Drawing and Painting (oils) for beginners and intermediates
| Main Focus: | Drawing and Painting realism |
| Instructor: | Christopher Vidal |
| Organised By: | Chris Vidal |
| State: | New South Wales |
| Location: | Paramatta |
| End Date: | 8th December, 2018 |
| Duration: | 8 |
| Hours: | 24 |
| Non-Members: | 325 |
| Class Size: | 10 |
| Places Remaining: | 3 |
Course Overview:
This is a less intensive and relaxed class suitable for hobbyists and those who would like to enjoy the experience of painting in a friendly environment. Although it is a group class, each individual will be guided according to own needs and everyone follows own pace. The basic program is a combination from the Atelier program to learn the basic skills of drawing plus other modifications and additions to teach you colour and painting. I teach representational art that is realism and impressionism. I do not teach abstract or any other forms of contemporary styles.
What you learn?
Absolute beginners are encouraged to start learning the basic concepts and techniques of drawing. Drawing is the foundation of visual art.
Training will be focused to develop a keen eye to see and observe while develop the skill of handling line, contour, perspective and values to develop the form and a convincing representation of light.
As you progress you will be introduced to painting starting from monochromatic (one colour) gradually adding more colour as you progress.
Training is from simple to complex. The pace at which we progress depends on the individual. The more you practice the quicker you progress. It is always advisable and suggested that you practice at home in order to improve your technique and move on at a faster pace.
What are the subjects you learn?
Students will be given subjects carefully selected by the tutor to tackle various problems and techniques.
As references we will be using:
Studio observation studies using still life props
drawings/lithographs (Bargue drawings) and casts
Master copies
Photography
Advanced students will be allowed to choose own references.
Subjects covered include:
Still life
Human Figure
Portraiture
Landscape (intermediate and advanced students)
Training schedule
Although there is a structure behind the training schedule, there are no time-frames and every person can move forward at own pace. This pace can be faster for those individuals that draw and paint regularly.
Training is sequential starting from line and mass drawing, perspective, light and shade (values), using graphite and later charcoal.
From charcoal we move to monochromatic painting using oil paint.
Introduction to oil painting and painting in full colour with extensive practice on colour mixing using colour studies.
Importance is given to the further improvement in drawing, while getting more experience in mixing colour, paint and brush handling, glazing, direct/indirect painting and edge control.
Instructor Background:
Christopher Vidal is a professional artist born in Malta and living in Sydney since 2009. His interest in drawing started when he was only 6 years and when he was 13 he attended the School of Arts at Palazzo de La Salle in Malta, where for 3 years he studied drawing mainly from life and sculpture. After finishing his academic studies Chris worked as a scientist in various laboratories and as a medical researcher in Malta and Australia. Chris enjoys painting various subjects using various media, however he is more focused on painting the landscape in oils or acrylics. He finds that when painting the landscape he connects to his innate love for science, environment and arts. Through landscape painting he feels himself connected to nature. His skill is continuously developing and is driven by his personal observation of what is around him which inspires him and then he translates on the canvas using paint. Through his work Chris wants to deliver a message to everyone that sees or owns his work. Apart from sharing his own travelling experiences of places that maybe not everyone manages to see, the message is about the beauty of being alive on this planet and to enjoy living every moment of it. We exist for a very insignificant amount of time and hence we need to do the best out of it while not forgetting that we are part of nature and hence act responsibly to care for it and to leave it unharmed for future generations to enjoy. Chis is also a tutor and he teaches drawing and painting to adults and children in several locations around Sydney. His works are found in private and corporate collections in Australia‚ Malta‚ China‚ UK and United States.
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Location:
CPAS Studio, 4 - 14 Hunter Street Parramatta
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Contact
Email Address:
artistchristophervidal@gmail.com
Phone Number:
0451140695
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