Thursday, June 9, 2016

Summer 2016 News


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Landscape Painting With John Clayton

Landscape Painting with John Clayton at The Cape School of Art in Provincetown
2016
John Clayton's Landscape Class will meet at the Cape School in Provincetown. For directions check out the website capeschoolofart. org,as well as registration. June 20 through the 26 9 am to 12 PM

Are you interested in honing your ability to see color relationships and create pictorial space? This workshop will introduce students to the practice of painting in natural light, including the set-up of paints and equipment. Instruction will focus on developing techniques to examine the visual components of landscape painting and still life, including basic color relationships, patterns, and the understanding of light and shade. Lessons will be informed by the elegantly simple painting approach of capturing light and color on canvas developed by the artist Henry Hensche. Each class will begin with a short demonstration by the instructors; students will also receive individual instruction within the group to address specific needs and levels of experience. Open to all levels: first-time painters welcome. 

Creative Arts Center. Cape School Color with John Clayton Date: Wednesday - Friday August 31, September 1 & 2 Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

: cacchatham@verizon.net 
Cape School Color, An Introdction to Charles Hawthron's tried and true method of seeing and painting color Each day John Clayton will demonstrate using a palette knife. He will simplify the scene to flat masses and develop values and exciting color notes. Students will learn how to mix key colors, in an expressive creative way. 

Sep 10 & 11-Cape School Approach to Landscape Painting with John Clayton
Join John Clayton for exploration in Plein Air Painting at the Cape Cod Art Association.

Sep 10 & 11-Cape School Approach to Landscape Painting with John Clayton


Capecodassoc.org

En Plein Air with A Focus on Color And Light
This workshop will be a chance to learn about Clayton�s techniques for working outdoors to capture the color, light and shade in landscape elements. John will demonstrate during each session and go over all the possibilities of learning to see color. This class is open to all levels. We will work primarily in oils and use a knife to keep color expression simple.
Join John Clayton at The Cultural Center of Cape Cod. Saturday and Sunday September 17&18. Class will meet at 9 and end at 4

The Cultural Center of Cape Cod's website is Cultural-Center.org
Private Classes
John is available for private classes. Contact him directly at jclytn@aol.com