Landscape Painting in Oil with William P. Duffy
Description: During the three day workshop the artist will teach and demonstrate his approach to plein air landscape painting.
Approximately one half of the first day will be spent discussing and showing examples of the following.
- Using a simple four-value approach as a tool in design.
- Understanding the role of color and contrast in the creation of mood.
- Achieving focus through value and color contrast, shape diversity, edge manipulation and thick and thin paint quality.
- Learning to simplify value patterns to achieve unity and impact.
- Discussing the relative merits of various painting tools including brushes and knives, easels, mediums, paint and supports.
The second half of the first day we will all do drawings on toned paper in pencil and white charcoal pencil and tonal warm and cool under paintings in alkyd on small stretched toned canvas or panels. If time permits we will progress to full oil palette over painting.
Outside on day two the artist will give a quick demonstration followed by the whole class painting.
Outside on day three we will all paint assuredly amazing all that happen to pass by.
I have progressed the most during those times when I have been willing to risk disaster, laugh and enjoy the painting process. Let that be the theme of this workshop.
Dates: Friday-Sunday, June 6-8, 2008, 9am - 4pm
Fees: $325 for members, $350 for nonmembers
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Instructor Bio: William P. Duffy was born in Boston in 1948. He received his art education at the School of the Worcester Art Museum/Clark University and the Boston Architectural Center. His work can be found in private collections throughout the United States and in several foreign countries. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Marine Artists, and is a member of New England Plein Air Painters, an artist member of the Copley Society, and a member of the Oil Painters of America in whose 2006 national exhibition Bill was given an Award of Excellence.
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