This landscape painting in oil approach simplifies nature’s complexity into precise and visually concise shapes. Through a series of exercises, a unique interpretation of landscapes emphasizing their visual language, will be developed. Master the concepts of subject selection, limited values, movement and color strategy to lay the groundwork for achieving the final goal: creating a stunning painting.
Prereqs: PD120, PD157 or similar experience
Required Supplies
Cadmium Yellow Medium, Cadmium Lemon, Cadmium Red light, Alizarin Crimson Permanent, Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt or Thalo Blue
Titanium White Transparent Red Oxide or Burnt Sienna
Gamblin 1980 or Winton are high quality student grade paint at a good price.
Gamsol Solvent and oil medium will be provided by the instructor
Brushes: An assortment of long handle oil brushes in small to medium sizes. Rounds, Flats, Filberts
Also:
Palette Knife: (metal): about 1/5” triangular blade
Palette: 12”x16” Gray surface. Grey mattes palette paper is fine to use. Also, Masterson Palette seal box will be
very useful to set up your palette or carry your wet paintings.
Canvas: 9”x12” canvas pad, canvas panel or stretched canvas
Instructor
Joan Sanchez
Joan Emanuelli Sanchez is a Contemporary Realism Artist from San Juan, Puerto Rico, who now resides in Orlando, Florida.
His distinctive personal style emanates from passion and emotion which portrays numerous perspectives on a variety of subjects in oils, bringing to life, scenic landscapes, interior scenes, portraits, still life, and everyday people. Much of his subject matter reveals a deep contrast of harmonious colors and bold compositions. With the artist’s interpretation, he welcomes his viewers into his personal visual journey.
He was a student at Crealdé School of Art, Winter Park, Florida (2016 to 2020), where he later was granted a Fellowship in the Painting and Drawing Department (P&D). In January 2019 he was selected as a Studio Artist in the same department. He completed an Associate in Arts with a Pre-Major in Fine Arts at Valencia College in 2021.
The Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens Emerging Artist Program selected him as the first Emerging Artist for the Winter Park Paint Out 2018. In 2016, he was awarded 1st place in the 35th Juried Student Exhibition at Crealdé School of Art in the Painting & Drawing category. He has participated in various exhibitions such as “Tapestry – Americas United” at Banco de Brasil, “Emerge” at the Showalter Hughes Community Gallery, and “Evolving Identities,” Keepers of Heritage, at the Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens a collective art show of Puerto Rican Artists. Also, he has been part of the NOAPS International Exhibition Spring Exhibit in 2021. His first individual exhibition was presented at New Concept Gallery in Orlando, FL with great acceptance from the public in 2021.
His spirit and dedication have taken him on a beautiful journey in which he is totally submerged.