Thursday, March 7, 2013

Value Studies are...Valuable

Value study examples
© Nancy Laliberte
oil on canvas
Last Saturday kicked off the first of three mini workshop series I have scheduled at the Center for the Visual Arts in Wausau, WI. I had an awesome group of students who were more than willing to leave their comfort zones, dive in, and paint a lot of value studies and whatever else I made them do, "...you have three brush strokes left to finish that..." First we talked about values and grouped them into darks, mids and lights. Then I demonstrated and discussed setting up a still life, determining values and deciding what values would be dominant, secondary and just a bit in the painting. Starting with simple still life set ups and building up to more complex ones, students worked from life observing, comparing, and painting values. 

A lot of concentration, "seeing" and painting going on in the CVA studio
A sampling of class value studies
The Secrets to Great Color and How to Mix It
The next workshop series takes place on Saturday, April 6th from 12 noon - 4 pm, and will focus on the secrets to color mixing (no more mud)! Space is limited and spots are filling quickly, so I encourage you to register today by calling the CVA at 715-842-4545. The supply list is available on their website. Scroll down a bit for workshop information. I look forward to seeing you there!

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2 comments:

Crystal Cook said...

Sounds like such a great class Nancy. :) I bet you are such a wonderful teacher to have. :))

Nancy Laliberte said...

Thank you, Crystal. I try. It's that "paint what you know, teach what you've learned, love what you do" theory (shared to me by artist Bob Burridge) :)