Date recorded: Friday, May 23, 2025
Medium: Oil, acrylic, gouache or watercolor – Catherine will work in oil
Unlock the power of a limited palette in this inspiring painting demonstration. By working with just two complementary colors plus white, you’ll learn how to create a subtle yet dynamic range of hues and values. This simple yet versatile approach will show you how a simple palette can bring a sense of dimension, light, and space to your work – and deepen your understanding of color mixing, too!
While this versatile technique can be applied to many subjects, the demonstration will center on painting plaster casts. These classical forms provide the perfect opportunity to explore temperature and hue contrast as a descriptive force, helping you capture the interplay of light and shadow with compelling accuracy.
By the end of the session, you’ll have a deeper understanding of how to use color contrast and harmony to add depth and nuance to your paintings. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist, this demonstration will inspire you to see the power of complementary colors in a whole new way.
$40 for one year
Catherine Bobkoski is a still life and figurative artist whose work celebrates the quiet beauty of ordinary things. Her expressive, yet delicate paintings of flowers and still life scenes are exhibited nationally, including at the Oil Painters of America 2021 National Juried Exhibition. Catherine also enjoys sharing her knowledge and love of painting with others. She is a sought after painting instructor with over 10 years of experience and teaches at many art schools throughout Southern California. Students describe Catherine’s teaching style as generous, thorough and joyful. She especially enjoys teaching painting and drawing basics to students in a clear, concise way that is easy to understand. Catherine began studying drawing and painting at The Watts Atelier in Encinitas, California and later at Grand Central Academy and New York University in New York City. She has also studied with many inspiring artists along the way, including Daniel Keys, Dustin Van Wechel, and Vadim Zang.
About Our Past Technique Takeaways:
Discover specific art techniques that you can ‘take away’ from some of your favorite artists and apply to your own work. This one-and-a-half hour recorded presentation will showcase a process that the artist incorporates in their art practice. Instruction will be through a combination of lecture and demonstration.
You’ll be able to watch the class recording as many times as you would like for one year unless otherwise specified in the product description. (If an instructor wishes their recordings to be available for less than a year, we defer to instructor preferences.) There are no ongoing charges and your access will automatically end.
A link to the recording will be included in your on-screen purchase confirmation, in your purchase confirmation email and on your Online Classrooms page.
(There is no Zoom link for this event because it has already taken place).
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