Thursday, March 17, 2011

Color Spot Painting

In class on 3/16 the students worked on a still life of colored blocks painted in sunlight.  The exercise dovetailed with the other lessons in Session 1 on seeing and relating color.  The color block study comes from the Cape Cod school of painters.  Charles Hawthorne was the founder, suceeded by Henry Hensche , then succeeded by Lois Griffel.  Susan Sarback was also a student of Henry Hensche.  The following books are a good resource:


Hawthorne on Painting  Hawthorne on Painting


Hensche on Painting  Hensche on Painting


Painting the Impressionist Landscape: Lessons in Interpreting Light and Color  Painting the Impressionist Landscape: Lessons in Interpreting Light and Color


Capturing Radiant Light & Color in Oils and Pastels  Capturing Radiant Light & Color in Oils and Pastels

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