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“Art is a line around your thoughts” G. Klimt.
I spent part of the Summer in Loire Valley, France. It’s a wonderful part of France, known as the Garden of France with rolling hills covered by vineyards, fairytale castles, beautiful fields with hay bales on warm and bright summer days, many charming gates and doorways, historic towns, to mention a few things so yes, my new workshop will be focused on painting the stunning french countryside.
This time I want to explore the fascinating world of textures: I will use some of my references (I took more than 2000 photos in France) and paint the stone walls. I will use rough paper sometimes, and show different brushes and techniques.
The hay bales left in fields is a different subject, it’s amazing how we can explore the effects of sunshine and sunrise when we see the projected hay bales shadows. The hay bales represent the culmination of hard work and the cycle of nature. When we see them all together we can better understand the rules of perspective: it is an excellent subject to explore the principles of composition, perspective, shape repetition, and the planes of the landscape.
Another subject that I want to explore in this workshop is the small castle doorways and gates. I have been attracted by Gates since the beginning of my life as an artist. Why? It’s an excellent opportunity to create a visual barrier between background and foreground and to practice the calligraphic brush strokes as the gates are represented by lines (straight, curved, etc). It‘s also an important subject to understand the source of light and the projected cast shadows. Again, we will talk about perspective during this workshop topic.
What else? I will share some extra Loire Valley photos with you (you will receive a private link with additional references) and I will include one flower in the first session or second session. I could not teach a workshop about my summer in France without painting a flower. Which flower? I will paint a local Iris or Rose.
So join my next painting journey! It will be a different workshop with a lot of information about textures, landscapes, architectural elements flowers, gardens, and…France!
I spent part of the Summer in Loire Valley, France. It’s a wonderful part of France, known as the Garden of France with rolling hills covered by vineyards, fairytale castles, beautiful fields with hay bales on warm and bright summer days, many charming gates and doorways, historic towns, to mention a few things so yes, my new workshop will be focused on painting the stunning french countryside.
This time I want to explore the fascinating world of textures: I will use some of my references (I took more than 2000 photos in France) and paint the stone walls. I will use rough paper sometimes, and show different brushes and techniques.
The hay bales left in fields is a different subject, it’s amazing how we can explore the effects of sunshine and sunrise when we see the projected hay bales shadows. The hay bales represent the culmination of hard work and the cycle of nature. When we see them all together we can better understand the rules of perspective: it is an excellent subject to explore the principles of composition, perspective, shape repetition, and the planes of the landscape.
Another subject that I want to explore in this workshop is the small castle doorways and gates. I have been attracted by Gates since the beginning of my life as an artist. Why? It’s an excellent opportunity to create a visual barrier between background and foreground and to practice the calligraphic brush strokes as the gates are represented by lines (straight, curved, etc). It‘s also an important subject to understand the source of light and the projected cast shadows. Again, we will talk about perspective during this workshop topic.
What else? I will share some extra Loire Valley photos with you (you will receive a private link with additional references) and I will include one flower in the first session or second session. I could not teach a workshop about my summer in France without painting a flower. Which flower? I will paint a local Iris or Rose.
So join my next painting journey! It will be a different workshop with a lot of information about textures, landscapes, architectural elements flowers, gardens, and…France!
Photos are for illustration only.
Workshop Topics
a) The Interplay Between Color and Texture.
DEMONSTRATIONS:
b) The Beautiful Scenery of Loire Valley.
DEMONSTRATIONS:
c) The Loire Valley Flowers.
DEMONSTRATIONS (Maybe in the second session):
This workshop is a two-day format: the second day will be a mentoring session. You can send one painting to my email from August 27 to August 30 (by morning). I will clear your questions and provide some feedback about your paintings on August 30 (the second session).
a) The Interplay Between Color and Texture.
