Painting with Oil
Foundation series addressing alla prima, wet in wet, glazing, colour, brushwork and mediums.
Spontaneous Sky
This series will address the the transient and optical effects of light and atmosphere. Paint skies incorporating alla prima and wet in wet techniques as well as glazing, scumbling and impasto.
Plein Air Landscape
Weather permitting, you will paint outdoors among vineyards, orchards and gardens. This exciting method of painting sharpens observation skills. Composition, value, colour, light, edges and atmospheric perspective will be addressed.
Encaustic Painting
Ancient and intriguing, this method of painting originated in Greece, where it was used for the
earliest easel and mural painting. A heady combination of colour,
melting wax and heat, encaustic mixes dry and oil pigments in hot beeswax.
earliest easel and mural painting. A heady combination of colour,
melting wax and heat, encaustic mixes dry and oil pigments in hot beeswax.
Jan will demonstrate techniques including: fusion-'burning in', preparation of supports and grounds, glazing, layering and scraping, build up and texture, line and edge, collage and image transfer. Participants will explore these methods hands on with the expert guidance of the instructor.
For more info re dates/times, prices and registration, please email:
jan@janyates.com or visit: www.janyates.com
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oh my, there are all so good! The first one has a really great light, beautifull
ReplyDeleteit is a pleasure to follow you and your art, thank you
Jan !
ReplyDeleteOil ~ Spontaneous ~ Plein Air ~ Encaustic ! ... what a lovely and diverse portfolio of pictures and techniques... alla prima, transient, optical effects, wet in wet, atmospheric perspective, ancient, intriguing ... all a 'heady' combination to be sure!
Your words alone may just pique my curiousity enough to foresake my favorite torch and travel for a class ! Lol !
all fantastic (not that I would expect anything but !)
Wish I lived closer! I linked to your blog in my last post. Thanks for the book recommendation. I found it in Nanaimo! And had a Nanaimo Bar, too!
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