Capture the Counterpoint! (Wisteria Gardens)
- About this session
- Entry Requirements: None
- Materials: Canvas, paint, pencils, brushes & aprons provided. Bring your sketch book.
- What will we learn in this session?
- Student Paintings
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About this session
While strolling along the riverbank I was struck by the light cascading down the tree, across the grass and into the quietly flowing water.
I wanted to capture the tranquility and beauty of this simple scene.
But I also wanted to portray the layers of contrapuntal complexity that draw us into a scene such as this.
Trees often display intricate counterpoint.
The deeper you look, the more contrapuntal movement you will see. We choose energetic brush strokes to emphasise this musical movement. In another painting we might choose to stipple, representing intersecting clouds of harmony.
What will we learn in this painting?
- Counterpoint
- Luminosity
- Trees
- Water
- Atmospheric perspective
- Painting from a photograph
- Perspective
- Planes
Stage 1: Tonal Sketch, also showing perspective and contours.
Stage 2: Blocking in.
The beautiful palette of colours that we find in this typically Australian scene.
Student Paintings
An excellent interpretation by Rain, July 2019.
