Classes

Painting - Your Voice | Term Three, 2024

Here's your opportunity to explore and develop uniqueness in your work.
We can explore the practice of creative painting, from selection of the most appropriate brush, evolving your own colour palette, through to the completion and presentation of the finished work.
You can work on your own, on new or existing paintings or be shown techniques appropriate to your styles.
A few of topics we will cover include - choice of subject, composition and perspective, light on dark or dark on light, mediums, glazing, layers, affordable presentation, materials/techniques and more.
Suitable for all levels.

Content

Where requested, and time permitting, we will cover...
* How to build up a painting - composition, content, intention and storytelling
* Do you place darks down first or lights?
* How does what you paint on reflect the story of your work?
* Do you sign the painting and paint the sides?
* We cover the essentials of developing your work
* Introduction to presentation and framing
* Exhibiting and curating will be explored near the end of the term
* Essentials for being an artist and what is needed after graduation
* Presenting work online and portfolios
* Galleries and exhibitions
* Artist statements and catalogues
* Contracts and pricing

Objectives

* Develop your own guide to creative problem solving when developing paintings - from the initial idea to completion
* Develop your wider art practice
* Develop your voice and originality in painting

Outcomes

* Develop stronger work as a result of tutor-directed content and self-directed exploration
* Creativity Projects you will be able to work towards include, but are not limited to - Level 4 - CP1 Investigate, CP2 Present, CP3 Examine, CP4 Explore Level 5 - CP1 Challenge, CP2 Synthesise, CP3 Apply, CP4 Identify Patterns Level 6 - CP1 Initiate, CP2 Analyse Patterns, CP3 Present

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