Impressionist Figures 2-Day Workshop with Eli Cedrone

Learn to create dramatic paintings with impressionistic brushwork. The emphasis will be on composition and value to create visual interest and lead the eye through the painting. Learn to place the figure in your landscape scenes. This will be a fun and inspirational workshop!

Day One: Landscape Fundamentals
Covers the key elements needed for a successful landscape painting; design, value, color and brushwork. Students will learn how to have a strategy to capture the scene before them with a simplified design and correct color relationships. 

Day Two: of Figure Fundamentals
Covers the fundamentals of drawing and painting the figure: gesture and simplifying forms. Learn to place the figure in the landscape by drawing the essence of the figure with simple shapes. Understand the anatomy of each pose and suggest the figure rather than render in detail. You ’ll also learn to mix value and temperature as a unit using clean color to create the illusion of light.

About the Instructor

Eli Cedrone is an award-winning artist from Boston. A graduate of the School of Art & Design, (Suffolk University) she also studied in Florence, Italy; The Museum of Fine Arts School and The Academy of Realist Art, Boston. Cedrone work has been featured in numerous art publications such as Plein Air Magazine and Fine Art Connoisseur. She is the recipient of several residencies and fellowships and has participated in juried invitationals in the US and abroad. Cedrone is also a popular workshop instructor and teaches worldwide.