- Exploring Color and Depth: Old Walls;
- Suggesting Vertical Elements: Brush Strokes;
- Texture: Old Wall;
- Stone and Brick Wall;
- Drawing From Life;
- Editing What You See;
- Brush Strokes: The Dry Brush Stroke;
- Additional Effects: Sponge and Splattering;
- The Angle of View: Light Source;
- Local Color and Reflected Light;
- Texture: Different Watercolor Papers;
- Edges: Visual Bridges Between Foreground and Background;
- Calligraphic Elements: Confidence;
- Wet on Wet Texture: Is it Possible?
- What Lies Beyond the Gate?
DEMONSTRATIONS:
- Multiple Sketches About Texture;
- Loire Valley Castle Doorway With Stone Wall;
- The Fairytale Gate in Chinon or The Gate With Butterfly Bush Flowers in Tours (both references will be provided but I will paint only one in the first session).
b) The Beautiful Scenery of Loire Valley.
- The French Landscape: Summer Colors;
- The Landscape Planes: Colors and Definition;
- Perspective: Basic Rules;
- Vanishing Point: Guiding the Viewer’s Eyes;
- Balance and Movement;
- Using Lines to Emphasize Rhythm;
- Sunset and Sunrise Effects: Colors;
- Adding Elements to the Landscape: The Hay Bales;
- Wheat Field Texture;
- Background Elements;
- Pattern and Design: The Hay Bales and the Sense of Order.
DEMONSTRATIONS:
- Sketches About Perspective and the Hay Bales Shapes;
- French Countryside With Hay Bales.
c) The Loire Valley Flowers.
- Flower Anatomy
- The Multi-Petals Roses;
- Iris: Summer colors;
- Background and Foreground Connection;
- Quick Interpretation: The Journal Approach.
DEMONSTRATIONS (Maybe in the second session):
- A Local Rose or Iris.
This workshop is a two-day format: the second day will be a mentoring session. You can send one painting to my email from August 27 to August 30 (by morning). I will clear your questions and provide some feedback about your paintings on August 30 (the second session).
Photos are for illustration only.
WORKSHOP BENEFITS:
- A limited number of participants: you can interact with me and ask your questions.
- 100% live and interactive like my in-person workshops.
- Q&A will be available after each demo: my 20 years of experience as a painting tutor will help you to reach your goals as an artist.
- Five days before the workshop you will receive my list of materials (colors, paints, brands, brushes, watercolor paper suggestions, and many photos/references).
- All workshop demos and sketch photos will be sent out to you after the workshop within five days.
- The second session is a live critique/mentoring session: I will provide some feedback about your paintings. I will also clear your questions and repeat, if necessary, a few things explained in the first session.
- The demonstrations will be uploaded to my Youtube Channel. You will receive a private Youtube link and this link will be active for a limited time so you can watch the demos as many times as you want.
Photos are for illustration only.
Registration: via Paypal
After your registration, a follow-up email will be sent to you with additional orientation for this workshop.
Please, note that a free zoom account is necessary to join Fabio Cembranelli's workshop.
Cancellation Policy:
If you withdraw from the workshop 7 (seven) days before the first session and ask for a refund, a 60% refund will be issued. No refunds can be given for withdrawals made within 7 days of the first session.
If you withdraw from the workshop 7 (seven) days before the first session and decide to attend a future workshop, your payment can be fully transferred to one of my future workshops. You just need to email me and ask for a payment transfer.
After your registration, a follow-up email will be sent to you with additional orientation for this workshop.
Please, note that a free zoom account is necessary to join Fabio Cembranelli's workshop.
Cancellation Policy:
If you withdraw from the workshop 7 (seven) days before the first session and ask for a refund, a 60% refund will be issued. No refunds can be given for withdrawals made within 7 days of the first session.
If you withdraw from the workshop 7 (seven) days before the first session and decide to attend a future workshop, your payment can be fully transferred to one of my future workshops. You just need to email me and ask for a payment transfer.
Photos are for illustration only.