I can't tell you how many students come to me who have had years of art school, have never been "taught" how to paint! But their frustration ends at our front door!

The first “initiation” exercise that students in this class must accomplish is “Jan’s Mandala.” Jan Saether is re known Norwegian Artist, sculptor, writer, poet who taught in this very building at his own school “Bruchion School of Realist Art.” The mandala teaches the student first, basic skills for blending, glazing etc. and then introduces the student to a new way of “seeing.”

The second exercise is a tradition that has been practiced for centuries.. copying old master paintings. It’s as if Di Vinci himself were sitting on your shoulder and speaking to you, revealing his secrets from centuries past...and is now your teacher ...and all you have to do is listen. Copying got a bad wrap in the last century because it became synonymous with “cheating.” I assure you that it is not! Try to copy the Mona Lisa or any Carravagio. It is one of the most incredible learning experiences. To this day when in a european museum you will see a student with easel “copying” an old master.

After a series of copies, I encourage students to explore many other styles. Palette knife paintings, landscapes, still lifes and to explore images that move them in some way but to continue to use and apply the principles that they have learned in their previous exercises.

SUPPLY LIST

STUDENTS LEARN:
-Renaissance Painting Techniques
- monochromatic studies
- deconstructing a painting
- appling color & how to mix paint
- Using mediums
-Glazing Secrets

-Live Demonstrations
-Personalized Instruction

Works by Cheryl Kline, Instructor, Above: After Willem Kalf, Still Life with Ewer and Pomegranate
Burgundy Sky, Original, Bauer Teapot- original, Cupid Chastised after Manfredi.