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Aimee Erickson – Head Studies (Online); Tuesdays, April 12-June 21, 2022
This class was held in the past and is no longer available for registration. Please view our Online Course Catalog for current class listings.
Date: Tuesdays, April 12-June 21, 2022 Time: 9:00AM-12:00PM Pacific Time/12:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time/5:00-7:00 PM London Time
(instructed class meets every other week with an uninstructed “open studio” on the off weeks) Level: All Medium: Oil or acrylic
Class Syllabus – right-click or option-click to download
Using the “flat shadows” approach, we’ll do a number of head studies. This is your chance to dive in and really understand the importance of shadow shapes—they must be as simple as possible, and at the same time they must be informative. We start with a black and white palette and gradually build in color, so this is a color class as well as a head study class. Each stage is doable and interesting as we gradually expand our circle of knowledge. Remember, repetition is your friend! This class meets every other week with an uninstructed “open studio” on the off weeks. All levels welcome.
Week 1 Class: Fundamentals of shadow shapes. Value scale and control.
Week 2: Open studio with week 1 demo video
Week 3 Class: Examples and inspiration. Value range options.
Week 4: Open studio with week 3 demo video
Week 5 Class: Using student-submitted scrap we go to two-color palettes.
Week 6: Open studio with week 5 demo video
Week 7 Class: Problem-solving; three-color palettes; triads and split complements; examples; various lighting conditions and how your palette can make it easy
Week 8: Open studio with week 7 demo video
Week 9 Class: Full palette; why to expand your palette
Week 10: Open studio with week 9 demo video
Week 11 Class: Critique and Special Questions
Aimee Erickson is an oil painter living in Portland, Oregon. She was trained as an illustrator and holds a BFA in Visual Communication Design. She has studied with a number of prominent painters including Sherrie McGraw, David Leffel, BurtonSilverman, Joseph Paquet, William Park, Stephen Hayes and Ray Roberts. Aimee teaches studio and plein-air painting, drawing and color theory locally and at venues nationwide.Her work has been awarded top prizes in many national competitions, including Oil Painters of America, American Women Artists, the Portrait Society of America, and multiple notable plein air competitions, and most recently at Plein Air Easton. www.aimeeerickson.com