Painting the Lyrical Figure in Oil

Painting the Lyrical Figure in Oil

Atelier Workshop | This program is completed

200 Grant Street Denver, CO 80203 United States

A02

Intermediate, Advanced

9/14/2018-9/16/2018

9:00 AM-4:00 PM MDT on Sun Fri Sat

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$300.00

In this 3-day workshop, students will paint the draped figure from life in natural light, surrounded by props and still life objects to bring layers of symbolism to the composition. Via classical painting techniques, students will explore the lyrical aesthetic (“expressing the artist’s emotions in an imaginative and beautiful way”) that Adrienne is most known for in her work.

  • Surface:
  • (1) surface, panel or canvas, primed with either acrylic gesso or oil primer. Preferably no smaller than 18"x24" and no larger than 24"x30".
  • Palette:
  • Wooden handheld palette OR Daniel Smith "Grey Matters" paper palette in a palette box
  • Oil colors (any brand):
  • Titanium white
  • Naples yellow
  • Yellow ochre
  • Indian yellow
  • Cadmium red medium
  • Alizarin crimson
  • Viridian
  • Cerulean blue
  • Ultramarine blue
  • Burnt Umber
  • Transparent Red Oxide (optional)
  • Mediums:
  • Liquin Original (75 ml)
  • Linseed oil (any brand, 75 ml)
  • Solvent:
  • Gamsol (1L)
  • Metal canister for Gamsol
  • Brushes: (hog bristle, any brand)
  • Flats: (1) of each, sizes 2, 4, 6
  • Filberts: (2) of each, sizes 2, 4, 6
  • 1/2" angled flat (or close to that size, can be synthetic or soft bristle)
  • (1) roll of Viva paper towels
  • Turpenoid Natural (4 oz) poured into a glass jar for cleaning brushes.

Adrienne Stein is an award winning artist living and working between Pennsylvania and Colorado. She holds an MFA from Boston University and a BFA Magna Cum Laude, from Laguna College of Art & Design. Adrienne studied under many gifted and influential instructors throughout the United States, France, and Italy. Her work reanimates historical painting genres forming a bridge to the present with fresh insight and imagery. The worlds she paints are inhabited by figures, folklore, archetypes, and natural elements that are fueled by a sense of personal as well as universal myth. Close friends and family members are reinterpreted in lush and magical environments that form the nexus between reality and fantasy, expressed through an unconscious world of symbolic imagery. She has received numerous awards from organizations such as The Portrait Society of America, The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, The California Art Club, and The Art Renewal Center. Her work is collected in the U.S. and abroad.