Masterclass Schedule
Calendar Of Upcoming Themes, Release Of New Lessons and Monthly Live Classes
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August 2024 Theme:
“Down From Above/Up From Below”
Paint a scene from unusual high and low points of view.
August 2nd – Skill Tutorial – 3 point linear perspective
August 9th – Skill Tutorial – Forshortened Shapes
August 16th – Skill Tutorial – Composition Considerations For Unusal Viewpoints
August 23rd – New Lesson : Seascape From Above
August 25th – MASTERCLASS LIVE 3pm US Eastern Time
September 2024 Theme:
“The Long Light Of Late Summer”
As the fall equinox approaches, shadows get longer in the morning and evening, offering opportunity for an added dimension in summer landscape scenes.
September 6th – Skill Tutorial – Warm light/Cool light
September 13th – Skill Tutorial – Shadow for composition, light and contour
September 20th – New Lesson : Late Summer Morning Landscape
September 22nd – MASTERCLASS LIVE 3pm US Eastern Time
October 2024 Theme:
“The Autumn Nocturn”
Spookiness is the theme for this month. We’ll explore the ‘nocturn’, night scenes, maybe even with witches, ghosts or goblins!
September 27th – Skill Tutorial – Neutral Hues For Low-Light And Darkness
October 4th – Skill Tutorial – Pooled light; Ambient light
October 11th – Skill Tutorial – Translucency in solid objects
October 18th – Skill Tutorial – Rim light
October 25th – New Lesson : Outside The Haunted Mansion
October 27th – MASTERCLASS LIVE 3pm US Eastern Time
November 2024 Theme:
“Figures For Your Scenes”
Let’s add figures to our scenes with easy methods and techniques to get them right.
November 1st – Skill Tutorial – Quick brush gestural figures
November 8th – Skill Tutorial – Accurate Proportions
November 15th – Skill Tutorial – Handling foreshortened limbs
November 22nd – New Full-Length Lesson : “A Thankful Gathering”
November 29th – Happy Thanksgiving – No Tutorial or Lesson
December 1st – MASTERCLASS LIVE 3pm US Eastern Time
December 2024 Theme:
“Shiny Happy Things”
There’s lots of light, sparkle and shine at the end of the year.
We’ll look at ways to capture it all this month.
December 6th – Skill Tutorial – Candlelight, Colored Light
December 13th– Skill Tutorial – Ribbon and Bows
December 20th– Skill Tutorial – Reflections in shiny objects
December 27th – New Lesson : Baubles And Bows
December 29th -NO LIVE CLASS THIS MONTH. Instead it’ll be a recorded critique of Masterclass Member work
January 2025 Theme:
“Winter Landscape”
It’s not all dark and gloom in winter.
This month we’ll explore the illusions behind representational landscapes and create lively grays with colorful complements.
January 3rd – Skill Tutorial – Bright Complements For Winter Grays
January 10th– Skill Tutorial – Landscape Illusion : Perspective and Scale
January 17th– Skill Tutorial – Landscape Illusion : Planes & Overlaps
January 24th– New Lesson : Sunlit Winter Landscape
February 2025 Theme:
“Dark Interiors”
Interiors are often dark, especially in winter.
This month we’ll explore Low-Key Compositions, adding color in low light scenes, and casually posed figures.
January 31st – Skill Tutorial – Low-Key Compositions
February 7th– Skill Tutorial – Color in Low Light
February 14th – Skill Tutorial – Reclining Figure
February 21st– New Lesson : Interior With Casual Figure
March 2025 Theme:
“Pink Bouquet”
Brighten late winter with some bright summer peonies.
This month we explore compositions that work for floral paintings, working with reds and pinks, and some ideas that work for painting reflective/transparent glass vases.
February 28th – Skill Tutorial – Red to Pink
March 7th – Skill Tutorial – Composition for Floral Subjects
March 14th – Skill Tutorial – Transparency & Reflections
March 21st– New Lesson : Peonies In A Glass Vase
April 2025 Theme:
“Willow Trees : The First Sign Of Spring”
Learn to paint the challenging shape and foliage of the Willow tree.
This month we’ll study these unique and beautiful trees and other elements of the spring landscape.
March 28th – Skill Tutorial – Painting The Willow Tree
April 4th – Skill Tutorial – Elements Of The Spring Landscape
April 11th – Skill Tutorial – Rain & Puddles
April 18th– Skill Tutorial – The colors of early spring
April 25th – New Lesson : Baubles And Bows
May 2025 Theme:
“Eclectic Colorful Still Life”
Colorful still life subjects provide the chance to explore color in all it’s aspects.
This month we’ll find ways to manipulate and simplify separate characteristics of color to represent complex light effects.
May 2nd – Skill Tutorial – Composing The Still Life
May 9th– Skill Tutorial – Color For Light & Form
May 16th– Skill Tutorial – Bounced or Reflected Light In Shadows
May 23rd – Skill Tutorial : Reflective and Non-Reflective Objects
May 30th – New Lesson : Colorful Still Life Scene
June 2025 Theme:
“Life’s A Beach”
Kick off summer with a visit to the beach!
Summer beach scenes give us the chance to work with High-key compositions and groups of figures.
June 6th – Skill Tutorial – High-Key Compositions
June 13th– Skill Tutorial – Grouped Figures
June 20th– Skill Tutorial – Reflections On The Sand
June 27th – New Lesson : Beach Scene With Figures