3kicks art studio

Still Life Or Landscape Painting Class

In this class students have a choice to paint from still-life or landscape and are ideal for beginners to intermediate students. The fundamental of painting and principle of art will be covered in class. At the still-life lessons, student learn three different ways of seeing and the importance of keying different relationships to your paintings. Two different types of brush handling techniques will be introduced to the beginners to cover the classical looks as well asthe bold and loose painting style. For intermediate students and beyond we'll begin to cover the importance of color relationships. In the landscape lessons, student learn how to paint from photo without copying. This is also an ideal class if you find painting plein air overwhelming for you or simply want to prepare and practice before going out plein air. Your instructor is a faculty of the Plein Air Convention and an award winning plein air painter who will show you how to simplify and how to structure a complicated landscape scene.

Perspective Drawing 1

The perspective 1 class will include a study of the system that allows artists to draw the world of space and form on a flat surface. The course includes exercises in one point, two point, three-point perspective, shadows and reflections.