For the Love of Landscape

Supported by detailed individual tuition, guidance and encouragement, and live painting demonstrations, you will learn about the fundamentals of painting in general, ie. composition, colour mixing, tone, value, temperature, perspective etc.

Starting with various small landscape studies, you will learn about the various technicalities and principles of painting, and will work towards completing a large major work by the end of the week, developed with the array of learned skills.

Please bring the following on your first day of class:

PAINT

One set of Oil paints comprising of warms and cools of every primary colour, plus Titanium white, as well as acrylic Burnt Sienna and Titanium White for initial tonal drawings. Recommended colours:

• Titanium white

• Cadmium Yellow Medium (Warm)

• Cadmium Yellow Light or Lemon Yellow (Cool)

• Cadmium Red Medium (Warm)

• Alizarin Crimson (Cool)

• Ultramarine Blue (Warm)

• Phthalo Blue (Cool)

• ACRYLIC- Burnt Sienna & Titanium White for tonal drawings

IMPORTANT

High quality paints and the exact colours listed above are strongly advised, as the colour theory work explored during the week requires high pigment quality and accurate colours for the most to be gained from the course.

Recommended oil paint brands:

• Old Holland

• Windsor & Newton

BRUSHES

Series of synthetic and non-synthetic brushes, both rounds, flats and filberts, long-handed or short-handed.

Recommended sizes- 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12.

A varied array of small brushes for fine detail, mid-size brushes for the bulk of painting work, and a large brush for washes, blurring reflections, painting skies and establishing large areas.

Recommended brands:

• Neef

• Art Basics

• Roymac

• Galleria

CANVAS

• 4x small to medium-sized canvas with landscape, horizontal dimensions for initial studies

• 1x Large canvas with landscape dimensions, to be primed and sanded in preparation for major work. Ideal size 500 x 700 mm.

• 1 litre tub of Acrylic Gesso for priming major work canvas

• Large brush for Gesso application

• One single-edged razor blade or square of fine sandpaper for preparing the major work canvas in between layers of Gesso. (These items can be found at Bunnings Warehouse or a hardware store)

Recommended brands:

• Art Spectrum

• Windsor & Newton

SOLVENTS/MEDIUMS

• Two large palettes, preferably made of glass or wood, which can be bought from art stores or made at home - Large palettes are essential as they provide adequate space for colour mixing

• 1 Bottle of Odourless Solvent (Odourless varieties of solvent are highly recommended to limit the fumes in the room)

• 1 small bottle of Linseed Oil, to be used in addition to Odourless Solvent.

• 2 jars (with lids) and/or painters cups for the solvent and medium to be placed and stored in.

SUBJECTS

Three painting subjects will be provided to everyone by Jason for the first three studies.

In addition, students are to provide two or three photographs of personally chosen landscape subjects. These are to be used for your major work and possible further studies. Choose a subject with sentimental and inspirational resonance for you, so your painting will serve as a portal through time, a memento on the wall, and a window into reverie.

For beginners and improvers alike.

NOTE: THIS IS A PLAN ONLY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE

DAY ONE

• Detailed introduction and explanation of Painting fundamentals, focusing on landscape painting in particular.

• Live painting demonstration of Tonal Drawing by Jason of first group study (subject provided).

• Commencement of first group study tonal drawing, delving into the various elements of painting theory, most notably composition, and constructing a drawing using basic forms.

• Demonstration of colour mixing, blocking in phase, tonal relationships, value, and temperature.

DAY TWO

• Demonstration of second study by Jason.

• Previous works continued, and second/third studies to commence, exploring and experimenting further with the painting fundamentals discussed and demonstrated by Jason.

• Refining creative direction in preparation for the major work. Preparing major work canvas, priming and sanding.

DAY THREE

• Further experimentation and execution of painting fundamentals, bringing various studies to completion, and honing in of artistic vision in preparation for the major work.

• Continued preparation of the large canvas for major work.

DAY FOUR

• Begin major work, subject to be provided by students.

• Step by step building of major work using the learned methods and skills.

DAY FIVE

• Final stages of major work, bringing paintings to as much of a completion as possible.

• Discussing and reflecting on the weeks work, and all of the learned skills.

• Personal discussions about further creative direction.