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Color Reduction Print Blocking

8/21/2023

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​We had a great time making our three-step color reduction prints on Saturday. We will be doing this workshop again!

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Red Poppies with Acrylic Paint

8/6/2023

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​We created our own seismic riff in the studio this weekend (that's a wink at Taylor Swift) with rooms full of Red Poppies.
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Adult Art Classes with Lela

3/10/2023

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We are excited to welcome Lela Linnenkohl as an instructor at Picket Fence Art Studio. 

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Painting from a Photograph

1/19/2023

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Painting from life always brings the freshest results, but we all paint from photos.

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Reference Photos for Paintings

12/31/2022

 
This page includes reference photos and the paintings I created from them. You are free to work from your photos or from my reference photos during a class.

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Color Wheels

11/7/2022

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We spent a little time in class learning about color wheels.

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Landscape Part 2 – Blocking in Color

11/5/2022

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For this lesson, we will apply color to our value underpaintings.
In applying color, we want to think about Atmospheric Perspective as explained in John Carlson’s Guide to Landscape painting.


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Intro to Landscape – Value Angles

11/5/2022

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A coherent landscape painting is an arrangement of 3 – 4 large masses in a simple four-step value scale.

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Charcoal Value Drawings

10/26/2022

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Observational Charcoal Drawing is one of the best ways to improve your accuracy and add to your understanding of value. 

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Painterly Pastel Pears

10/26/2022

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I enjoyed sharing my love of pastels with the Teen and Adult students this week.
I started each class with a demonstration.

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    Jamie Lightfoot is an oil painter and owner of Picket Fence Art Studio.

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