Assignment 6
(Due: Thursday, 10/30)
Plein Air
Materials:
-‐one canvas 20”x 20” or larger
-‐oil paint, mediums & brushes
Objectives:
We have discussed the origins of plein air painting and the Impressionist objective of “capturing light” and post-Impressionist goals of “expressing emotions” with color and brush strokes. Your goal is to do BOTH in a single image. You will need to fill a single canvas with a museum ready composition painted OUTDOORS.
Learn to paint in PLEIN AIR, capturing natural light:
Control/activate the background
Balance highlights and shadows
Provide areas of visual movement
Repeat accent colors
Consider viewing from different angles
Review basic composition techniques:
Rule of thirds, avoid centering
Cropping, fill the whole space
Activate the edges
I want you to also consider, IN ADDITION TO FORMAL/ ACADEMIC composition, what is being EXPRESSED and HOW.
1) What is the emotional tone of the image, and how is this accomplished? What are the objects and what is the space?
2) Is this a balanced composition? How could this further be improved?
3) Is there volume, space, depth, and texture in both your objects and your space?
4) Have you captured a specific time of day? What time is it?
5) How could you improve this composition? Give at least three examples.
Print this out and bring it in with your painting, as well as posting it to the blog under the title, “PLEIN AIR”.
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