Instructor: Diane FechenbachDate & Time: April 15, 2023 from 9:00 - 12:00pm MST Minimum 20 attendees
ZOOM
Please sign up before 10pm MST on April 14th, 2023 so you will have time to get the files and zoom link before the morning zoom! I will be disabling the link after that!!Rocks Aren't That Hard! Let's talk about rocks. When you learn the secrets to believable rocks, they are not so difficult to paint. This zoom paint-along explores painting a rock cliff that includes rocks large and small, smooth and jagged, close in and far away. We will discuss tips on blocking in to establish a solid foundation, tricks to mastering texture (and how much is too much), and how to handle rocks in sun and in deep shadow. Join me on April 15th when I talk about rocks.
Painting isn't heart surgery. It is supposed to be fun. I delight in finding interesting subjects and then trying to capture these three-dimensional subjects on a two-dimensional surface. That is only half of the picture (if you will). What really gets my juices going is capturing light. More specifically: light and shadow. Better yet, really dramatic light and shadow, or complicated light and shadow. The challenge is in identifying all of the light sources, analyzing them, and trying to render them in paint. Some light sources are pretty obvious: sunshine, lamps, fire light. Other light sources (the really intriguing ones) are not so obvious: light reflected from other objects or multiple light sources. Sometimes shadow areas have multiple light sources - but are still in shadow. To make it more entertaining, each light source has a different color, so the objects it hits appear to be different colors. Rendering these complex lighting puzzles is the most fun of all.
I have always looked at the world this way. From the time I was a little girl I saw the world as a series of paintings. Everywhere I looked there were wonderful compositions and delicious color. It was a shock when I learned that other people did not "see" this way. My observation is that every small child starts with a keen eye and fearless passion for art. Preschoolers draw and paint with glorious abandon. Somehow that joy gets lost along the way and adults grow up thinking they cannot master art. Now, as an instructor, I delight in helping others rediscover this joy.
Plein Air (outdoors) painting is one of my favorite things. Sitting in the sun (occasionally in the rain), enjoying the breeze and the birds twittering (but not the bugs) opens up the senses. I make sketches in oil, pastel, or watercolor and ink. While soaking up the local color, it is a great way to meet people. When I travel, these sketches are mementos of the places visited. Back in the studio sketches provide subjects for larger paintings, where the fun begins again.
Diane Fechenbach's paintings have been featured in magazines, in juried exhibitions across the country, have received national and international awards, and are in corporate & private collections throughout North America. She is a Signature member of Pastel Society of America, Master Signature/Distinguished Pastelist of Pastel Society of the West Coast, Master Circle member of the International Association of Pastel Societies, Master Signature with Pastel Society of Colorado and numerous other art organizations.
Cost is only $20 per person!
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