Classical Oil Painting Foundations and Beyond with Matilda Michell

Thanks for adding: Proceed to Checkout Continue browsing X Print this page CLASSICAL OIL PAINTING FOUNDATIONS AND BEYOND WITH MATILDA MICHELL Course overview This oil PAINTING COURSE IS AVAILABLE FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS AND IS AIMED AT ADULTS AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO WOULD LIKE TO LEARN CLASSICAL OIL PAINTING TECHNIQUES. Students will learn about the approaches of the ‘Great Masters’ such as Rembrandt, Chardin, Velasquez and more. All levels are welcome in this relaxed and friendly class. Beginners learn step by step and building skills week by week, and those with prior experience are encouraged to extend their skills through a range of structured exercises as well as having the opportunity to work on their own projects under MATILDA’s guidance. Your tutor MATILDA MICHELL HAS GAINED A REPUTATION FOR HER RESEARCH INTO THE MATERIALS, methods and interests of Spanish, Dutch and French master painters including Diego Velázquez, Rembrandt, Chardin as well as 20th century painters like Euan Uglow. Through demonstration and practice students will gain a thorough understanding of the materials and techniques available to them and improve their understanding of oil PAINTING. What to expect All students will gain a thorough understanding of approaches to CLASSICAL OIL PAINTING INCLUDING: learn about composition, tone and colour having the opportunity to explore a range of genres including still life, nature, figure, portraiture learn a variety of oil PAINTING APPROACHES FROM THE DIRECT “alla prima” method to techniques for building up a PAINTING IN LAYERS learn about colour, colour mixing and about about transparent and opaque pigments learn methods of underpainting, glazing and scumbling learn to different approaches to paint application and how create of mood, space and focal points within a PAINTING. Students will work on PAINTINGS OVER SEVERAL WEEKS, developing them to fully resolved images. Is this course right for me?* MATILDA WELCOMES BEGINNERS TO THIS CLASS AS WELL AS EXPERIENCED STUDENTS WHO WISH TO DEVELOP OR CONSOLIDATE THEIR OIL PAINTING SKILLS. What matters is a desire to learn the genres of still life, figure, nature or portraiture and learn about CLASSICAL TECHNIQUES OF ARTISTS SUCH AS REMBRANDT, Chardin, Velasquez and more. High School students in year 10 and above are encouraged to attend this class. Materials list Materials are not included in the course fee. All students will need to bring the following: For the first class you will need a canvas about 14"x18". You will need more canvases as the term progresses Brushes | Princeton or art basics are good brands that are not too expensive | 3 or 4 filbert brushes Size 1 | 3 or 4 filbert brushes Size 4 | 3 or 4 filbert brushes Size 8 Rags Odourless solvent or a brush cleaner (eg Disolv) for cleanup. Solvents MUST be odourless. Oil PAINTING SOLVENTS AND MEDIUMS MUST NOT BE TIPPED DOWN THE SINKS. You will need to bring jars with lids to take away spent solvents/mediums. Spent solvents/mediums must be taken with you and not left in the studios. You tutor will give you information on reusing and disposing of spent solvents and mediums. Small bottle of ‘Lean’ medium (Art Spectrum or Archival brand ) or odourless solvent and small bottle of stand oil to make your own medium in class. Small palette knife Palette Willow charcoal Any acrylic paints you already have for applying a ground layer (titanium white, yellow ochre, burnt sienna, raw umber are good colours). Oil Paints.* We will discuss materials in the first class, so if you have a decent set of oil paints and brushes you don’t need to buy anything special until then. For anyone who wants or needs to buy additional materials, the list of recommended colours are | Titanium white | Yellow Ochre | Raw Umber | Terra rosa| Indian red | Ivory Black | Bright Red (spectrum red or winsor red depending on brand) | Alizarin Crimson hue or Quinacridone Magenta | Ultramarine Blue | Bright Yellow (spectrum yellow mid or winsor yellow mid depending on brand) | Indian Yellow. Optional oil colours to increase your range: raw sienna | burnt umber | Pthalo blue | prussian blue. We recommend buying ‘artist quality’ paints (Art Spectrum oils are a good, reasonably priced brand) or brands that have a ‘student quality’ (Winsor & Newton) Maximum of 12 students in all our classes Our class sizes are small, ensuring you receive the individual tuition you need. Unless otherwise noted, fees for adult classes exclude art materials. Click here to see a list of local art supply retailers. Read FAQs Terms + Conditions $575 $546.50 Limited inc GST CLASSICAL OIL PAINTING FOUNDATIONS AND BEYOND WITH MATILDA MICHELL COURSE OVERVIEW This oil painting course is available Fridays and Saturdays and is aimed at adults and senior High School students who would like to learn classical oil ... 