simplify big chunks of the landscape so that you don't end up attempting to paint every dab of bright color ... a trap that all artists fall into at some point!
For any of you wanting to learn more about my process for simplifying busy landscapes into strong compositions, read on ...
I've had many requests by various artists both locally and out of state to teach my Composition Boot Camp workshop. In this workshop I cover in depth how to "see" your landscape subject matter, and then organize it so that you can SIMPLIFY busy subject matter into a well composed design. It's most definitely a learned skill, and I have students practice very specific exercises repetitively in order to understand it. I have 2-day version of this workshop scheduled next week here in Georgia (see below), which still has a couple of openings, and am considering planning some 1-day versions at my studio in January ... stay tuned for details!
The three pieces shown here were my demos from three different classes held at my studio last week.
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| Mountaintop Aspens, oil, 10x8 |
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| Golden Moment, oil, 10x8 |
Upcoming Workshops:
COMPOSITION BOOT CAMP/PASTEL & OIL - Dahlonega, GA
NOV. 6 & 7 (Thurs/Fri)
The Art Loft, Dahlonega, GA
Visit www.artloft.net to register.
Workshop fee - $225
LANDSCAPE OIL PAINTING: THE NUTS & BOLTS - Austell, GA
Nov. 15 (Sat.)
Red Cockerill Gallery
2845 Cemetery St.
Austell, GA 30106
www.redcockerillgallery.com
Contact Ann Cockerill to register: 770-944-3160 or anncockerill@bellsouth.net
Workshop fee: $130
PASTEL Workshop - Stevensville, MD - 3-day
Workshop - February 6, 7 & 8, 2015 (Fri/Sat/Sun)
Demo - Thurs., Feb. 5, 5:30 - 8:30 pm, $45, $55 at door
Chesapeake Fine Art Studio
609 Thompson Creek Rd.
Stevensville, MD 21666
(about 40 minutes from downtown Baltimore)
$400
410-200-8019
PASTEL Workshop - Bonita Springs, FL - 3-day
Feb. 25, 26 & 27, 2015 (Wed/Thurs/Fri)
Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs
26100 Old US 41 Road
Bonita Springs, FL 34135
$350/members; $400/nonmembers
239-495-8989
See my workshop page on my website for details and complete schedule through 2015, or email me with any questions.
www.barbarajaenicke.com
barbarajaenicke@msn.com
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