March 7 - 11 . 2011

5 day . How You Can Create that Wow! Factor in your Paintings - Plein-Air & Studio

If you are like most artists, you’ve seen paintings that you have gone wow! that’s a great painting. How can we get that Wow! factor in our paintings. Without first developing a good concept followed up with the application of sound principals and foundations, your studio efforts could be commonly unproductive. For the most part a great painting did not start at the easel, it began with a goal that the artist established for themself. Many times the beginner or novice artists does not put the effort in the initial creative process. We first need to identify, what it is that makes a painting have that Wow! factor?

This workshop will address and help to define the elements that the artist needs to consider in developing a great painting. Understanding and developing all the creative skill sets and tools, gives the artist a better opportunity to create that great work of art that is inside you.

Topics covered in this workshop:
Defining the elements of a great painting
Gallery visit
Collecting of reference (proper use of photography)
Concept development
Design process
Studio procedures in translation of reference to canvas
Identifying the painting method
Completion of the painting

Through both lecture and demonstration, Kenn will show you his studio procedures in creating a painting. During this five-day workshop, Kenn will guide you in your developing process of creating your own paintings through individual attention. This workshop will be conducted both outdoors and in a studio environment.

We will paint from 9:00 a.m. to 4 p.m daily.
Transportation needed.

To learn more about Kenn Backhaus and his art visit www.kennbackhaus.com

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