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Intro to Color & Design


  • St. Tammany Art Association 320 North Columbia Street Covington, LA, 70433 United States (map)

This 4-week COURSE meets Friday, september 12, 19, 26, & october 3
from 10am to 1pm

Want to know why Van Gogh, Cezanne and Monet's paintings are so famous and well loved? Want to make your artwork sing like theirs? In this four week class, instructor Rachel Crawford will let you in on one of their secrets... COLOR! This beginning Color Theory class will explore the theory and history of color through hands-on color mixing and painting. Students will create a variety of color wheels and each week, will create a small painting applying color mixing theory using the various color wheel relationships to learn color harmony, contrast, and value. This class will also cover the principles of design, the elements of art, and the Divine Proportion when planning out the small painting designs.

Earlier Event: September 4
Pottery Wheel Basics
Later Event: October 10
Gouache Techniques