Masterclass: Seven Traditional Grounds
The transmission of traditional craft knowledge from antiquity through to the late classical period highlights the central importance of the ground as a fundamental element of artistic training.
Although the ground is one of the most crucial components of a painting, it has become one of the least discussed and least understood in contemporary practice. A painting cannot be separated from its ground; its development is shaped entirely by its interaction with the surface beneath it. The flow of paint, the texture, the luminosity of colour, and the depth of tones all depend on the nature of the ground from which the painting emerges.
In this five‑day workshop, students will receive instruction in preparing seven different types of traditional grounds. At the end of the course, participants will take home the full range of grounds they have prepared during the training.
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The transmission of traditional craft knowledge from antiquity through to the late classical period highlights the central importance of the ground as a fundamental element of artistic training.
Although the ground is one of the most crucial components of a painting, it has become one of the least discussed and least understood in contemporary practice. A painting cannot be separated from its ground; its development is shaped entirely by its interaction with the surface beneath it. The flow of paint, the texture, the luminosity of colour, and the depth of tones all depend on the nature of the ground from which the painting emerges.
In this five‑day workshop, students will receive instruction in preparing seven different types of traditional grounds. At the end of the course, participants will take home the full range of grounds they have prepared during the training.
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