Leah Lopez

www.LeahLopez.com

The Compelling Still Life in Oil

June 2 - 5, 2011

Medium: Oil or Acylic
Level: All Levels
3-Day Studio Class

This workshop is focused on helping students of all levels to achieve compelling still life oil paintings, starting with the initial concept and setup.  Still life artist, Leah Lopez, discusses the significance of simplified shapes, harmonious color, effective use of value and edges, beautiful paint quality and how these all relate to, and contrast each other, within a beautifully designed and compelling painting.  She explains how taking the time to observe the whole setup and recognizing the similarities and relationships will help to simplify a painter’s approach.  Students find that advances made in this workshop not only produce beautiful and compelling still lifes but will carry over to other paintings of portraits, figures and landscapes as well.  Leah provides a demonstration as well as individualized instruction.