The Poster Study – Still Life (Online Course)
Dale Zinkowski
Students attend weekly during their registered 2 hour group critique slot with Dale but will receive access to all of the class critique recordings plus over 12 hours of demos.
Sundays 4PM – 6PM ET: May 12, 19, (no class May 26), June 2, 9, 16, 23
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Mondays 11AM – 1PM ET: May 13, 20, (no class May 27), June 3, 10, 17, 24
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Mondays 2PM – 4PM ET: May 13, 20, (no class May 27), June 3, 10, 17, 24
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Mondays 6PM – 8PM ET: May 13, 20, (no class May 27), June 3, 10, 17, 24
6 weeks – Tuition $495
*Plus approximately 12 hours of recorded demos. Access provided a week before each live class session. There is an assignment due the first class.
Limit: 5-6 students per section. These are smaller critique groups with more time to critique each student.
Take this class:
- to learn color and value shape organizational strategies.
- to learn the fundamental skill of utilizing the study to inform a long form painting.
- to gain the skills necessary to simplify a complex image.
Is this class for me?
- Artists should be familiar with oil paint and how it works.
Online tech needs:
- The class will be conducted on the Zoom platform and is a live online experience.
- The class is recorded so students can review demos and critiques for two weeks after each live session.
- This class also uses Google Classroom to distribute materials. Watch this video for more insight.
- This demos will be shared via a private video link on YouTube. YouTube is free but will require an account to view the video.
- All of these services are free but require registration.
- It will be necessary for students to have access to a computer, tablet or smartphone. The recommended device is a laptop or desktop.
Course Description
The key to any composition is the arrangement of value patterns, value relationships, and color. Through repetition we can train a sensitivity to the shape distribution of the larger composition. In this 6-week online class students will make a value study (grisaille), and a color study for a different still life setup each week. We will carefully examine value and color for each composition and discuss ways of compressing the infinite range of value and color that nature provides, so that we can best represent it with oil paint.
Each week students will receive a two-hour demo in which Dale will first demonstrate a value study, and then follow with a color poster study from life. Students will then have the week to complete the assignment, and we will meet over zoom for individual critiques. Once the six week class is complete, students will have six different sets of preparatory studies in which they can develop into finished paintings on their own.
Note: Artists receive a pre-recorded demo the week before their first live class. There is an assignment due for the first live class. Artists will receive access to all the class recordings and not just their own critique session.