March 22, 2025
Painting Trees: A Beginners Approach w/Claire Haik
Wayne Art Center • 413 Maplewood Ave Wayne, PA 19087 Organized by Wayne Art Center
Registration closed.
About this event
Description
Painting Trees: A Beginners Approachw/Claire HaikSaturday, March 2210:00 AM - 4:00 PMThis one-day tree painting workshop dives into tree structure and how to capture a tree's personality in painting. We will focus on building the tree's gesture, capturing its shape and movement, creating depth with its trunk, and understanding how its foliage integrates into the larger form.
Our goal is to learn how to generalize the tree's structure and capture its essence without getting bogged down in minute details. The class will include lots of one-on-one instruction and a lecture exploring how both historical and contemporary painters approach tree construction.
Instead of aiming for finished paintings, we'll create two or three tree studies to solidify our understanding of trees and how we can communicate their individual character. This workshop is great for landscape painters who want to delve deeper into capturing the majesty of trees.Some painting experience would be helpful. Students are free to work in oil or acrylic.
MATERIALS LIST
Paint:I often use the colors below, but they are not required. Feel free to bring any selection of colors you feel comfortable working with.
Titanium White (Opaque White) Cadmium Yellow Light (Cool Yellow) Cadmium Yellow Deep (Cool Yellow) Yellow Ocher (Earth Yellow) Ultramarine Blue (Warm Blue) Cerulean Blue (Cool Blue)Prussian Blue (Transparent Blue, Optional) Ivory or Mars Black (Earth Blue, Optional) Cadmium Red Medium (Warm Red) Alizarin Crimson (Cool Red)Burnt Sienna (Transparent Earth Red)
BrushesSelection of Flats, Rounds, and Filberts in different Sizes Palette Knife
OtherPrinted Photographs of Trees (the teacher will also provide some) Palette PaperSmall Canvas Pad or Other Painting Support: Feel free to bring a larger canvas and to divide it up using masking tape.Paper Towels
Instructor
Claire Haik
Age and Gender
Co-Ed