How can one tell a story through objects? This painting course explores creating personal still life compositions in order to expand students’ painting repertoire while constructing narrative. Still life painting is an important observational exercise as well as an opportunity for storytelling. We will look at narrative aspects of still life: lighting, composition, paint handling and the objects themselves as a way to convey a story. Students will use personal compositions and objects to work on observational paintings, including shorter formal studies, and multi-week paintings. Narrative and still-life conventions, constructive group critiques, and historical and contemporary still life painters will be discussed to support studio work.
Materials List - 559 Narrative Still Life Winter 2018 - Kyla Brown
Paint: Acrylic and/or Oil if solvent free or water based
Note: Blocking in acrylic is recommended to keep drying times down
* This will mostly likely be a limited but complementary palette and set of materials to what you already have. If you can only get some please get the first one of two of each colour category.
Reds:
Yellows:
Blues:
Neutrals: - A rich black can be mixed easily with this palette
Palette: approx. 12x18 inches, smooth surface with wax paper covering OR a palette pad OR white enamel surface
Palette Knife or knives: metal with a straight edge, to be discussed
Brushes: a variety of acrylic/oil brushes including brights, flats and Filberts of various sizes (~6-12), one at least 2” wide
Supports: we will discuss painting supports and you will use your choice of 3-4 supports during the course. Approx.18x24”-24x36” or similar. These are to be prepared before classes
Other: