Beginning Painting 2: Composition TUESDAY EVENING begins 1.27

Beginning Painting 2: Composition TUESDAY EVENING begins 1.27

$475.00

  • Teacher: Lendy Hensley
  • Course Length: 8 sessions
  • Start Date: Tuesday, beginning January 27
  • Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm

This class is for students who have taken Beginning Painting at least once.

This class picks up where Beginning Painting leaves off with an exploration of compositional effects in painting. These fundamental techniques are vital for any style of painting from abstraction to realism.

In this class for oil painters, students will explore the fundamental question: How do you pull together all the elements of a painting into a unified, artistic whole?

We will study the art of composition – the underlying structure that organizes all elements of a painting. Students will learn to guide the viewer’s eye and effectively convey their artistic intent through thoughtful arrangement of shapes, colors, lines, and spaces.

Through hands-on projects and analysis of master works, participants will discover a range of compositional elements. You’ll learn to create compelling focal points and visual hierarchies, establish balance and rhythm within the canvas, and enhance the emotional impact of your work. The course will cover how to support a painting’s narrative or conceptual goals through compositional choices. You’ll explore ways to manipulate shape relationships and spatial organization, use value and color to direct attention, and activate negative space. You’ll practice balancing “crowded” and “empty” areas, consider the effects of vertical versus horizontal orientations, and employ texture and brushwork to enhance compositional flow. These skills will enable you to craft more intentional and impactful compositions.

By developing a strong grasp of compositional principles, you will learn to elevate their paintings from mere technical exercises to powerful visual statements. This course aims to help oil painters avoid common pitfalls such as disjointed imagery, unclear focus, or lack of viewer engagement, and instead create work with visual coherence and emotional resonance.

MATERIALS:

Don’t break the bank! Bring what you have from other painting classes.

Recommendations:

The original beginning oil kit:

  • Db Studio Canvas Pad/16×20 10 Sheets
  • Value Pack Brush Set/9131 Bristle 4 Set
  • Galkyd Lite – or other Glazing Liquid
  • Gambln Artist Oil/Quick Dry White 37ml
  • Gamblin 1980 Oils/Turquoise Blu 37ml
  • Gamblin 1980 Oils/Ylw Ochre 37ml
  • Gamblin 1980 Oils/Cad Ylw Lt 37ml
  • Gamblin 1980 Oils/Quin Magenta 37ml
  • Gamblin 1980 Oils/Ultramrn Blu 37ml
  • Gamblin 1980 Oils/Naphtol Red 37ml
  • Gamblin 1980 Oils/Brnt Sienna 37ml

Additional colors, from the Gamblin 1980 line:

  • Phthalo Green (optional)
  • Sap Green (optional)
  • Bright Orange: Permanent Orange (optional)
  • Earth Orange: Burnt Sienna (optional)
  • Professional Grade White: Quick Dry Titanium White 150ml tube (or any white is fine)

Glaze Options:

  • Linseed Oil, Galkyd, Liquin, Walnut Alkyd, or similar (we prefer the smell and dry time of M.Graham Walnut Alkyd)

Variety of soft nylon and bristle brushes. Any sizes between 1/2″ – 2″ Recommended nylon brush set for value:

Surfaces to paint on:

  • Artist’s choice of re-primed canvas, primed panels, gessoed multimedia paper. Most students opt for pre-primed canvas pad. Size is artist’s preference.

Other recommended materials:

  • Viva paper towels or Blue Shop towels from the Hardware Store
  • Gamsol OMS (Odorless Mineral Spirits) or Sennelier Green for Oil Thinner if you prefer to paint solvent free
  • Glass Jar with a well-fitting lid for OMS
  • Sketchbook for notes
  • Bag to carry it all

Prerequisite: Beginning Oil

Prerequisite: Beginning Acrylic (If using Acrylic paint materials list could include original Acrylic kit from Beginning Acrylic class + supplemental colors in acrylic paint. Student must be comfortable using acrylic paint.Teacher will be using oil.)

