Brian T. Keller
The Egg Tempera Advantage
Oct 23 - Oct 25, 2009
Friday evening lecture 7 - 9pm
Saturday and Sunday classes 10am-4pm Lunch on your own
$295 Intermediate skill level Limited to 15 students Though egg tempera is one of the most time honored techniques in painting ever established, few artists practice it today, and fewer schools even teach it, preferring to concentrate their studies on more contemporary forms of art. For realism, however, no other paint can deliver the incredible delicacy or sharp, clean imagery of egg tempera. You can create detail as delicate as hair, and as solid as a rock wall, with equal confidence once you learn and practice the techniques that I teach. My workshops are designed to eliminate the mysteries of how to create and handle this unique paint. Whether you are a first year art student or an experienced artist looking for a new medium, I guarantee you will come away from my classes with fresh knowledge, and tools you can apply to this or any painting you pursue in the future. Workshops will begin with a Friday evening orientation (a short lecture which I will keep as entertaining as possible), describing the paint and how it works. The next day will begin with a personal demonstration of applying and working the paint, after which students will begin working on paintings of their own. As egg tempera paintings are detailed and time consuming, students are encouraged to begin with minimal paintings, something simple that will take very little time to draw and begin painting. Creating a complete work of art is not the goal. Learning to handle the paint to get desired effects is, instead, the emphasis of the classes. Techniques such as layering through numerous glazes, stippling, scraping, fashioning brushes to your personal needs, and masking, are good examples of some of the concepts students will be learning. The final hours will be dedicated to aesthetic comments on critiques of each students work. I will be demonstrating throughout the class, as well as moving around to individual students and consulting whenever needed. Students are invited to interrupt my demonstrations with questions about any aspect of the art they wish, from basic technique, to questions about design and composition of their work or my own. I will be providing most of the materials needed with the exception of brushes and a small items list provided upon registration. Sign up @: http://www.abendgallery.com/workshops/keller_egg_tempera_oct.htm |
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