Class 1: Precision & Expression: Advanced Wash Control & Layering

Building control and transparency to set the groundwork for clarity and atmosphere.

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LINE DRAWING:

DEMONSTRATIONS:

Class 2: Form & Light in the Figure

Using light and value structure to express mass, gesture, and presence.

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DEMONSTRATIONS

Class 3: Color Mastery: Color with Purpose

Limited Palettes, Glazing & Nuanced Neutrals

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DEMONSTRATIONS:

Market (in progress)

Market (finished)

Class 4: Landscape - From Plein Air to Studio Clarity

Taking spontaneous studies and elevate them into intentional, atmospheric compositions.

Plein Air sketch examples:

Demonstrations showing different thumbnail compositions, color fields and the finished images:

Optional landscapes if you’d like to try from a different image:

Class 5: Conceptual Composition: Storytelling Through Form & Expression

Using abstraction, form and design to create meaning beyond realism.

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Demonstration Images

Compositions based on Prompts

Notes on defining from abstraction

Bridge demo: First rendered then abstracted

Bridge demo: First abstract then defined

Mossy Tree demo: Intention, abstraction and definition