Join me on a virtual holiday in beautiful province! I was scheduled to teach in the stunning Luberon valley and I’m so sad that we can’t go - so I've decided to go there virtually instead!
Let’s spend two wonderful days painting the ancient olive groves and villages bathed in warm French sunshine.
We'll meet on Zoom for three hours of demonstration and tuition time where I will show examples of my paintings of the area and invite you to design your own artworks from photos you will receive as part of the course package. Tuition will include advice on painting trees, capturing sunshine and tackling a village street. You will have the option to paint from a variety of images to suit your taste.
You will have time in between session to complete your work and submit images of your paintings for feedback on our private Facebook group. We will meet again the following afternoon to tackle a second painting through the same process.
The workshop will be recorded and you will be able to watch the video online afterwards.
It’s going to be great! Why not indulge in some French food and wine at home during the workshop days and really get into the spirit of Provence!
What you will need:
A laptop, Macbook, PC, iPad or tablet
An assortment of paint brushes, suitable for your medium in different shapes and sizes
I’ll work in oils but you may use any medium - I often work with a simple, ‘double primary’ palette comprised of Cadmium Lemon yellow, Cadmium Yellow Golden, Cadmium Red Light, Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalocyanine Blue Lake or Cerulean Blue, for this workshop Yellow Ochre and a light yellow such as Warm Light Yellow, Lead Tin Yellow Lemon, or Naples Yellow may also be useful. This course isn’t specifically about colour, so just use colours you are familiar with and those you already have.
Oil/acrylic paper, canvas or canvas boards, up to A2 size or 16 x 20” you will need at least 2. If using ‘oil paper’ please check that it is not absorbent.
Notebook and pen (I’ll be giving you LOTS of ideas and stuff to write down!)
Palette knife
Kitchen towel or rags
Easel/table easel or other means of holding your cavas/paper vertically
Paint palette: wet palette for acrylics, wipe clean one for oils
Jars for water or solvent (if you use it)
A couple of sheets of paper for sketching ideas