Workshop
Autumn Workshops
18 Oct 2022 – 29 Oct 2022
RBSA Gallery
Birmingham, United Kingdom
£65
£60 for RBSA Friends, Members, Associates, Next Wave Associates and students.
A One Day Experimental Oil Painting Workshop with Zarina Keyani
Easily create beautiful abstract oil paintings using a variety of paints and mediums. Explore and experiment with colour, form, and expressive techniques. Students will experiment with different paints on various paper-based surfaces. Ideal for beginners but also suitable for artists looking to try something new.
Course aims and skills/knowledge to be taught :
• To experiment with different paints and mediums to create beautiful semi abstract and abstract paintings.
• Using oil painting techniques and various paper based surfaces including prepared surfaces.
• Tools and equipment.
• How to choose a colour palette and mix colours.
• Surface preparation.
• How to start a painting.
• What makes a successful painting.
• When a painting is finished
• How to evaluate and critique your work.
Course outline for the day:
• Zarina will introduce the aims and content of the workshop.
• The group will begin with imagery aesthetics. What makes a great oil painting.
• Zarina will talk about; surface, palette, mediums, and the best paints to use for the best results.
• Zarina will demonstrate step by step, creative semi abstract techniques using paint to visualise.
• The group will paint along, completing all the painterly tasks.
• Zarina will explain how to evaluate the created works and what makes a good painting.
• The group will have opportunities during the session to ask questions and evaluate each other’s work.
• Zarina will talk about colour and tone, light and dark, composition, balance and colour palette.
• The group will continue completing all the painterly tasks.
• Zarina will explain how to evaluate the created works and how to build on what you have created in this session.
• The group will have opportunities during the session to ask questions and critique each others work.
• At the end of the session there will be a group critique.
After you book a place you will be emailed the full workshop outline which includes the material list and a list of the materials provided by the workshop.
To book a place, either visit the RBSA Gallery website or call us directly on 0121 236 4353.
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