Objectives:
To achieve better paintings via improved techniques and composition design. To gain more confidence in the artist in you and your creative ability. To enjoy the creative
process even more.
Level:
Intermediate (have some painting experience and are ready to take it to the next level) and Advanced (serious hobby to professional level) artists
Mediums
Your choice of acrylic, oils or water based oils. What we learn works with all three.
Cost:
$90 for 3 x 3 hour classes. Once a week for 3 weeks.

What I Teach:
What to look for when choosing your painting subject and how to make it into a good composition, which I show can be half the battle of a good painting.
How to make changes that can make a huge difference to a painting.
Practice the art of looking at details, colors, composition and especially light. Often we don't really see what we are looking at because we have pre-conceived ideas how we think it looks.
How and why I use the camera and programs like Photoshop to help me "see" in a different way. (I will bring my laptop to show you)
Tips on materials, techniques and applications of paint.
Why it is so important to gain more confidence in yourself and how to give yourself permission to be the artist you want to be.
There will be talking, positive suggestions and discussions that will get you excited about your art and yourself as an artist and help you to take the steps you have been afraid of or avoiding.  

Materials
Warm and cool primary colors (6 colors), plus titanium white. A sample palette could be:
   Cerulean blue (cool)
   Ultramarine blue (warm)
   Alizarin crimson (cool)
   Scarlet Lake (warm)
   Lemon yellow (cool)
   Hansa, cadmium or Grumbacher yellow (warm)
   Yellow ochre (warm)
   Cadmium Orange (cool)
   Titanium white
Bring more colors if you want to but not required.
Brush cleaner, thinners and mediums (odor free) for your medium. Brush cleaning jar.
For oils and water based oils Windsor and Newtons Liquin is good.
Brushes - Hard bristle brushes. Soft brushes, various sizes of both.
Boards, canvas panels, stretched canvas or anything else suitable for your medium. Some will be used for practice. At least one piece approximately 16" x 20" for your main painting.
Charcoal
Small piece of chamois leather (optional) and rags or paper towels
Free standing easel or table easel
Paper, pencil and eraser for rough composition sketches
Pictures of some of your work, or a couple of your paintings
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Dates: To be announced 2008
Circle one:  mornings 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.   or  afternoons  2 - 4 p.m.

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Cost: $90. Checks made out to Carol McArdle. Send with registration form to:
Carol McArdle, 18492 Bradenton Rd. Ft. Myers, FL 33967 or leave at Sona Gallery.