Practical instruction and technical knowledge about the artists’ materials. There are many ways to do the same thing and all will yield exciting results.

Values do all the work and so we will spend valuable time learning to key your interpretation of subject and design. Grisailles are the best practice to start keying for a strong design; students are encouraged to complete different iterations during this session.

Color gets all the credit! With the value work complete, students are instructed on color, schemes and temperature control to evoke that emotional response. A limited palette will demonstrate how to create harmony, light, space, and emphasis.

Practice, practice, practice under the guidance of your instructor this day will keep you focused as we finish the paintings. This last day students will push to a new concept of abstraction in order move away from the technical drawing and toward an emotional impression and mood. Students will have the option to move to a fuller palette, or/and develop the other iterations created on the first day.