Details
Duration:
6-Week Course
Date:
Tues, April 30 – June 4, 2024
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Instructor:
Will McGaul
Level:
All Levels
Capacity:
8
Age:
15+
Languages:
Taught in English
Cost:
$245
(20% off for members)
Location:
Oolite Arts
924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Register:
On Website
Contact:
Melissa Gabriel
[email protected]
Information
Achieving self-expression is always the goal behind every art practice. If you have never tried painting before, you are seeking to fine-tune your painting skills to the next level or perhaps you are looking to experiment with a new painting medium, then this painting course is for you. The small class differentiated instructional approach is designed for beginner through intermediate artists to maximize one-on-one learning opportunities.
In this course, students are encouraged and supported to use various painting mediums, including watercolor, acrylic, and/or oil painting. Each medium has its temperament and mastering each requires an understanding of their nuanced differences and rules. This class covers color theory, composition, painting techniques, and the use of tools and materials, as well as exploring formal strategies for organizing the elements of art using the principles of design.
Beginner painting students will start by understanding color theory, the color wheel, and how artists use both to mix colors and organize color schemes correctly. Students will also learn the proper use of different mediums, painting brushes, painting, and mixing palettes. Beginner students are encouraged to begin with figurative painting and will attempt to complete a landscape, a still-life, and/or a portrait painting using photographic references.
Intermediate students will work on expanding their visual vocabulary and technical skills to improve their work by considering both the formal and contextual dimensions of their work. Each student will be encouraged to explore and experiment as a means of developing their creative voices. Individual instruction, demonstrations, exercises, and feedback will assist each artist in the development of a unique body of work.
Materials are not included
Refund & Cancellation Policy: Attendees can request refunds up to 24 hours before their class start date. Classes must meet a minimum enrollment number to run.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Will McGaul has been a professional art instructor since 2011. Will has exhibited in California and Florida. He is a member of the Miami Watercolor Society and the Gold Coast Watercolor Society. He is also an avid urban sketcher and is a member of Urban Sketchers Miami. Will loves to share his passion for drawing and painting in his classes and workshops, and at the same time, simplifying the process and making it fun.
Materials
If you wish to work with acrylics:
- 2 oz or 4 fl. oz sizes: Ultramarine blue, Cobalt blue, cerulean blue, alizarin crimson, cadmium red medium and light, cadmium yellow light, yellow ochre, burnt umber, and titanium white.
- 3x palette knives (metal or plastic) medium, and small.
- Bristle brushes: 3 rounds ( Small, Medium, Large), 3 flats small approx ¼”, medium approx ½” and large approx 1”.
- Disposable paper palette for acrylics (12″ x 16″)
- 2HB pencils, one eraser, one sharpener
- Willow/vine Charcoal
- 3 Stretched canvases (18” x 24” or larger)
- (2x) 8 oz Empty cans for water
- (1x) 4 oz jar of matte or gloss medium
- Rags or 1 paper towel roll
If you wish to work with oil:
- 2 oz or 4 fl. oz sizes: Ultramarine blue, Cobalt blue, cerulean blue, alizarin crimson, cadmium red medium and light, cadmium yellow light, yellow ochre, burnt umber, and titanium white.
- 3x palette knives (metal or plastic) medium and small.
- Bristle brushes: 3 rounds ( Small, Medium, Large), 3 flats small approx ¼”, medium approx ½” and large approx 1”.[Note some brushes are oil or acrylic paint specific]
- Disposable paper palette pad(12″ x 16″)
- 2HB pencils, one eraser, one sharpener
- Willow/vine Charcoal
- 3 Stretched canvases (18” x 24” or larger)
- Odorless turpentine or mineral spirits 1 quart.
- Linseed oil, 8 oz.
- Rags or 1 roll of paper towels
- Empty jars with lids 1 big and 1 small-metal or glass
If you wish to work with watercolor:
- Basic watercolor tube set
- 1 small watercolor brush
- 1 medium/large watercolor brush
- A watercolor paper pad or block 11” x 14” approx
- Light pencil
- Grey kneaded eraser
- 1 Plastic container for water
- Palette or plastic plate
- Paper towels
- Masking tape