2020-02-15 Sat 15 Feb - 2020-04-04 Sat 04 Apr 2020 9:30am - 1pm 8 sessions, 28 hours total Art Est. Art School (Main Studios) Matilda Michell Fee in green is the earlybird discount price available until 24 January . Price excludes materials | Suitable for all levels. Beginners learn step by step and building skills week by week. Students with prior experience and continuing students are encouraged to extend their skills through a range of structured exercises and working on their own projects. Maximum of 12 students in all our classes Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su View this class... More about Classical Oil Painting Foundations and Beyond with Matilda Michell ... When Time Where Session Notes Sat 15 Feb 2020 9:30am - 1pm (UTC+11:00) Studio 3 - Art Est. Art School (Main Studios) Sat 22 Feb 2020 9:30am - 1pm (UTC+11:00) Studio 3 - Art Est. Art School (Main Studios) Sat 29 Feb 2020 9:30am - 1pm (UTC+11:00) Studio 3 - Art Est. Art School (Main Studios) Sat 07 Mar 2020 9:30am - 1pm (UTC+11:00) Studio 3 - Art Est. Art School (Main Studios) Sat 14 Mar 2020 9:30am - 1pm (UTC+11:00) Studio 3 - Art Est. Art School (Main Studios) Sat 21 Mar 2020 9:30am - 1pm (UTC+11:00) Studio 3 - Art Est. Art School (Main Studios) Sat 28 Mar 2020 9:30am - 1pm (UTC+11:00) Studio 3 - Art Est. Art School (Main Studios) Sat 04 Apr 2020 9:30am - 1pm (UTC+11:00) Studio 3 - Art Est. Art School (Main Studios) Directions from: Unit 4/67-69 Lords Road Leichhardt 2040 Site Directions Art Est. Art School is located in a light industrial estate at 67-69 Lords Road, Leichhardt. We have two venues: the main studios are in Unit 4 where painting, drawing and printmaking classes are held. The ceramics studio (clay work and pottery) is located in Unit 9, the first building on the right as you arrive. Art Est. student parking is the spaces directly outside Units 4 and 9. General visitor parking is also available opposite Unit 4 (under the trees). Tandem parking is in operation in the visitor parking, so please leave a note on your car if you park someone in for any length of time. There is plenty of unmetered on-street parking available. It is important to remind you to only park in the signposted Art Est. spaces OR the general visitor parking. Please do not park in front of any other tenant’s premises. This includes loading dock next door as this is in use 24 hours/7 days by our neighbours. Public Transport By Rail T2 Airport, Inner West & South Line Alight at Summer Hill Station then a 11 minute (900m) walk via The GreenWay. View map or Alight at Lewisham station 15 min/1.2 walk via Flood Street. View map Sydney Trains info By Bus STA Buses via Parramatta Rd Routes 461, 480, 483 STA Buses via Marion Street Routes 436, 438, 439 to Foster St/Lambert Park Light Rail Light Rail runs every 15 minutes from Central Station. Alight at ‘Marion’, cross over at the pedestrian crossing and it is a 6 minute walk by the canal path along ‘The Greenway’, then turn left at the pedestrian tunnel with the fish mosaics to reach Lords Road. Art Est. entry is via the second gate, 50 metres up the hill on the left. Cycle We’re perfectly positioned along the GreenWay near Hawthorne Canal at Lords Road, so you can walk or cycle here too. Other Information Wheelchair access There are no stairs and the entrance ramp can be negotiated with a wheelchair. Wheelchair access to the bathroom is possible. Please phone us to discuss any accessibility needs. Sessions When Time Where Session Notes Sat 15 Feb 2020 9:30am - 1pm (UTC+11:00) Studio 3 - Art Est. Art School (Main Studios) Sat 22 Feb 2020 9:30am - 1pm (UTC+11:00) Studio 3 - Art Est. Art School (Main Studios) Sat 29 Feb 2020 9:30am - 1pm (UTC+11:00) Studio 3 - Art Est. Art School (Main Studios) Sat 07 Mar 2020 9:30am - 1pm (UTC+11:00) Studio 3 - Art Est. Art School (Main Studios) Sat 14 Mar 2020 9:30am - 1pm (UTC+11:00) Studio 3 - Art Est. Art School (Main Studios) Sat 21 Mar 2020 9:30am - 1pm (UTC+11:00) Studio 3 - Art Est. Art School (Main Studios) Sat 28 Mar 2020 9:30am - 1pm (UTC+11:00) Studio 3 - Art Est. Art School (Main Studios) Sat 04 Apr 2020 9:30am - 1pm (UTC+11:00) Studio 3 - Art Est. Art School (Main Studios)