Landscape Mastercopy Painting I 

Students will be assigned a painting from the images below by Pissarro , Monet Constable, Church, Ruisdale or Vermeer to do a landscape master copy. Students is to print the image. This master copy is to prepare you for the landscape painting assignment.

Use canvas size 11x14(minimum size)

Painting  1 Spring 2020
Assignment Still Life (Nature Morte)

Use a variety objects that you want to paint.

Materials List

Shadow Box (as demonstrated in class)

And minimum of five (5) objects from the list  below. Objects should be from different materials such as metal, glass, ceramic……

1.       Drapery / cloth

2.       Spherical object (apples..)

3.       Box like object (books…)

4.       Cylindrical object (cup, vessel…)

5.       Cone like object         ( seashells…)

Suggested items:

·         containers: Bowls, plates, glasses, cups containers different sizes or different materials  ceramic, glass, metal,…

·         Fruit (real or artificial)

·         Eggs. Bread.

·         Books.

·         Flowers, real or artificial

·         Bones, cow skulls or any other kind of animal.

·         Miscellenaus materials:  hour glass, candle holders….Any thing you find interesting to paint.

Canvas sizes

 11 x 14  or something similar 

We will work indirectly(under painting) on the still life paintings

1.       Imprimatura (rub out) with earth color

2.       And finish with Dead palette.

Use Dead palette for this still life 

Painting assignments for Monday -Tuesday. Painting A Sphere in Grisaille.

1 painting measuring 9x 12 of a sphere Due on Wednesday posted on blackboard and on your own personal blog. Follow the instructions and process I demonstrate on the Youtube video “Painting a Sphere in Grisaille”. Address all the major areas of value such as highlight, light, ,,,turning, form shadow, reflected light,,,.

Also upload your set up  as I shown below.

Painting  1 Assignments for the weekend of July 17 – 19.

 

2 paintings measuring 9 x 12 of cylinders due on Monday posted on blackboard and on your own personal blog. Mix and use your nine values of gray.

 

1 painting is to be done following the process I demonstrate on the Youtube video “Painting a cylinder with planes” you are to paint along with me as I paint the cylinder on the video. Show the different planes I discuss on the video ( no blending) Use the image below to help you get started with the drawing.

 

1 painting of a cylinder that is smooth(blended) and curving  as I demonstrate on the Youtube video “painting a cylinder part 2” For this one you are to set up a cylinder or cylindrical form preferably without decoration in your studio space with one light source. Make sure that you address and demonstrate the different areas of value such as

·      Highlight

·      Light

·      Halflights 

·      Darklights

·      Turning is actually the edge of the Form shadow

·      Reflected light 

·      Cast shadow.

You do not have to label them but I want to be able to distinguish the different values that represent each area.

 

In addition to uploading your finished cylinder painting Upload a picture of the actual cylinder and light set up you are painting.

 

 

Also make sure for next week you have ready with you the following colors

Yellow ochre and Red ochre.

Red ochre comes in a wide variety of names such as Venetian red, English red, Indian red. Any of these will do. They are all the same pigment with slight variations. It is an earthy muted or dull red. 

 

Do not use cadmium red or alizaring red or permanent red.

 

If it is not possible to find I can give you some we just have to make arrangements for you to come to the university and pick it up.  

To prepare for painting the cylinder and sphere copy all drawings and notes from the images below and upload to your personal blog before class on Friday.

July 14, 2020

Painting 1

•   still life of boxes . imprimatura stage should be completed 
• watch video on mixing nine values of gray. mixed from ivory black, raw umber and titanium white

• start painting opaquely using your nine values of gray.( example below).

Painting in Grisaille 

Finished Still life of Boxes

Video Demonstrations

 

Dear students here are the videos ( part 1 and part 2) to demonstrate how to start your first painting.  If you feel you are ready to start you can do so. I will be going over the same process Monday in class. Make sure you listen to what I say not just watch the video. 

I do want to emphasize that if you start your painting (imprimatura stage) make sure you complete that stage on the same day. If you let it dry overnight it becomes very hard to work with. 

 Dear Students

Hope you and all your loved ones are doing  well. 

 

In order for me to see the  progress of your work  and so I can give you feedback you guys need to create your own blog using Blogger. It’s a very simple platform to use.   Into this personal blog of yours you will upload pics of your paintings and  I will add comments thereby providing feedback. In addition we will be using this blogs to share our work with each other during zoom critiques

 

When you create your blog title it as follows

 

 Painting I Summer II  2020 

Your Name. 

 

Click the link below and see the sample one I created. 

 

 

https://rigobertoagonzalezpainter.blogspot.com

 

 

Follow this same format. 

 

Once you create Your blog you will send me a link through email so I can check your progress. Also when you email me for any reason make sure you write on the subject your name and course name and semester in the following format. 

Your Name     Painting I  summer II 2020. 

 

You need to have your blog set up and emailed to me by Thursday July 9th . Since no paintings have been assigned yet I just need to see that you have created it.  

Assignments for Painting 1. for Friday july 10th

1. upload 5 images of previous artwork: drawing and paintings (this is not for a grade)
2. Use the images below and  on a 9 x 12 sketchbook copy the drawings as close as possible including notes and definition and upload to blog.

 

 

Materials for Painting I 

Still life of Boxes 

Materials for July 13

• canvas size 9 x 12,  2 of these 
•  wood palette,
• oil paints: raw umber,  (for later in the week ...ivory black and titanium white).
• odorless paint thinner, From art supply store not hardware store
• empty metal containers,
• two small glass containers with lids,
• two palette cups
•  cloth rags or paper towels,
•  brushes,
•  two palette knives
• easel
• boxes (2 or 3) different sizes
• spotlight

Class activities

• Class demo  rub out imprimatura stage 
• Start first  Painting I Still life of boxes.

Painting I image example (imprimatura)