Abstracting The Figure Workshop

Abstracting The Figure Workshop

Adult Online Workshop | This class is completed

open to all levels

5/8/2021 (one day)

10:00 AM-1:00 PM EDT on Sat

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$39.00

$35.10

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This workshop examines the figure and how to paint it in the abstract. Some understanding of anatomy may be helpful but is not a requirement. Proportions and measuring will be demonstrated as a reference for students to develop their own interpretations of abstracting the figure on canvas.

  • Materials for the Class:
  • This supply list is just a guideline.
  • -2 Canvas or canvas panels 16x 20 or larger
  • - 5-10 brushes, various brush sizes.
  • - Acrylic Paints ( Just make sure to have the primary colors +black/white)
  • Titanium White 8oz
  • Lamp or Ivory black (8oz tube)
  • Napthol Red or Cadmium Red
  • Cadmium Yellow
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Thalo Blue
  • French (Ultramarine)
  • Permanent Green Light
  • Thalo Green or Viridian
  • Alizarin Crimson
  • Bright Magenta
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Burnt Umber
  • Raw Umber
  • - Plastic Kitchen Gloves( not that necessary with acrylic paint but always good to have on hand.)
  • - Plastic containers (Yogurt containers, plastic Tupperware etc.)
  • -Palette (or disposable palette)
  • - Palette knife for mixing paint
  • - Painting Rags (old cotton t-shirts make great rags)

SHILO RAYNER holds an MFA from Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California and a BA Design, Curry College, Milton, Massachusetts. Shilo is represented by Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto, CA and MIKA Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel. Her paintings have been exhibited from coast to coast and included in numerous publications. She has taught both on the west and east coast. Please visit her website: https://shiloratner.com/