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Aimee Erickson – Understanding the Backlit Still Life (Online); Friday, September 30, 2022
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Date: Friday, September 30, 2022 Time: 2:00-3:30PM Pacific Time/5:00-6:30 PM Eastern Time/10:00-11:30 PM London Time Medium: Oil or acrylic
Backlighting is not the most common choice, but once understood it offers truly exciting possibilities. It’s actually simpler than traditional 3/4 lighting and allows for a beautiful range of artistic decisions. Watch and ask your questions as Aimee demonstrates her approach.
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