Scottsdale Artists' School
Program Detail

The Figure and Still Life in Oil: Developing the Idea

Location: Scottsdale Location

Room: TBD

Sep 29-Nov 3, 2010

Meets 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
on Wed

Tuition: $270.00
Model Fee: $35.00


Level: All Levels

Status: This program is completed
This class will encourage students to think past mere rendering, and deeper into the development of a painting. Emphasis is on creating mood through your compositions, and incorporating emotion into your work. Whether you wish to paint from a still life set-up, or costumed model, the critical elements of a well designed painting will be practiced and discussed as they relate to both subject matters. Students will receive plenty of individualized instruction to help each student reach their personal goals.

Instructor -- Nancy Chaboun
Nancy Chaboun studied painting and drawing at Arizona State University, the Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and Scottsdale Artists’ School. She states, “Learning from, and working with other artists in the workshop atmosphere has made the greatest impact on my paintings.” Galleries in Scottsdale, Santa Fe and Boston represent Chaboun, and her work is in collections in both the United States and Europe. Website: www.nancychaboun.com

Required supplies for this program:
  • Please bring what you are accustomed to using, however no “student grade” paints
  • As a guideline my palette includes: Titanium white, cad yell lemon, cad yellow med, cad orange, cad red light, permanent rose or thalo red rose, yellow ocher, burnt sienna, raw umber, old Holland violet grey, ultramarine blue dark, thalo blue, sap green, thalo green, alizarin crimson permanent, ivory black
  • In addition I sometimes use; Mars orange, mars violet, Holbein monochrome tint warm, terra rosa, venetian red, and Indian yellow.
  • I rarely have all these colors on my palette at one time. I have different needs depending on the subject matter. I am not suggesting that you buy all these colors by any means, but having a complete palette (a warm and cool of each primary, along with some neutrals) of the best quality paint will make your life easier.
  • Filbert Bristle brushes # 2-8, filbert mongoose brush, painting knife
  • Walnut alkyd oil, linseed oil or liquin. Turpenoid or Gamsol
  • A variety of canvas sizes, we will do a different set up every day, so this may be a consideration.
  • Camera
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