COLOR POPS: Spring Florals in Luminous Color
April 7 - May 5
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9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Online
All Levels
Color Pops is a five-week intensive focused on painting spring florals with bold, luminous color supported by strong structure, form, and light. Grounded in classical observational principles and expanded through contemporary color strategies, this course integrates realism with expressive color design. Students will learn how to build color thoughtfully using value, temperature, and saturation to create florals that feel vibrant, dimensional, and alive. Color is approached as a compositional tool that enhances form, depth, and visual rhythm.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Construct florals using clear value organization
- Apply color temperature shifts to describe light and depth
- Simplify complex floral forms into strong, readable shapes
- Use saturation strategically to create visual emphasis
- Develop a personal approach to modern floral painting
Required Supplies
Paints
- Ivory Black
- Raw Umber
- Transparent Oxide Red
- Venetian Red
- Yellow Ochre
- Indian Yellow
- Cadmium Yellow
- Cadmium Scarlet
- Quinacridone Magenta
- Ultramarine Blue
- Viridian
Brushes
- Variety of soft bristle brushes
- Variety of natural bristle brushes Assorted sizes (small, medium, large)
- Assorted shapes (round, flat, filbert)
Palette - Wood palette or Glass palette
Support - Cotton canvas Linen canvas (Sizes such as 8x10, 11x14, 14x18, 16x20)
Additional Supplies
- Palette knife
- Odorless mineral spirits (for oil painters)
- Painting medium (if using oil)
- Water container (for acrylic painters)
- Paper towels or clean rags
- Apron
- Easel (tabletop or standing)
- Reference printouts or device for viewing reference
- Sketchbook for preliminary studies
- Graphite pencil or charcoal for initial drawing
Ashwini Sadekar
Ashwini Sadekar, the modern renaissance woman, is a dynamic artist and teacher who seamlessly merges art, engineering, and yoga into a powerful, holistic expression. Born...