Alla Prima Painting: Still Life & The Figure with David Shevlino
Four Day Workshop: October 3-6, 2019, 9:30 – 4 pm
$600M/$635NM
This class is about painting alla prima (wet into wet) and the techniques used to create a fresh, direct response to our subjects.
Days one and two, will focus on the still life.
Days three and four, will focus on the figure.
On the first morning David will demo, then the class will paint. Students will learn to look at large, overall basic shapes and to simplify. Working on a toned ground, we’ll start by sketching and placing the subject on the canvas. Then we’ll block in two simple values: light and dark and then begin adding mid-tones. On day two students will continue to paint on their own with one-on-one instruction with David.
On day three there will be a morning demo on the figure. Students will then paint on their own with plenty of one-on-one instruction time with David.
By learning to simplify form, values and color, we begin to interpret and break down our subjects into more understandable tones and shapes instead of becoming distracted by details. This helps us to paint our subjects with greater clarity and directness. This class will be particularly helpful to students who wish to paint more loosely and to paint their subject with greater economy.
Materials list for this workshop is here.
About David Shevlino: David Shevlino studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (certificate ’84) and the University of Pennsylvania (BFA ’92). His work has been featured in national publications and he has exhibited his work and taught workshops throughout the U.S. He has also produced a series of videos and DVDs about his artwork and painting methods.
His exposure to art began as a teenager growing up in NJ near NYC. He began making trips to art museums in NYC when he was 15 and developed a love of traditional figurative painting. As a youth he found himself especially drawn to the old masters. Those early trips to the museum instilled in him a love of craft and a sense of where painting comes from. For most of his artistic career he has tried to take what he has learned about traditional painting and mold it into something he can call his own, which presently means exploring the place between traditional figurative painting and abstraction.
For more on David, visit his website.
WORKSHOPS: Cancellations by the student – more than 90 days: full refund. Under 90 days: $50 non-refundable registration fee is included in the workshop tuition. Deposit is non-refundable within 14 days of the start of the workshop.