Assignments and information about classes for the week of February 5th
February 6th and 8th: This week we will finish up our first painting on Tuesday and on Thursday will begin be working on a high contrast, limited hue still life set up. We will practice extending the range of darkest dark to lightest light. With the addition of ultramarine blue you will be able to achieve more saturated greens and violets.
It is important to focus on simple color relationships, like warm and cool, and large value shapes. We all share a natural tendency to focus on detail, while broad simple shapes and tonal relationships are observed without our conscious awareness, they are very crucial to our perception of light, form and space. The artist trains herself to see, put down and hold these broad relationships before adding detail. This one important lesson can give your work power and a sense of light and space that detail can not accomplish.
Assignment#1: Make a chart using the four colors we are using this week, ultramarine blue, Indian red, yellow ocher and white. Use the chart handed out on the 6th (Tuesday) as a guide. Use a canvas board or canvas paper to block in your colors. You may design it any way you want just be sure to mix all three primary and secondary colors tints and grays. Due on Thursday the 8th.
Assignment#2: Start to build your own Library of digital images. Paintings that you are attracted to and would like to emulate. I would like you to put together 25-30 images for mid-term review. Be prepared to present the images digitally we will select one from either your library or the library on this website for a long term assignment which will be due at final review in May. (Midterms: March 1st and 6th)