Deborah Paris

Sky Study (2009)
6 x 8
Private Collection

There are just a few spots left in the January online class The Painted Sky. Its all about learning to paint and compose beautiful atmospheric skies. Here's the class description:

The Painted Sky

For landscape painters, painting a believable sky means creating a sense of distance, atmosphere, light, and mood. This course is designed to give students the knowledge and techniques to paint beautiful atmospheric skies. In this course we will cover:

~ gradation of colors in the sky at various times of day

~ gradation of values in the sky

~ types of cloud formations and how to depict them

~ use of atmospheric and linear perspective to create believable skies

~ glazes and scumbling techniques

~ using a variety of edges in painting skies

~ composing skies for maximum effect

And here's the link to register.