Exhibition of paintings by John Jermyn at
Mad Fish Restaurant Crosshaven
http://www.croninspub.com/madfish
'Spirited Coast'
April 3rd -23rd the Courtyard Gallery Midleton
Art Classes pdf-Model
Workshop -
' Expression and Related Elements'
An Oil Painting Course
Many artists struggle in connecting with and transferring vital elements of ourselves such as feeling and emotion which above all leads to expression.
This is where the difficulty lies for many of us - How deep can I dive within myself and then be able to transfer or express this thought or feeling into a painting ? Without this understanding it can cause us to have problems in not being able to achieve the measure of satisfaction that we would wish for in a painting.
This is a complex issue but when a work is successfully completed, the artist sees a true part of their own being on the canvas and not just a painting. The viewer looking at the work sees this also. When we hear someone comment and say that 'the painting has got soul' then they are seeing a part of the artist's makeup and not just a work of art.
Learning to understand and work with our own expression opens up many new avenues and will prove to be both rewarding and ultimately satisfying. Once understood, one then becomes a fully absorbed artist because our everyday life experiences and that of others are constantly being related to and transferred onto a canvas, even if only in thought.
2 day course - per month,
Thursday and Friday or Saturday and Sunday, depending on availability
1 day course - any day - depending on availability
Similar to the two day course but structured to accommodate those who have
difficulty in finding time for two days.
Expression and the interpretation of sense covers a wide cross section of elements.
During the course, I will attempt to bring you through and share with you some of these factors
and how to harness it.
2 DAY COURSE
- Basic draughtsmanship, layout and composition
- Understanding landscape and seascape and how the human form can relate to it.
- Balance
- Use of paint
- Use of colour
- When it is best not to use a brush but to try some other tool for better effect
DAY ONE
- 10.00am Introduction
- Presentation 'Expression and Related Elements'
- Discussion
- 1pm to 2pm Break for lunch
- Painting session 1. Working and connecting with natures elements, such as sea and sky, to open our minds to freedom, expression and beyond. Using your imagination. Each artist will be gently guided through this stage. The emphasis at this point is to steer away from reality as we see it to reality as we feel it - through painting.
- End 4.30pm
DAY TWO
- 10.00am - Review - Discussion
- Painting session 2. The hard part! Another painting. We now begin the adventure of creating a work using a factor with which we have experienced in our own lives. It is important to note that it is not the particular subject or situation that should be painted but the EXPRESSION of what it is you felt at that time.
- 1pm to 2pm Break for lunch
- Review Discussion
- Painting session 3. We will have worked on two paintings over the two days. We will now use this time in contemplative mind and put on any final touches to complete and finish both paintings.
- End 4pm
Note: Lunch - A good lunch can be had in Crosshaven village! A break away from the workshop is advisable.
Please bring with you the following materials for the course:
Two canvasses, not canvas board. Preferably not smaller than 12'' x 14'' and not larger than
14'' x 18''
Oil paint tubes. Colours: White, Burnt Sienna, Cobalt Blue, Cerulean Blue, Raw Sienna, French Ultramarine Blue, Paynes Grey, Naples Yellow, Alizarin Crimson, Cadium Yellow Pale Hue, Buff Titanium, Indian Yellow, Viridian. Note: it is not necessary to obtain all of these colours. Colours are available to use in the workshop.
A selection of brushes.
Please also bring with you two of your own paintings.
ONE DAY COURSE
- 9.30am Introduction
- Presentation 'Expression and Related Elements'
- Discussion
- 1pm- 2pm Break for Lunch
- Painting session 1. Working and connecting with natures elements, such as sea and sky, to open our minds to freedom, expression and beyond. Using your imagination. Each artist will be gently guided through this stage. The emphasis at this point is to steer away from reality as we see it to reality as we feel it - through painting.
- Review and discussion
- End 5.00pm
- Note: Lunch - A good lunch can be had in Crosshaven village! A break away from the workshop is advisable.
Please bring with you the following materials for the course:
Two canvasses, not canvas board. Preferably not smaller than 12'' x 14'' and not larger than
14'' x 18''
Oil paint tubes. Colours: White, Burnt Sienna, Cobalt Blue, Cerulean Blue, Raw Sienna, French Ultramarine Blue, Paynes Grey, Naples Yellow, Alizarin Crimson, Cadium Yellow Pale Hue, Buff Titanium, Indian Yellow, Viridian. Note: it is not necessary to obtain all of these colours. Colours are available to use in the workshop.
A selection of brushes.
Please also bring with you two of your own paintings.
For more information contact:
John Jermyn,
Art and Soul Workshop, Fennells Bay, Myrtleville, Co. Cork, Ireland
Mobile: 087 8265965
Web site- www.johnjermyn.com email- jermynj@gofree.indigo.ie
