MON - Contemporary Oil Painting with instructor Duke Windsor

This Session's Theme: "The Art of the Still Life"Artists of ALL skill levels: come join us and learn the steps in creating a dramatic still life through drawing and painting. Achieve correct perspective, bring out shadows, highlights, and texture, and experiment with compositional elements.Still life painting is a very popular genre that has been important in Western culture since the 16th century. It is defined as a two-dimensional artwork that depicts inanimate objects, or objects that do not move.This class moves at each student’s pace and skill. We will be working from photo references as well as directly from setups in the classroom.What you'll learn:• how to choose your location• how to adjust the lighting• considering your background setting• deciding on a surface• how to choose your objects• how to arrange objects in interesting ways…and much more!Supply List 

2 Design ***** pencils in Jet Black 6325 - Extra Smooth
Sandpaper pad
Kneaded eraser
X-acto knife
1 Gamblin 1980 Oil Colors introductory set
1 Weber odorless turpenoid
1 BRUSH CLEANING TANK (METAL)
1 Masterson Sta-Wet Handy Palette 16 x 12 x 1.75"
1 11" x 14" Amaco glass palette for Sta-Wet 
1 Princeton Catalyst Brights No. 2
1 Princeton Catalyst Brights No. 4
1 Princeton Catalyst Brights No. 6
1 Princeton Catalyst Brights No. 10
1 Princeton Catalyst Fan No. 6
1 Palette metal mixing knife - offset 3.5”
4 Acrylic primed canvas pad 9" X 12”
2 Fredrix canvas panels 16” x 20”
1 Color wheel
1 11" x 14"Guerrilla Painter Handy Porter for transporting wet canvases
1 Large tool/storage box

​​​• Cost $199 (6 classes)• Mondays, 6:30pm–9:30pm• All skill levels welcome• Student parking in the back lotBe sure to pick up a Student Parking Pass at the front desk when you arrive.​