INSTRUCTOR: GUS HOFFMAN
SATURDAY 12:30 AM – 5:30 PM AND SUNDAY 10:30 – 5:30 (2-DAY WORKSHOP)
MAY 22 - 23, 2021


Welcome to the exciting world of Oil Painting! This workshop will cover the fundamentals of oil painting and working from life. Some of the crucial concepts we will cover include: How to set up your palette/ workstation correctly. Discussing different painting surfaces (canvases vs boards vs paper etc.) Basic color theory. Underpainting with a single color. The importance of:
Negative space,
Working directly versus indirectly

In this course we will be using still life objects as a way to help us discover our own pictorial compositions. This course is crucial towards anyone who wishes to paint landscape, the human form or abstract paintings.

Level: Any. Basic knowledge of drawing is helpful, but not required. Class price:
Register before May 8: $190, register May 8 – 21: $220
Materials: $135
Class size: Minimum 5, Maximum 8