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13 Broken Horses (Brian McPhee) – Still Life in Black and White: The Power of Value (Online); Mondays, April 20-May 11, 2026

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Medium: Oil or acrylic
Level: All levels welcome
Class Dates: Mondays, April 20-May 11, 2026
Class Times:
• 10:30 am-12:30 pm Pacific  time
• 1:30 pm-3:30 pm Eastern time
• 6:30 pm-8:30 pm UK time

Artist Brian McPhee (13brokenhorses) will take participants back to the beginning: Creating strong compositions by arranging shapes and establishing value relationships (light to dark) in their paintings.Value is the building-block to creating form with representational imagery.

Participants will work in black and white acrylic paints, using their own simple still-life arrangements as the focus of each painting.  Demonstrations will be given explaining how to paint objects having metallic and glass surfaces, amongst others.

A simple two step approach will be explained and demonstrated each week.Painting will be done very directly with one brush to simplify process. The course is suitable for painters of all levels.

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