Let's progress from singular flower bouquets to bountiful, large bouquets of florals. We will examine the single bloom, focusing on color, value, and structure...and progress to multiple blooms, observing the interrelationships of flowers and environment.
All levels and mediums are welcome. Each session is recorded and participants have lifetime access. Live participants are invited to a private community where you can post your work and get feedback from Amy. Amy will demo in all, but this is a workshop for any two-dimensional artist.
Session I: the singlet. Painting a single bloom can be poignant, elegant, and also give painters an opportunity to study a flower form closely. We will work on color relationships (complements, analogous color, values and temperature) in an examined way. This will help us create a painting but also prepare our work for working with more than one bloom in the subsequent sessions.
Session II: a few flowers. To me this means three! We will work on the interrelationship of forms, how to meld them together as one form but also paint the blooms separately. Color, value, edges and atmosphere will be topics of importance.
Session III: the bountiful bouquet. We will combine a larger bouquet in this session, enjoying mixing several blooms and colors. A deep focus into volume, atmosphere, establishing close and far space in the bouquet, harmonious color relationships, vanishing edges and the use of warms and cools to make the blooms and painting emerge in a striking manner.
Amy's online workshop FAQs:
Amy's demonstrations will be in oil but artists in other mediums are welcome to join. Amy will paint using a limited oil palette and will provide a list of supplies. This palette, if you are new to it, teaches a lot about mixing color and you also don't need to buy too many colors. Feel free to add in your favorites.
If you are a beginning painter, you are welcome to register. All levels are welcome.
1) Do I need to have a Zoom account? No. You will receive a link for class. The "classroom" will open approximately 30 minutes prior to the start of the workshop. You can enter and get yourself acclimated, test your video and audio.
2) What happens if I lose connection during the workshop? It's okay, this can happen. Just exit and then use the link to rejoin the workshop. If your connection is really slow, sometimes it helps to power down your computer, wait a few minutes, power up and try again. Sitting closer to your router can also work, should you need to boost the connection.
3) Can I view the class on my phone? This is not the optimum way to see a painting workshop. The best way to see the class is with a desktop, laptop, or tablet.
4) Do I paint while you are painting? This is not very beneficial. Most participants want to engage with Amy's slide talk, discussion, and demo entirely so they can ask her questions. The sessions are recording and you will have lifetime access to them f so you can easily paint along with Amy later.
5) If I miss class can I have a refund? Unfortunately, no. The class is purposefully set up for those who want to attend live or want to attend at their leisure. You have lifetime access to the videos so you will be able to learn and paint at your convenience. On the other hand, If I have to cancel the class for any reason, everyone gets all of their money returned.
6) Do I need to post my work? No! This is entirely optional. The community forum is a place to meet other painters, post your work, and continue to learn from one another. On occasion Amy will check in with the forum and post remarks for growth and encouragement.
7) How soon can I access the video? Please give 24 hours for the class to be saved and uploaded to Amy's private YouTube account. You will be sent a link to view the class again at your leisure without time constraint.
8) Is Amy's class private? Yes! Only registered participants attend the classes and have access to the videos. The YouTube channel is private and only paying participants can see them.
This section contains a pdf of the slide presentation, image for painting, as well as the link for the recording.