STILL LIFE PAINTING with Emma Burnett
STILL LIFE PAINTING. On this 3 day course we will learn how to paint flowers, vases, cloths and backgrounds using watercolour, gouache or acrylic paints. Your choice.
WHAT WE WILL LEARN. We will learn about picture construction and how to go about composing and starting the painting. You can work on canvas or on paper. You bring your own materials. If you are working on canvas, I suggest approximately 60cm x 60cm. If you have any problem or questions about materials just phone me and I can help.
WHY PAINT A STILL LIFE. Still Life painting is just great fun. It brings out the child in me with the fun of doing some pattern making and designs
WATERCOLOURS and GOUACHE. For those who do not know gouache, gouache paints are the same as watercolour but the pigment is simply mixed with a chalky opaque medium rather than a translucent medium. Gouache can therefore be a bit easier to use because if you so something you don’t like you can cover it up.
ACRYLICS and OIL PAINTS. We use acrylics to learn with because the drying time is very fast so they are good on a course. Again with acrylics if you are not happy with something you’ve painted, you can completely paint over it and no one will know what lies beneath so they are great for having fun, learning and experimenting. All that we learn can also be applied to painting in oils but the drying time is longer between each layer so acrylics are better to learn with. We will learn about picture construction and how to go about composing and starting the painting. You can work on canvas or on paper. You bring your own materials and a canvas approximately 60cm x 60cm. If you have any problem or questions about materials just phone me and I can help.
STILL LIFE INSPIRATION. My own work is inspired by artists such as Henri Matisse, Jules Cavailles and Ivon Hitchens. I have lots of their books here for inspiration. I have also collected many lovely vases over the years that I use in my own paintings and we can raid the garden for flowers.
2023 DATE – TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY – 12th, 13th and 14th SEPTEMBER – £395
The Scent of Flowers by Emma Burnett. Oil on canvas 60cm x 60cm
Flowers from a Friend by Emma Burnett. Oil on canvas 60cm x 60cm
Late Summer Posy by Emma Burnett. Gouache on Fabriano paper 640gram 30cm x 30cm
My Favourite Things by Emma Burnett. Gouache on Fabriano paper 640gram 30cm x 30cm
STILL LIFE PAINTING
THIS COURSE IS GOOD FOR YOUR ART because it helps you with
Constructing a picture. We will really think about the colours we use and the design and balance.
You will understand how to get started with a picture and the order in which you paint the foreground and background
We will think about colour, rhythm and flow.
Making and creating little patterns on cloths and backgrounds
We will think about brush strokes and learn how to make soft marks
We will learn about layering paint
It’s fun and very satisfying
WHAT IS INCLUDED
3 Days of art tuition from 10am to 4.30pm
Mid morning coffee and home made cake
Delicious lunch with wine
Materials are not included because you can then work as large as you like. If you don’t have materials, I can provide them at an at cost charge.
STILL LIFE INSPIRATION from MATISSE and JULES CAVAILLES
Jules Cavailles and Henri Matisse have been a huge influence on my work as well as many others.
A large part of creating a still life painting is about the colours you use and choose. I strongly recommend that you take the Colour Course at some point either at Bradness Gallery or online. Click on the links below
BRADNESS GALLERY 2 DAY COLOUR MIXING AND THEORY COURSE
ONLINE COLOUR COURSE CREATED BY EMMA BURNETT – WWW.COLOURMIXINGTUTORIALS.COM
HENRI MATISSE