Judith Reidy Announces Fall Art Classes 2012

Heads up to the Fall Art Class offerings.  Make sure to check out the page for new locations and new class descriptions and locations.  Look at the Calendar for exact times.

   Four Additional  Class Locations And Descriptions:

 

Greenfield News and Hobby 

 New Berlins  AND West Allis 
Michael's Arts and Crafts Grumbacher Class

Wilson Senior Center

Clinton St Gallery 

Studio Lessons

 

Wilson Senior Center Classes:

Greenfield News and Hobby Classes:

• Acrylic Painting Class - Complete a Painting in Two Hours- - instructor Judith Reidy
  Beginner Class Types offered:
  Floral Class, Seascape Class, Landscape Class or Still Life Class
  
  see typical two hour paintings...... 

Chrysanthemums in a Pot 12" x 9" acrylic a typical floral painting	Summer Breeze 9" x 12" acrylic a typical landscape painting
Blue Grapes 9" x 12" acrylic a typical still life	Seascape 9" x 12"  acrylic a typical seascape

In the class type, you select, you will: Complete one  9”x12” Acrylic Painting in two hours while learning basic acrylic painting techniques and apply them to your own  wonderful future projects.  Use fine art tools, including brushes and acrylic paints learning to hold a brush properly to create a variety of  brushstrokes while selecting colors to create depth, perspective, and focal point in your paintings. Students may bring in an image to paint or select an image

For a complete list of descriptions  and times see  Calendar of Events
Wilson Senior Center for class dates see link.  To Register 
Contact: Wilson Senior Center‎

2601 West Howard Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53221

(414) 282-5566

Additional Classes at 
Greenfield News and Hobby

• Color Theory  
• Beginning Oil  Painting Class
  
• Beginning Pastel Painting Class
  
• Zentangle Design 
  
• Plein Air Painting Class
• One Stroke Painting
• Stenciling
• Fun and Crazy Abstract Painting
• General Painting in a variety of media

For a complete list of descriptions  and times see  Calendar of Events 

Contact Greenfield News & Hobby‎

6815 West Layton Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53220 (414) 281-1800

 

New Berlin  and West Allis Michael's Arts and Crafts Grumbacher

• Beginning Acrylic Painting Class - Complete a Painting in Two Hours- instructor Judith Reidy

Beginner Class Types offered:  Floral Class, Seascape Class, Landscape Class or Still Life Class
see slideshow for samples of completed painting projects

  

General Class Information

In the class type you select, you will:

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1. Complete one  9”x12” Acrylic Painting in two hours
2. Learn basic acrylic painting techniques and apply them to your own future projects 
3. Use fine art tools, including brushes and acrylic paints
4. Hold a brush properly and use it to create specific brushstrokes 
5. Select colors to create depth, perspective, and interest in your paintings

For a complete list of descriptions  and times see  Calendar of Events
 

• Intermediate Acrylic Painting Class - Complete a Painting in Two Hours- instructor Judith Reidy 

1. Complete one  12”x16" Acrylic Painting in two hours
2. Learn more advances acrylic painting techniques and apply them to your own future projects 
3. Use fine art tools, including brushes and acrylic paints
4. Hold a brush properly and use it to create specific brushstrokes 
5. Select colors to create depth, perspective, and interest in your paintings
6. Subjects include animals, portraiture and more.

Michael's for class dates see link.  To Register
Contact Michael's Arts &  Crafts‎

New Berlin  Michael's 

15500 West Beloit Road

New Berlin, WI 53151

(262) 784-1451

West Allis Michaels
11135 West National Avenue
West Allis, WI 53227

414-329-2825

 
 

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Clinton St Gallery 

For a complete list of descriptions  and times see 

Clinton St Gallery Classes Page and   Calendar of Events

Studio Lessons 
Judith offers private lessons in her studio. Call 414-510-2065 for details.

Tricky Project in Reading Colors as Values

 Hope you enjoy this tricky project of reading colors as values.

• Black to White in seven steps
• Raw Sienna to light 4 steps
• Raw Sienna and Cad Red Light 4 steps to white
• Cad Red Light 4 steps to white
• Burnt Umber in six steps
• Raw Umber in seven steps

Take a look in Grayscale. 

What do you think? 

• Is Raw Sienna and Cad Red Lt and the mix of the two actually closest to the third lightest grey?
• Maybe all the colors in the fourth row are too light for the middle value?  Yes ! 

• Can the Raw Umber and Burnt Umber  very Lightest  and second lightest be made lighter to match their gray value

Well, back to correcting the values.

Reading colors as values can be tricky

Edge of the Rock Plein Air Painting Event 2011 Paintings by Judith Reidy

Two Boys Fishing Rock River
by Judith Reidy
14 x 11 inches unframed panel
19.5x 16.5 inches framed
oil
$350

In Beloit this week it was really hot. My friend Wendie and I had been painting in the morning near the college (see painting below). The heat was in the upper nineties. We stopped for lunch then drove around looking for a good spot to paint again .

Me Dosing in a Dream
Wendie set up and got right into painting, but I couldn't and decided to 'veg' out on the lawn chair. I was dosing when in a dream state I started watching these little boys fishing across the way. I just had to paint them. I started into the painting and ten minutes in, they disappeared. So here they are from that dream state as I remember them and the the scene.

The President's White House
by Judith Reidy
14 x 11 inches unframed panel
19.5 x 16.5 inches framed
oil
view of Beloit College President's Home
$350

I was immediately drawn to this lovely white building and the flush of white light in the walk way up to the front door. So inviting. I have been working on white objects in shadow. I couldn't pass this one up.

Summer Breeze
by Judith Reidy
11 x 14 inches unframed panel
16.5 x 19.5 inches framed
oil
view of Rock River in Beloit, Wisconsin
$350

We returned a second day of heat in Beloit, where we found a refreshing scene with water and a breeze....that grew hotter as the day went on....

Winter Tree at Sunset by Judith Reidy

Winter Tree at Sunset
11 x 14 inches unframed
14 x 17 inches framed
acrylic

This little gem is based on a tree in the Whitnall park that is near the road that leads up to the 'sledding hill' and the golf club house.
I like the inviting light in the distance and of course the tree on the way up the hill!

Nov 30 Work in Progress - Portrait

Work in Progress from Open Studio
This piece I began last Tuesday Sketch Club session and continued doing a little work yesterday. Tonight I hope to finish it.
11" x 14"
oil

Enjoy this link to Sergei Bongart: Notes on Painting Compiled & edited by Norm Nason

As most of you know my personal focus of discussion this summer has been on value and color. I recently found a good article on color by

Sergei Bongart: Notes on Painting

Compiled & edited by Norm Nason

at this link.

I was particularly interested in the comments made about shadows in relation to form and the color of light and the object.

Enjoy!