shadow Box Still Life with Elizabeth Congdon
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phone: (508) 228 - 0722
email: elizabeth@nantucketarts.org / lizb@nantucketarts.org
Exploring simple forms in the confines of a shadow box is an excellent way to explore light logic. Artists like David Ligare use this vehicle to express something true and pure about our day to day lives. Students may bring in a favorite object(s) to paint from, or set up a still life with studio props, and paint them in a two sided shadow box lit with dramatic light. Instructor Elizabeth Congdon will show students how to analyse the various dynamics of light and shadow, and how to capture luminosity with different pigments. Some knowledge of color mixing and perspective is helpful.
MATERIALS
Canvases:
1 canvas between 16”x20” and 24”x24” in size
Please tone your canvases -at least one day prior to class- with a light wash of gamsol and a bit of Indian Yellow.
Please bring your own still life objects that have meaning to you. This could range from a favorite flower and vase, to a pair of shoes, to a collection of shells or stones, etc. (size should not exceed 16” in any dimension.)
Paints:
White (Permelba mixing white is great)
Yellow Cadmium Light/Lemon
Yellow Cadmium Medium
Yellow Cadmium Deep or Orange
Alizarin Crimson
Cobalt Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Optional Pigments:
opaque: Ochre, Cerulean, Cadmium Red
transparent: Indian Yellow, Prussian Green, Viridian, Phthalo blue
Medium of your choice (recommended: linseed/walnut/poppy oils, and/or gamsol, galkyd)
NO turps, mineral spirits, or liquin.
Brushes:
Suggested:
Bristle: Round #2. Filbert (a couple each) #4 - #10, Flats
Synthetic Filberts and Angled Flats: (one of each) #4 - #10
NOTE: Synthetic is great for glazing, and angled flats are great for precision and geometric structures.
Date and Time
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021 Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Tuesday-Thursday, 10am -1pm, Sept 28 - 30
Location
Visual Arts Center on 24 Amelia Drive
Fees/Admission
Members: $225
Non-members: $250
Materials: $0
