Gary LongCourse details
Learn to convey the drama and energy of a stormy sea encountering the land in oils. Capture the movement of the sea as it clashes with an iconic Cornish harbour.
This course focuses on the particular challenge of capturing that moment when a winter storm crashes in. Use an expressive approach in oils to capture the drama and power of the sea as it duals with the structure of a Cornish harbour. A favourite theme of artists for centuries.
Wherever you are in the world transport yourself to the dramatic Cornish coastline working from a unique film of crashing waves, created especially for the course, followed up by a recording of the session with Gary.
Learn how to approach combining both the movement of the sea with the structures on land.
Follow along with Gary on how to work with gouache to make annotations on colour and weather. You will gain confidence in using a limited palette and work with a palette knife to capture drama and movement. Work in your own time and then join Gary for two and a half hours recording and translate sketches and colour notes into a finished oil painting. You can then use these skills to respond to whatever landscape inspires you, not just the coast.
Structure
Preparation – sketching and gouache
In the preparation videos you will work through a series of tasks, at your leisure, to get ready for the final 2.5 hour session painting with Gary.
We will send you a specially produced source film to work from along with a set of instructional videos. The more you experiment the more this will become second nature. Cover how to make annotations, tonal studies in charcoal moving into colour studies in gouache. Armed with lots of studies you will be ready to move into oils in the recorded session.
Moving Into Oils
Gary starts by demonstrating his own approach to working in oils starting with mixing your palette and showing examples of work. If you have an easel, either desk or standing, have this set up ready, otherwise work on the table. Gary will talk you through your materials, set up and how to start to put your drawing down on to the canvas. Learn how to select and crop your colour study.
Gary will show you how to start your painting working with thin washes and then build up. Explore a range of mark making styles and tools to create a confident painting with movement and energy.
What you will get out of this course
- An understanding of the properties of oil paint so you can have more control of the paint and get the effect you want.
- Confidence in colour mixing so you can develop your own personal palette that you can recreate rather than rely on guesswork.
- The skills to develop paintings from drawing studies.
- Confidence in using a variety of tools and techniques to get a range of marks and effects. This will help you create paintings that are interesting and striking.
- Insight into the particular challenge of capturing in oils the movement of the sea as it encounters the man made harbour.
Who would this course suit?
Whether you are a complete beginner in oil paints or would like to build your confidence working with them, this course is a wonderful starting point. If you love painting landscape but feel stuck, this course gives useful tools for loosening up and animating your paintings.
How does an online session work?
Once you have booked you will be able to watch on demand immediately.
You can pause, rewind and watch again as often as you like until the session expires 90 days after purchase
You will also be invited to join our Facebook Alumni group so you can share your discoveries with our community of fellow students from around the world.
You will need access to the internet and ideally a Smart TV, PC or laptop or a tablet with audio. Phones are not suitable unless cast to a smart TV.
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What our students say
Gary has a wonderful manner and makes the whole process of learning so easy. It feels really sad to have completed this course after three months.
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