David Baird – The Stages of an Oil Painting (Online); Tuesdays, January 10-24, 2023

Date: Tuesdays, January 10-24, 2023
Time: 10:00 AM-1:00PM Pacific Time (1:00-4:00 PM Eastern Time/6:00-9:00PM London Time)
Level: All
Medium: Oil

The primary focus of this class will be to develop an oil painting, with an emphasis on the steps and methods for completing a multi-layered painting.

Students will begin the class with quick, broad, placement of color spots to establish the general compositional structure and a hierarchy of edges coinciding with the painter’s pictorial intent.  As the paintings progress, more attention will be given to the specificity of the motif, as well as the refinement of shapes, edges, and color relationships.

Classes will consist of pre-recorded demonstrations with real-time commentary and individualized one-on-one critiques of student work. In addition to introducing various compositional strategies, other class topics will include edge and value hierarchies, and the various technical processes for oil painting in layers.

A slide lecture of the instructor’s own artistic influences will be given during the class in order to facilitate discussions about developing studio work that has meaning and personal significance.

David Baird began studying painting at the Ryder Studio School in Santa Fe, NM , the Art Students League, NY and Studio Escalier, FR.  While studying overseas, he has benefitted from extensive exposure to some of Europe’s greatest works of art. Since 2015 he has participated in the Jerusalem Studio School Master Class program in both Civita Castellana, Italy, and Jerusalem, Israel, and was the recipient of the Avigdor Arikha Memorial Scholarship in 2019. David also travelled broadly teaching drawing and painting in the US, Australia, and Europe.