Jef Gunn – Making a Painting from a Drawing (Online); Tuesdays, January 14-February 4, 2025

Dates: Tuesdays, January 14-February 4, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM-12:30 PM Pacific Time, 1:00-3:30 PM Eastern Time, 6:00-8:30 PM London Time
Level: All
Medium: All – Jef will paint in oil

You see it. It’s just what you want. But it’s fleeting and you don’t have time, or your paints aren’t with you, or the weather’s too wet and cold. What to do? Could you paint it later from a sketch and fragments of memory?

Yes, you can. If you know what’s essential.

It’s about mastering the art of observing and drawing what you see. The swift sketch—the spirit of the moment. The longer study– measuring.  Notes of value and color. Memory’s meandering path.

From all this depth of observation you can recall it and paint it on a canvas in color. Will it be a realistic reconstruction? Likely not, but it may feel like that mysterious memory of something you really saw. This approach works for landscapes, portraits, interiors, still-life, or even creations born from your imagination or from your heart.