Landscape Painting with David Dunlop - From Realism to Abstraction

Join David Dunlop in this one-hour studio workshop and explore techniques to paint interweaving patterns of contrasting colors, textures, and forms as found in natural settings to create an exciting landscape. David uses photographs as his source material, and he sketches several compositions to explore different possibilities. He demonstrates how to render patterns of water in motion and reflection as found in rivers and marshlands. He explores how to create sparkle effects, luminosity, the sensation of wind and varieties of natural textures as we experience them. David reveals how nature’s organic rhythmic sequences can be arranged into unified compositions. This painting demonstration involves layering mixed media and offers an exciting guide to finding, designing, and painting exciting, luminous landscapes in a contemporary manner.
Chapters:
Introduction and Discussion of Other Paintings: Begins at 0:00 minutes
Composition and Diagram: Begins at 17:50 minutes
Oil Pint Palette: Begins at 21:00
Oil Painting: Begins at 22:00 minutes
Conclusion: Begins at 01:01:47 minutes

Materials for Oil Painting Demonstration:
Surface for Painting: A Brushed Silver composite sheet aluminium (12" x 18"), such as Dibond , OmegaBond or Compbond, comprising two 0.3 mm thick aluminium cover layers and a polyethylene or mineral core.
Oil Paint Palette: Naphthol Red; Quinacridone Fuchsia ; Bright Vermilion; Titanium White; Citron Lemon Yellow; Gamboge; Citron Lemon Yellow; French Ultramarine Blue Light Extra and French Ultramarine Blue Deep; and Thalo Cyan Blue.
2", 3" and 4" Watercolor Wash Brush
6″ and 8″ rubber squeegees (window cleaner style with metal handles), such as Ettore, available at local area hardware stores or on-line
Medium: Linseed Oil

Production Team: David Dunlop, Connie Simmons and Rebecca Hoefer in David's Connecticut Studio
SimmonsArt Inc. and David Dunlop © 2021
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