New! Short Class/Plein Air Painting with Gouache
Summer Class | This course is completed
Enjoy the fun of painting “en plein air” — painting directly from nature on location using gouache (opaque watercolor).
Topics will include:
painting outdoors with gouache; finding a subject and creating a composition; starting a painting; understanding value and edges; creating textures to suggest foliage, tree trunks, grasses and other surfaces; layering and adjusting the thickness of the paint; brush handling; paint mixing; understanding the color characteristics of hue, value and chroma; and mixing a wide range of colors from a simple limited palette.
The class will include demonstration by the instructor as well as individual instruction at each student’s level of experience.
- Gouache paint in the following 5 colors: Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Yellow (ideally Light or Pale), Perelyne Maroon (or Alizarin Crimson), Burnt Sienna, Permanent White (Titanium White); short handled synthetic brushes suitable for acrylic or mixed media (example: the Beste line from Jerry’s Artarama): 1/2 flat (ideally 2 of these), 1/4” flat (two of these), 1/8” flat, #2 round; watercolor paper 9x12” or larger, ideally hot press, cold press also OK, at least 140lb/300gsm or heavier; water jar for cleaning brushes, small water jar for clean water; spray mister (atomizer) for keeping paint wet on the palette; watercolor or acrylic palette with generous mixing area (a small Masterson “Sta-wet Palette” can be advantageous); a few paper towels; something to hold your palette and paper like a pochade box, field easel, or drawing board leaned against an extra folding chair; plus whatever you need for 3 hours outdoors — folding chair, sunscreen, drinking water, hat, etc.
Charley Parker
Charley Parker studied painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. For the past several years he has been teaching at the Delaware Art Museum, the Delaware College of Art and Design and Jester Artspace. Charley works in and teaches workshops and classes in gouache, water mixable oil and ink and watercolor. Charley is the author of the popular arts blog, Lines and Colors: http://linesandcolors.com
Website: http://www.charleyparker.com