Short to Long: Painting the Figure

In this color first approach to the figure you will learn strategies to simplify what you see and to create effective and dynamic studies from the figure. Weeks 1-5 will focus on shorter single session studies using different limited palettes. Working ala prima, you will practice seeing abstractly and applying paint quickly and intuitively. During the final weeks we will slow down, developing a painting over a series of five weeks. You will use value, color and proportional studies to assist your longer painting. Lectures, and demonstrations on art History, anatomy and color theory will help to structure your observations and deepen your approach to the figure.