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  • Teacher: Lendy Hensley
  • Course Length: 8 sessions
  • Start Date: Tuesday, beginning January 27
  • Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm

Painting 2: Composition

This class is for students who have taken Beginning Painting at least once.

This class picks up where Beginning Painting leaves off with an exploration of compositional effects in painting. These fundamental techniques are vital for any style of painting from abstraction to realism.

In this class for oil painters, students will explore the fundamental question: How do you pull together all the elements of a painting into a unified, artistic whole?

We will study the art of composition – the underlying structure that organizes all elements of a painting. Students will learn to guide the viewer’s eye and effectively convey their artistic intent through thoughtful arrangement of shapes, colors, lines, and spaces.

Through hands-on projects and analysis of master works, participants will discover a range of compositional elements. You’ll learn to create compelling focal points and visual hierarchies, establish balance and rhythm within the canvas, and enhance the emotional impact of your work. The course will cover how to support a painting’s narrative or conceptual goals through compositional choices. You’ll explore ways to manipulate shape relationships and spatial organization, use value and color to direct attention, and activate negative space. You’ll practice balancing “crowded” and “empty” areas, consider the effects of vertical versus horizontal orientations, and employ texture and brushwork to enhance compositional flow. These skills will enable you to craft more intentional and impactful compositions.

By developing a strong grasp of compositional principles, you will learn to elevate your paintings from mere technical exercises to powerful visual statements. This course aims to help oil painters avoid common pitfalls such as disjointed imagery, unclear focus, or lack of viewer engagement, and instead create work with visual coherence and emotional resonance.

MATERIALS:

Don’t break the bank! Bring what you have from other painting classes.

Recommendations:

The original beginning oil kit:

  • Db Studio Canvas Pad/16×20 10 Sheets
  • Value Pack Brush Set/9131 Bristle 4 Set
  • Galkyd Lite – or other Glazing Liquid
  • Gambln Artist Oil/Quick Dry White 37ml
  • Gamblin 1980 Oils/Turquoise Blu 37ml
  • Gamblin 1980 Oils/Ylw Ochre 37ml
  • Gamblin 1980 Oils/Cad Ylw Lt 37ml
  • Gamblin 1980 Oils/Quin Magenta 37ml
  • Gamblin 1980 Oils/Ultramrn Blu 37ml
  • Gamblin 1980 Oils/Naphtol Red 37ml
  • Gamblin 1980 Oils/Brnt Sienna 37ml

Additional colors, from the Gamblin 1980 line:

  • Phthalo Green (optional)
  • Sap Green (optional)
  • Bright Orange: Permanent Orange (optional)
  • Earth Orange: Burnt Sienna (optional)
  • Professional Grade White: Quick Dry Titanium White 150ml tube (or any white is fine)

Glaze Options:

  • Linseed Oil, Galkyd, Liquin, Walnut Alkyd, or similar (we prefer the smell and dry time of M.Graham Walnut Alkyd)

Variety of soft nylon and bristle brushes. Any sizes between 1/2″ – 2″ Recommended nylon brush set for value:

Surfaces to paint on:

  • Artist’s choice of re-primed canvas, primed panels, gessoed multimedia paper. Most students opt for pre-primed canvas pad. Size is artist’s preference.

Other recommended materials:

  • Viva paper towels or Blue Shop towels from the Hardware Store
  • Gamsol OMS (Odorless Mineral Spirits) or Sennelier Green for Oil Thinner if you prefer to paint solvent free
  • Glass Jar with a well-fitting lid for OMS
  • Sketchbook for notes
  • Bag to carry it all

Prerequisite: Beginning Oil

Prerequisite: Beginning Acrylic (If using Acrylic paint materials list could include original Acrylic kit from Beginning Acrylic class + supplemental colors in acrylic paint. Student must be comfortable using acrylic paint. Teacher will be using oil.)

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