Drawing Color, Composition, & Artist Voice Series: Part 3 Composition

Instructor	Bonnie B Mettler
Schedule	Tuesdays · 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Dates	January 9 – March 19, 2024
Ages	Adults
Type	Onsite
Medium	Drawing & Painting
Level	Intermediate/Advanced
Cost	Members $434.00 · Non-Members $494.25

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Composition creates a visual pathway through a painting. Learn 45 compositional rules to help make your compositions “work.” All the rules can be broken . . . it just takes a bit more work. This is a painting class, so bring your usual painting materials.

Supplies:

 

• Materials for Oil Paint:
• Painting Surface: Stretched canvas, canvas paper, or wood panel
• Paints: Gamblin. Buy smaller tubes except for white
  
  • Flake White Replacement
  • Cadmium Yellow Medium
  • Transparent Earth Yellow
  • Burnt Umber
  • Cadmium Red Light
  • Alizarin Crimson
  • Transparent Earth Red
  • Sap Green
  • Thalo Green or Viridian
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Dioxazine Purple
• Gamsol: Gamblin Turpentine
• Neo Megilp: Gamblin Painting Medium
• Palette: I use a hard surface like glass. Also palette paper works
• With glass I use a single edge razor and razor blade holder
• Brushes: At least 3. I like to have 2 filbert shaped large (1″ approx) and at least 1/4″ brush (flat or filbert) The only round pointed I use is a small one for getting into small areas.
• Paper Towels: Viva and or/rags