Painting the Figurative Subject
Location: Scottsdale Location
Room: TBA
Apr 27-29, 2010
Meets 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
on Tue Wed Th
Tuition: $350.00
Model Fee: $35.00
Level: INT-ADV
Status: This program is completed
Working from the model, students will explore the art of painting portrait, nude and costumed subjects. Through lecture and demonstration students will gain an understanding of the interrelated components of painting, including drawing, value , color and edge relationship. The principles taught in this class are basic to all mediums. Each student will receive individual attention and critique. Students may choose to work in either oil or pastel mediums.
- Oil Painting (pastel accepted)
Instructor -- Robert Lemler
For Robert Lemler of Phoenix Arizona, nothing takes the place of painting life as it unfolds around him. Robert swiftly reproduces the emotion and beauty of a moment with his direct, naturalistic approach. The intense interplay of light, form, and color give his paintings a unique luminosity and richness. Whether he is painting from the model, the landscape, or in the studio, Robert's distinctive style touches each subject. Robert believes that in painting, like poetry, real beauty lies in simplicity; stripping a statement down to its simplest form to make the most impact. Robert looks to masters of the past, as well as his contemporaries for inspiration, and from early on has been driven by the quality and craftsmanship of their works. Robert's paintings are exhibited in finer galleries throughout the United States, and for over a decade has taught drawing and painting in the classical tradition at the Scottsdale Artists' School. For more information on Robert, visit www.robertlemler.com
- I would prefer students use tools and materials they are familiar with. Suggested supplies: not mandatory Oil Colors: titanium white, alizarin crimson, cadmium red light , cadmium orange, cadmium yellow medium, yellow ochre, burnt sienna, viridian green, ultramarine blue, and ivory black Other supplies: Please bring two 8" x 10" canvas panels as well as one medium sized ( 14"x 18" / 16" x 20" ) canvas panel each day, odorless paint thinner, various sized bristle brushes , a few small “liner” type brushes, paper towels or rags, bucket for thinner, palette for mixing color, and a painting knife Pastelists may use the paper and pastels they are comfortable with...