Painting in Egg Tempera: Imagining a Garden of Paradise
This course draws inspiration from the paintings and teachings of the visionary artist Cecil Collins RA, as well as images of the Garden of Paradise across the world.
Participants shall compose a painting on a gessoed ground, working with egg tempera and pigments made from earths and minerals. Initially, mark-making will be explored using the traditional instruments of quill pens, reed pens, Chinese Brushes, charcoal, Conte red crayons and pencils, following diagrams from the 'language of drawing' as conceived by Cecil Collins.
We shall see how phrasing from this language creates studies of flower petals and leaves. Colour harmony studies follow to choose the palette and atmosphere for the painting and considering the time of day in the garden. Sacred geometry studies will inform the composition, becoming the underlying structure upon which mountains, valleys, water, trees, flowers and birds are
placed, creating a harmonious Garden of Paradise.
Participants will learn how to paint with the traditional egg tempera technique, working in translucent thin layers and fine brush work
This course draws inspiration from the paintings and teachings of the visionary artist Cecil Collins RA, as well as images of the Garden of Paradise across the world.
Participants shall compose a painting on a gessoed ground, working with egg tempera and pigments made from earths and minerals. Initially, mark-making will be explored using the traditional instruments of quill pens, reed pens, Chinese Brushes, charcoal, Conte red crayons and pencils, following diagrams from the 'language of drawing' as conceived by Cecil Collins.
We shall see how phrasing from this language creates studies of flower petals and leaves. Colour harmony studies follow to choose the palette and atmosphere for the painting and considering the time of day in the garden. Sacred geometry studies will inform the composition, becoming the underlying structure upon which mountains, valleys, water, trees, flowers and birds are
placed, creating a harmonious Garden of Paradise.
Participants will learn how to paint with the traditional egg tempera technique, working in translucent thin layers and fine brush work
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