Painting the Irish Landscape, From a Tonalist Perspective
Facilitator: Sue Gilkey (www.suegilkey.com)
One-week Residential Workshop Retreat
Arrival: Saturday, 16 June 2012
Departure: Saturday 23 June 2012
Open to all levels, this oil painting workshop will move between field studies and studio painting. We will start by gathering information, painting in some of the most beautiful locations on the Beara peninsula. Outdoors, the focus will be on color notes that describe the quality and temperature of the light and shadow. Ireland’s atmospheric conditions are both stunning and elusive. We will back up our information with on site photos.
Back at Anam Cara, the emphasis will switch from observation to interpretation. Using our collected information, we will develop larger paintings using a tonalist approach (i.e. George Inness, Francis Murphy, Charles Warren Eaton). We will discuss composition, value and color as a means of strengthening the emotional content. Glazing will be covered as it provides the artist with the means of achieving atmosphere. As we move through the studio works, we will transition from thinking about representing actual places to creating a sense of place, infused with our own personal feelings, attempting to make poetry with paint.
There will be demonstrations throughout, to show my process, along with individual attention and group discussions.
A Supply List for this workshop is posted on Gilkey's website,
"Ballycrovane Harbour" by Sue Gilkey
Facilitator’s Bio:
Growing up in New Jersey, Gilkey studied with well-known artist Sally Millspaugh. She completed her BFA in Painting at The University of New Hampshire, followed by post-graduate work at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Gilkey pursues a traditional approach to painting and is currently learning from and inspired by Dennis Sheehan. She admires the work of the 19th century French flower painter, Fantin-LaTour, as well as the work of Sargent, Emil Carlsen, and George Inness. She is represented by Gallery Antonia, Chatham, MA, Eventide Gallery, Essex, MA, The Donovan Gallery, Tiverton, Rhode Island, U.S.A. and Cleo, in Kenmare, Co. Kerry, Ireland. Gilkey is an artist member of The Salmagundi Club in NYC and The Copley Society of Art in Boston, MA.
For more information and to book a place in this workshop retreat, please contact Sue at
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