Greg Wallace: “Catching the Light – Gestural painting strategies” – February 23, 2024
$195.00
In this workshop, participants will experience concise introductory lecture, painting demo, and students create their own explorational artwork following the instructors guidelines and guidance. Hours: 9am – 4pm
5 in stock
Greg is a lifelong professional visual artist and representational painter. The son of an artist and teacher, he grew up and was educated in Madison, Wisconsin. A number of art awards at a young age nurtured an interest and confidence in the arts. His adult art training was received at the University of Wisconsin, Madison from 1974 -78 where he majored in art
and art education. A time predominantly spent developing a strong foundation in classical drawing and painting skills. Soon after, a move to Arizona in 1979 fueled an interest in studio landscape painting, which eventually sparked an interest and dedication to painting on location in plein air. A resident of Tucson, Ariz. for 4 decades, he has had continuous
gallery representation throughout, participating in many gallery and invitational art events across the country. Wallace currently works out of his rural desert studio adjacent to Saguaro National Park West. His unique oil and watercolor paintings are included in corporate and private collections throughout the United States.
Greg Wallace Painting Workshop
“CATCHING THE LIGHT - GESTURAL PAINTING STRATEGIES”
Participants will experience;
-concise introductory lecture,
- painting demo,
-students create their own explorational artwork following the instructors guidelines and guidance.
General Outline;
Planning for success
Picking your Key
The Power of Pre-sketching
Value
Line
Tangents
Composition,
Finding balance
Asymmetry is our friend
Odd numbers are dynamic
Simplification,
Reducing form - Less is more
Grouping to unify
Anticipation of staging
Painting
Gestural solutions
Painting, not a picture
Alla Prima
Impasto
Variation Variation Variation
Color considerations
Picking your palette
Under painting
Activation
Harmony
Suggested Reference materials;
Edgar Payne “Composition of Outdoor Painting”
Hawthorne “Hawthorne on Painting”
Johannes Itten “The Elements of Color”
Robert Henri “Art Spirit”
