Tom’s Thoughts on
Teaching
I find teaching
both challenging and rewarding to share my experiences as an artist with
others that share a love of art and want to improve their skills.
Teaching forces me to think about how I create paintings and to examine
my own working processes.
When a
student/artist has a breakthrough or masters a new technique, I get to
share in their enthusiasm!
I realize that all
artists, regardless of their training, are primarily self-taught, and
that I can only share an idea or two to make their journey a bit quicker
and easier. Teaching has been as rewarding for me as I hope it has been
for all my student/artists.
ACRYLIC PAINTING CLASSES at
Riverbirch Gallery
7231 McHenry Ave
Burlington, WI 53105
** Classes start again in April 2009 **
Classes are on
Thursday afternoons 1:00 to 3:00 or evenings from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. For
five weeks
Instructor Artist
Tom Shropshire - Phone 262-661-4777
Email –
happy@wi.rr.com
Goals of Session: Easy Stages for
Great Results
His course explains what equipment you will need, as Tom takes you
step-by-step through all the painting techniques to produce finished
works of art. Part of each session includes painting from life and how
to creatively use photographs as a reference.
The five classes will teach you the necessary skills for each of the
stages needed to complete a finished painting. The techniques used are
explained and demonstrated. Handy tips and useful tricks are
highlighted.
You will learn how
to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary with dramatic contrast
for successful paintings!
Back to the Basics
Color mixing,
creative use of lighting and texture. Dramatic skies and atmosphere.
Paint surfaces to portray textures. How light affects the things we see
and creates form and mass. How to achieve balance and harmony in your
composition.
Explore new
painting techniques, undercoating, drawing on canvas, thin to thick and
dark to light, palette knife accents. How to create the illusion of
realism and texture. Light and shadows for impact and drama.
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