Autumn Term Dates:

16, 23, 30 September

7, 14, 21 October

Half Term 28 October

4, 11, 18, 25 November

2, 9 December

1.Working on the silhouette:

painting dark objects against light background

Still life

25x30 cm canvas panel or canvas

2. Domestic still life with drapes and pattens

Working on composition in preliminary sketches. Importance of good drawing, underpainting and learning how to paint pattens. 30x40 cm canvas panel or canvas

3. Second session of Domestic still life.

Using glazing and scumbling to deepen the colours and soften the edges of the objects.

4.Waterscape using reference.

Drawing boats, shores and reflection. Understanding of never static world of outdoors.

25x30 cm canvas panel or canvas

5.Working on the silhouette;

Painting light objects against dark background trying to create harmony of subtle opaque tints unified by light. Working on imprimatura.

Still life. 25x30 cm canvas panel or canvas

6.Winter landscape using reference.

 Learning how to use palette knife in directly applying of pigment on support. Working wet-into-wet – technique involves adding fresh layers of colour to paint that is still wet. Limited colour palette. 30x40 cm canvas panel or canvas

7.Still life with flowers

Alla prima painting using color-blocking approach. Masses in colour blocks directly and uses little of underdrawing. 25x30 cm canvas panel or canvas

8 Still life with antique cast head in the interior.

Concentrating on the composition, good underdrawing and proportions.

Using grisaille technique at the beginning.

9. Second session of the still life with antique cast head in the interior.

Working on details. Learning how to unite them into tonal masses to create depth on the canvas.

10 Still life under the very bright light.

Using limited palette following traditions of the Renaissance painters. Learning how and when to create soft and sharp edges. 25x30 cm or bigger canvas panel or canvas

11 Painting interior. 30X40cm canvas panel or canvas

12 Painting  landscape on the grounds of Chiswick house or near the Barnes bridge or from the reference. Have a few sizes  of the support for the better composition.

The tutor has the right to change the program due to some circumstances like weather conditions or others.