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17. Summer Still–Life Workshop: Bright and Colorful

  • Athenaeum Music & Arts Library 1008 Wall Street La Jolla, CA 92037 (map)

Pat Kelly

Friday–Saturday, 9:30 AM–1:30 PM
August 7–8
(2 days, 8 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$160/180 + $5 materials fee paid to instructor

Large or small—you decide! 

Work on a series of small paintings or one large canvas over two days. In this workshop, bright colors and a square format invite experimentation. Tabletop arrangements of plates, bowls, and colorful fabrics present an opportunity to learn about perspective, composition, and color. Grab a coffee; we will begin each morning with a PowerPoint lesson followed by a demo on painting process & technique. Afterward, students will paint independently for the rest of the morning. As paintings progress, students will discuss creative issues and learn through discussion and group critique. 

Pat welcomes students of all levels. 

  

Materials: Please bring a $5 materials fee for Pat. Square Canvas: either three 8" x 8" canvases or one canvas sized 16" x 16", 18" x 18", or 20" x 20"; a half-dozen brushes, including white-bristle flats or filberts in 1/4" or 1/2", and a small pointed round for detail (sizes 2–4)—Robert Simmons is a good brand; one medium steel palette knife; a 12" x 16" wooden palette or Gray Matters paper palette; paper towels; odorless Gamsol solvent; two small lidded jars (2–4 oz); and oil paints in Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red Medium, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Cadmium Lemon, Cadmium Orange, Phthalo Blue, Ultramarine Blue, and Permalba White or a Zinc/Titanium blend. Many of these items are available from Blick or on Amazon. 

 

Max students: 12

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Immediately after you register, look for a confirmation email and receipt. In the week preceding the class start date, you will receive another email with more details.

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