Painting the Figure in the Interior with Timothy McGuire 

I invite you to join me in this intense 3/6 day oil painting workshop, “Painting the Figure in the Interior.” We will depict first the interior (Days 1-3), and then the addition of the figure (days 4-6). The focus of the workshop will be the development of an idea- by doing several small studies in various media (pencil, charcoal, oil), and one larger “finished piece,” we’ll explore how best to create a certain mood- each painter’s individual take on the theme. We’ll of course cover technical aspects of working in these various media, including panel and paper preparation, oil painting medium, color mixing, paint application, and strong pictorial composition. But the heart of this course will be on the expression of a subjective idea- a particular mood or feeling that can be best evoked in paint, where words and photographs would most certainly not suffice. For this, there is no “How To…,” there is only the effort; each student’s personal willingness and determination to create a work of art. 

December 4th - 9th 

10am - 3pm

Part I:  3 days of Interior only

Part II: 3 days with the Figure Model