Description
LANDSCAPE SKETCHING with GOUACHE Leslie Barnum
10am – 2pm
Wednesdays, July 16, 23 and 30
$60/Members and $120/Nonmembers
Gouache is an exciting opaque and water-soluble medium used for both color sketches and finished paintings. The bold and vivid color of gouache work well for painting landscapes in the studio or plein air. Students will learn basic gouache techniques and color-mixing during the start of this three-week workshop. Practical tips for sketching your composition and simplifying complex scenes will be demonstrated by creating an initial value study. Students will create small colorful gouache landscape sketches while learning to build their landscape layer by layer: from blocking in the big shapes to adding those crucial details that make your painting pop.
ARTIST BIO Leslie studied art at Pacific Northwest College of Art and received a BFA in Painting. Her work has included textile design, mosaic, murals and mixed-media. She is currently focusing on painting in watercolor, gouache and acrylics. Teaching has become integral to her artwork, as it compels her to learn more as she practices. With 14 years of teaching experience, Leslie strives to facilitate an environment where students in her classes learn to trust their instincts, and begin to see art as a process and adventure.
Website: lesliebarnum.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lesliebarnum/?hl=en
SUPPLY LIST
PAINTS Leslie recommends Winsor Newton Designer’s Gouache and Holbein Artist’s Gouache. The guild has a supply of Shin Han Gouache that you’re welcome to try out.
Winsor Newton Designers Gouache* in these colors:
● Quinacridone Magenta (Pigment code: PR122)
● Primary Yellow (Pigment code: PY1 PY3)
● Primary Blue (Pigment code: PB15)
● Ivory Black
● Permanent White
Or:
Holbein Artists’ Gouache* – Set of 5, Artists’ Primary Colors, 15 ml Tubes *We will not be using Acrylic Gouache in this workshop.
Strathmore 400 Series Toned Mixed Media Pad – Tan, 6″ x 8″ or larger
3 or 4 Brushes (Different shapes): You can buy an inexpensive synthetic brush set. This is a good inexpensive set: Princeton Select Brush Set – Brush Set No. 13, Set of 4
Palette: A plastic palette is fine or you can use a white ceramic dish for mixing space.
Small misting spray bottle
Pencil and eraser
Water Containers (Large recycled yogurt containers work great)
Paper towels
Plastic or metal palette knife
Optional: Artist’s masking Tape
