Forest scene by Buchanan using techniques of Gaugin and Cezanne
May 20, 21, 23 and 24 at Olga Community Club
Caroline Buchanan is teaching a class next week at the Olga Community Club on how studying the color and composition of Cezanne and Gauguin can make YOU a better artist in 2013.
In this four day session, you will learn how Cezanne, in his watercolors, exploited the whites of the paper, how he shingled pure color to push some forms out and others back, and how he taught us the secret of painting loosely. In addition the class will learn how he rotated shapes in space to create more volume.
Gauguin took Cezanne’s lessons to Tahiti and explored the role of strong pure color as never before. He responded to the tension created by spatial depth while using colors to flatten the picture plane. You learn how you, a 21st century artist, can use Gauguin’s color to make your paintings more exciting, and how you can use his compositional format to balance between deep space and the picture plane.
The class is May 20, 21, 23, 24, Mon, Tues, Thurs, Friday. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Olga Community Club
The price $250. There are only 3 spaces left. If interested call Caroline at 376-5509 or write to her at watercolors@rockisland.com. More information at her website www.buchananwatercolors.com.
