Upcoming Workshops
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Color and Composition
Online!
Online!
Taking inspiration from art historical examples of landscape painting, we will discover and create still life compositions, and explore painting in series.
This workshop will include lecture on concepts such as abstraction, tonal design, atmosphere, and color harmony as they relate to the practical applications of mixing oil color and painting alla prima.
Winslow Art Center
On Zoom!
Tuesdays, March 14- April 14, 2023
1:30-4:30 Eastern/ 10:30am-1:30pm Pacific
This workshop will include lecture on concepts such as abstraction, tonal design, atmosphere, and color harmony as they relate to the practical applications of mixing oil color and painting alla prima.
Winslow Art Center
On Zoom!
Tuesdays, March 14- April 14, 2023
1:30-4:30 Eastern/ 10:30am-1:30pm Pacific
Color and Composition:
Tablescapes Inspired
by an Ancient Seaside Town
IN PERSON!
Tablescapes Inspired
by an Ancient Seaside Town
IN PERSON!
Join me on the Istrian Coast in Rovinj, Croatia to explore the delightful ancient seaside town as an inspiration for composition and color harmony.
I have been exploring the cross-inspiration of composing still life and painting en plein air for decades: “Still life can be a visual metaphor for the places seen in the mind’s eye.”
Our first three mornings will include sketching en plein air in Rovinj, followed by the composing of still life arrangements inspired by our morning’s visual experiences. Afternoons are devoted to still life painting and will include lecture on concepts such as abstraction, tonal design, atmosphere, and color harmony as they relate to the practical applications of mixing oil color and painting alla prima.
The fourth will be a free day with excursion to the town of Motovun. Days five, six and seven will be full days of still life painting, with individual instruction and group critique. Day seven’s instruction will conclude with an exhibit of work before the farewell dinner.
I have been exploring the cross-inspiration of composing still life and painting en plein air for decades: “Still life can be a visual metaphor for the places seen in the mind’s eye.”
Our first three mornings will include sketching en plein air in Rovinj, followed by the composing of still life arrangements inspired by our morning’s visual experiences. Afternoons are devoted to still life painting and will include lecture on concepts such as abstraction, tonal design, atmosphere, and color harmony as they relate to the practical applications of mixing oil color and painting alla prima.
The fourth will be a free day with excursion to the town of Motovun. Days five, six and seven will be full days of still life painting, with individual instruction and group critique. Day seven’s instruction will conclude with an exhibit of work before the farewell dinner.
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En Plein Air Painting
IN PERSON!
IN PERSON!
En Plein Air with Christine Lafuente
Experience the magic of Mount Desert Island as you paint En Plein Air. A basic review of outdoor set-up, palette organization, composition, and atmospheric color theory will be covered; however, most of the time spent together will be “hands-on” in the field with individual instruction at four select locations on the Island’s beautiful coves and shores.
The half-day sessions provide you the opportunity to work in the mornings with the instructor, leaving you the afternoons to continue to work independently and process the day’s lesson. Pack a lunch and paint all day!
The half-day sessions provide you the opportunity to work in the mornings with the instructor, leaving you the afternoons to continue to work independently and process the day’s lesson. Pack a lunch and paint all day!
EN PLEIN AIR on Mount Desert Island
Bar Harbor, Maine
ARTWAVES MDI
August 14-17, 2023
Monday-Thursday
8:30am-12:30pm
Bar Harbor, Maine
ARTWAVES MDI
August 14-17, 2023
Monday-Thursday
8:30am-12:30pm
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Elements of Perceptual Painting
IN PERSON!
IN PERSON!
Discover the excitement of perceptual painting!
This oil painting workshop relates perceptual painting to an understanding of light source- for back-lit, side-lit, and front-lit compositions. We will explore the following elements: “drawing for painting”, tone, temperature, palette organization, and how to key a palette in response to direction of light source.
We will work from still life in a spacious environment where students will each have a personal painting space. They will be able to individually compose set-ups or work from shared set-ups. There will also be the option to paint en plein air on the Arts Center’s campus incorporating elements of the Sedona landscape.
Mornings will focus on lecture and demonstration of specific techniques; afternoons will include individual instruction.
This oil painting workshop relates perceptual painting to an understanding of light source- for back-lit, side-lit, and front-lit compositions. We will explore the following elements: “drawing for painting”, tone, temperature, palette organization, and how to key a palette in response to direction of light source.
We will work from still life in a spacious environment where students will each have a personal painting space. They will be able to individually compose set-ups or work from shared set-ups. There will also be the option to paint en plein air on the Arts Center’s campus incorporating elements of the Sedona landscape.
Mornings will focus on lecture and demonstration of specific techniques; afternoons will include individual instruction.
NOW Rescheduled for October 10-13, 2023
Mon 10am-5pm
Tues-Thurs 9am-4pm
Mon 10am-5pm
Tues-Thurs 9am-4pm
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For inquiries about future workshops or to make a request, please email me!
