COMPOSITION AND DESIGN in the landscape by Zoom
About The Instructor
Ann Willsie, SFCA, has spent most of her life painting in oils, both in studio and in the outdoors, en plein air. She has participated in and helped organize many plein air events throughout Canada during her career. Being primarily a landscape painter, Ann’s style of painting is very loose and impressionistic, characterized by thick oil paint, harmonious colour and visible brushstrokes. Most of her paintings depict the splendour of the natural landscape around us, both large-scale panoramic vistas as well as close-up trees, grasses and flowers.
Her work is shown in galleries in Ontario, Alberta and B.C., and held in collections around the world. She is a Senior Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, Associate Member of the Oil Painters of America, and has won numerous awards in various FCA shows and Plein Air Festivals. Ann spends most of her time working and teaching at her studio in Lake Country, B.C. See her website at www.annwillsie.com.
Workshop Description
COMPOSITION AND DESIGN IN THE LANDSCAPE is for all levels of experience. Every good painting begins with a great design. Before you commit paint and time to a painting, it is very important to ensure that the composition and overall design is going to work. We will be talking about using photo references, including choosing photos for paintings, how to interpret them into a workable subject, what to think about before we start our painting and going beyond the photo.
This course will be focusing on building a successful painting from scratch.I will be guiding you through doing thumbnail sketches, trying different compositions, combining elements from different photo references to create a great composition. Remember, the simplest designs make the best paintings. We will be talking about looking for patterns and big shapes in your images, determining the darkest darks and lightest lights; focal points, color harmony and rhythm and flow in the painting.
Each day of the workshop will include a brief discussion of subject matter, followed by a demo, and finishing off with questions and answers. There will be exercises designed to help you grasp the concepts that we have discussed. The fourth workshop will be a review and discussion of students’ work done during the workshop – this will be an excellent learning experience for everyone involved.
The workshop will run September 30, October 14 & 21, from 10 am until 1 pm on Zoom. On October 28 we will have a "Review and Discussion" session, which will run from 10 am until 2 pm. Each student can submit their best painting from the workshop for a review by Ann, which is an excellent learning opportunity. All sessions will be recorded and available for one month following the workshop.
Location: online through Zoom
The workshop will run from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm, Mountain Time, and we will be meeting on Zoom.
TIME ZONE INFO:
9:00 am Pacific Time
10:00 am Mountain Time
11:00 am Central Daylight Time
12:00 pm Eastern Time
1:00 pm Atlantic Time
Dates: September 30, October 14 & 21, and October 28, 2023 (all Saturdays)
Price: $320
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
1) To pay by PayPal:
PayPal is very safe and secure and you do not need to have a PayPal account yourself to access this feature. You can use any major credit card for this option. Click on the "down arrow" in the box below to choose your payment amount and you will be directed to a page where you can submit your payment. If you do not have a PayPal account simply click on the link that says "Continue without a PayPal account". If you have a PayPal account just log in and make your payment.
If you live in USA please pay through PayPal and pay the Canadian price of $320. PayPal will automatically adjust your payment to US$ and you will pay approximately US$200.
COMPOSITION AND DESIGN IN THE LANDSCAPE is for all levels of experience. Every good painting begins with a great design. Before you commit paint and time to a painting, it is very important to ensure that the composition and overall design is going to work. We will be talking about using photo references, including choosing photos for paintings, how to interpret them into a workable subject, what to think about before we start our painting and going beyond the photo.
This course will be focusing on building a successful painting from scratch.I will be guiding you through doing thumbnail sketches, trying different compositions, combining elements from different photo references to create a great composition. Remember, the simplest designs make the best paintings. We will be talking about looking for patterns and big shapes in your images, determining the darkest darks and lightest lights; focal points, color harmony and rhythm and flow in the painting.
Each day of the workshop will include a brief discussion of subject matter, followed by a demo, and finishing off with questions and answers. There will be exercises designed to help you grasp the concepts that we have discussed. The fourth workshop will be a review and discussion of students’ work done during the workshop – this will be an excellent learning experience for everyone involved.
The workshop will run September 30, October 14 & 21, from 10 am until 1 pm on Zoom. On October 28 we will have a "Review and Discussion" session, which will run from 10 am until 2 pm. Each student can submit their best painting from the workshop for a review by Ann, which is an excellent learning opportunity. All sessions will be recorded and available for one month following the workshop.
Location: online through Zoom
The workshop will run from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm, Mountain Time, and we will be meeting on Zoom.
TIME ZONE INFO:
9:00 am Pacific Time
10:00 am Mountain Time
11:00 am Central Daylight Time
12:00 pm Eastern Time
1:00 pm Atlantic Time
Dates: September 30, October 14 & 21, and October 28, 2023 (all Saturdays)
Price: $320
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
1) To pay by PayPal:
PayPal is very safe and secure and you do not need to have a PayPal account yourself to access this feature. You can use any major credit card for this option. Click on the "down arrow" in the box below to choose your payment amount and you will be directed to a page where you can submit your payment. If you do not have a PayPal account simply click on the link that says "Continue without a PayPal account". If you have a PayPal account just log in and make your payment.
If you live in USA please pay through PayPal and pay the Canadian price of $320. PayPal will automatically adjust your payment to US$ and you will pay approximately US$200.
2) To pay by Cheque:
Please continue to the Registration page where we need some information from you and payment can be sent by cheque to:
Leading Edge Art Workshops
100 Riverwood Close SE
Calgary, Ab T2C 3Z5
PHONE: (403) 233-7389
3) To pay by e-transfer:
Send your e-transfer to Barbara Louise Hall at louise.hall.2017@outlook.com. If you are paying by e-transfer and have not yet registered please remember to add the GST to your payment. The total for this workshop, with GST, is $336.
Please continue to the Registration page where we need some information from you and payment can be sent by cheque to:
Leading Edge Art Workshops
100 Riverwood Close SE
Calgary, Ab T2C 3Z5
PHONE: (403) 233-7389
3) To pay by e-transfer:
Send your e-transfer to Barbara Louise Hall at louise.hall.2017@outlook.com. If you are paying by e-transfer and have not yet registered please remember to add the GST to your payment. The total for this workshop, with GST, is $336.
sample of artwork by Ann Willsie
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