Loosen Up: Seeing, Simplifying, and Expression in Scottsdale

Students will use oils (acrylics are allowed as well) to paint from photos. They will have a choice of dozens of photographs consisting of trees, boats, cityscapes, figures, koi, hanging fruit. Students will also have the option to paint from their own photos if they choose. Penix will cover topics like how to make your paintings more 3-dimensional, the power of warms and cools, color theory, harmony, edges, shape-quality, variety, simplifying, loosening brushwork, elements of design, elements of light and shadow, the power of suggestion and finally painting how you see versus just copying a photograph. Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Instructor: Derek Penix, www.derekpenix.com Cost: $575 (not including fees) Sponsor: Scottsdale Artists' School Website , email , (480) 990-1422 or (800) 333-5707 Cost: $575 (not including fees) Categories: Art Galleries & Exhibits