Thursday, April 5, 2012

Florida Workshop Wrap Up



So, here is a shot of the workshop group on our last day (photo credit: Tony De Furio). It was a great group and I think we all worked hard and had fun. Photo credits below: Karen Rose, Mallory Marshall.

Me- holding forth


Teaching indirect painting techniques is always a challenge in such a short period of time. I also wanted to make sure that I encouraged the class to work from life and especially to use drawing and observation as tools for studio work. We went out to sketch several different times and students returned to certain spots on their own when they felt they needed additional information for the work we were doing in the studio. This method of working in the field, training visual memory and using drawing as a primary field sketching tool was new to some. Those who had studied with me before in either online classes or workshops were more familiar with it and encouraged the others to embrace this way of working.








Little Everglades Ranch provided an endless source of inspiration- huge trees, ponds and lakes, beautiful morning mist, clouds and big skies, cows, horses, and all sorts of wildlife











And there was time for a little fishing. Steve had a great time!




1 comment:

Caroline Simmill said...

Thank you for sharing the photos of your workshop what a wonderful location. Looks like you all had a wonderful time. The weather looks perfect for working outside too. Wish the distance across the pond was closer! it would be lovely to be a part of it all. Looking forward to more news from the Lennox woods project with the fireflies.