What Will I Learn?

• Create an entire painting in one sitting
• Understand Impressionism and why it is so powerful
• Understand how light works to make things look the way they do, and how to translate that into your paintings
• Understand the concepts of Drawing, Values, Color, and Edges
• Learn the value of brushwork. So much can be said with so few brushstrokes.
• Apply all of these concepts to let your own personal style develop

Requirements:

• Basic painting and drawing skills are recommended, but I will help start you off right if you're brand new.
• Materials required: regular oil or acrylic painting materials (paints, brushes, palette, solvent, canvas, easel); also charcoal, eraser, and paper. I provide a detailed list of all painting materials that I use.
• A love of painting! (that one's cheesy, but it's so true)

Who is the target audience?

• Beginner painters who want to have good foundational skills from the start
• Intermediate painters who want to learn more advanced techniques
• Advanced painters who want to learn more about Impressionism, or to get fresh ideas and inspiration
• Any painter who wants to watch a skilled painter in action, up close, and hear about every brushstroke, process, thought, and material
• Anyone who enjoys watching someone create a beautiful painting from scratch