Working from photographs of Donegal, Ireland supplied by instructor Joseph Sweeney, learn how to paint from photo references in preparation for working outdoors. Topics include the basics on choosing a prime location, reading the weather and light at a particular time of day, and setting up a landscape palette.  Drawing, composition, and color will be emphasized.  Instruction is geared towards oil, acrylic, and pastel, but experienced watercolorists are welcome.  This live Zoom course will take place every Thursday, 3 - 4:30 p.m. (See materials list for more information)

Materials List Sweene PT 605EI

Zoom Technical Requirements

Policy Guide Summer 2020

Line is the fundamental element in drawing, capable of a wide range of aesthetic possibilities, from describing shape to creating space and atmospheric effects.  Capture the landscape though descriptive and expressive drawn line in this live Zoom class.  Make quick studies from your own photographs and window views, and develop them into finished pieces through impressionistic, calligraphic, cross-hatch, and linear mark-making.  Learn to achieve a variety of effects by using different papers and drawing implements, including pencil, pen, ink and brush, and color pencil.  Find inspiration in references to contemporary and historical artists such as Mondrian, Van Gogh, and Andrew Wyeth.  

Materials List Oosterbaan DR 605EL_ON

Zoom Technical Requirements

Policy Guide Summer 2020

Image: 

Vincent Van Gogh, The Harvest (for Emile Bernard), 1888, reed pen and brown Indian ink over graphite pencil on wove paper, 9.48 x 12.51 in., collection: Kupferstichkabinett Berlin (detail)