Fundamental Freedom: Flowers and Still Life in Oil
Location: Scottsdale Location
Room: TBD
Jan 17-21, 2011
Meets 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
on Mon Tue Wed Th Fri
Tuition: $635.00
Level: BEG-ADV
Status: This program is completed
In this workshop, we will use expressive flora still life arrangements to master the fundamentals of oil painting, including light and color temperature, values, the varieties of edges and the expressive use of impasto. These fundamentals will give you artistic freedom to explore your own creativity and bring a level of confidence that allows you to become the artist you want to be. Guided by the instructor, students will set up their own still life arrangements, and learn how to create successful compositions and color harmonies. Because each class is different, Arnett will encourage students to request specific demonstrations and discussion topics during the week. Arnett enjoys working with students at all levels and encouraging them wherever they are on their artistic journey.
Instructor -- Joe Anna Arnett
Joe Anna Arnett is a master artist, a producer and writer for the PBS Series, Passport & Palette. In this series, produced in high definition, she travels the world, painting and teaching along the way. This adventure has allowed her to combine her passion for painting, love of teaching, devotion to travel and her enjoyment of writing all in one exciting venue.
Joe Anna and her husband, artist, James Asher, have formed a production company to produce instructional videos in high definition. The first release from Artful Partners was filmed in Joe Anna’s class at the Scottsdale Artist’s school in January of 2011. For a full eight hours, Joe Anna demonstrates, lectures and works with the artists in the Scottsdale class.
Arnett graduated from the University of Texas, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She moved to New York and became a Senior Art Director for Young & Rubicam Advertising. In New York, she continued her studies in fine arts at the Art Student’s League for an additional four years.
In 1997, she became a Master Artist of the Artists of America Show at the Denver Historical Society Museum. She has also exhibited at the Albuquerque Museum of Fine Arts, The Tucson Museum of Fine Arts, The National Cowgirl Museum in Fort Worth, The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, the Cincinnati Museum Center, and Art Asia in Hong Kong. She exhibited for 14 years at the Prix de West Invitational show at The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. She was honored as a featured artist at the Gilcrease Museum’s 2006 Rendezvous exhibition.
Arnett authored the North Light Book“ Painting Sumptuous Vegetables, Fruits and Flowers in Oil “, which was first published in 1998 and went into a second edition as well as a Chinese language edition in 1999.
www.joeannaarnett.com
- Pigments: There are many good brands to choose from including Blockx brand, Winsor & Newton, and Rembrandt
- Yellow Ochre; Cadmium Yellow Pale- I use Blockx ( this is sometimes called Cadmium Lemon); Cadmium Red Orange; Cadmium Red; Cobalt Blue; Manganese Blue -Manganese Blue Hue is fine; Ultramarine Blue Deep; Transparent Oxide Red ; Permanent Alizarin Crimson –I use both Gamblin, which is darker and Winsor & Newton, which is lighter and pinker; Permanent Rose- Winsor & Newton; Flake White –There are also some new flake white substitutes available
- When I travel. and drying time is very important, I switch to Winsor & Newton's Griffin Alkyd Fast Drying Titanium white.
- Optional Pigments you may wish to have: Cadmium Yellow Light; Thalo Green
- Medium: Bring any medium you like. I will be using Gamblin’s Neo megilp or M. Graham’s Walnut Alkyd medium
- Brushes:
- Filberts: #4, 6, 8, 10, and #12 ( I sometimes even use a 14 or 16)
- Flats: #4, #6, #8, #10. I really like Silver Brush Company’s Bristlon series. The filberts are series 1903, and the flats are 1901. Another good brush is Isaby’s Isacryl series. The filberts are series 6572. The flats are series 6562. The Bristlon and the Isacryl are the two I will be demonstrating with most often. I will also be using a few black sable brushes. I like the DaVinci series 1845.
- Palette: Plexiglas or wooden palette. No white palettes, please.
- Canvas: Please bring any sizes you like. You may use several canvases during the week. These are a few suggestions: 24” x 20”, if you want to do a larger floral or still life; 20” x 16”. Also, bring a few small canvases or panels, an 8” x 10” or even a 6” x 8” for smaller studies. I use both stretched canvas and canvas panels
- Miscellaneous: Picture Perfect “3 in 1 Plus” View Finder (this is a wonderful tool and I highly recommend it to you). You can get this at Artisan's, Santa Fe
- Paper towels
- Palette Knife-make sure the blade is clean and still flexible
- Palette cup to hold a little medium
- Solvent: Odorless Mineral Spirits (Gamblin makes a good one). NO TURPENTINE PLEASE
- Material Sources:
- Artisan’s Santa Fe, (800) 331-6375 or (505) 988-2179( Artisan’s has the view finder I recommend)
- Wind River Arts, www.windriverarts.com
- Ray Mar- artists panels-www.raymar.com
- Source Tek canvas panels www.CanvasPanels.com (800) 587-5462
- If you have any questions, e-mail: asherarnett@earthlink.net
- http://www.joeannaarnett.com
- Please bring a few props that you would like to include in your still life.
- I encourage you to bring a few pieces of fabric in neutral colors: dull greens, umber, greys, etc.