How do artists make paintings that seem to glow? On this course, the
tutor will show you how to create the illusion of light emanating from an oil
painting. You will copy the work of great painters to understand their methods
and make five ambitious paintings using a range of techniques. This is an
intensive course and you will be amazed by the progress that you make. The
tutor has designed this course to be an excellent next step for anyone who has
studied with him before, but it is also suitable for beginners. All materials
will be provided.
The paintings we will paint this week can be adapted to
suit your preferences and I intend to offer choices where possible. I will
however cover a range of techniques that you can use in your own painting.
On Monday we will start by looking at how to use oil
paint, what colours and materials you need to get started. To create luminosity
in paintings we must understand how to make paints transparent or opaque and we
will paint a sunset or sunrise orchestrating the paint to heighten the effects
of light and shade.
On Tuesday we will paint a scene using the methods used
by Flemish painters in the 17th and 18th centuries. This
is a limited pallet of colours and it makes paintings that have great
theatricality.
We will look at the theatre paintings of Walter Sickert
and Toulouse Lautrec. We will paint a copy of a painting by Sickert who used
predominantly dark colours to create sharp contrast with bright highlights.
On Wednesday we will paint a seascape building up layers
of glazes and working towards thick white highlights.
On Thursday we will paint a copy of a painting by Turner.
Turner used ground marble dust mixed into the paint. This reflects light and
makes the paintings glow.
On Friday we will look at the work of Monet who used
small dashes of thick paint and copy either one of his London paintings or
waterlilies.
Paul Minter
Head of Art at Pinewood School
About Paul
Paul Minter
studied Theatre Design at the Central School of Art and Design in London. He
has designed for the RSC the BBC and had a twenty year career as a film costume
designer. He has taught at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts and at
Helsinki University and in 2004 became a full time art teacher and professional
painter. Since 2012 he has been head of art at Pinewood School.
https://www.paulminter.com/
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