Chantal Julien
RAAV, SCA, FCA, OPA, NOAPS, IAF
June 18-19, 2022
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
For Novice - Experienced
Course Fee: $ 200
Bring your own materials
Class Capacity: 12
About the Instructor
Chantal Julien lives and works in Sherbrooke, province of Quebec, Canada. Her interest in the visual arts began early. Mainly self-taught, she participated in many advanced workshops. She also obtained a certificate in Visual Arts at the University of Sherbrooke. She received several awards including Best in Show at the premiere Parrsboro International Plein Air Festival among other plein air events. Her works are part of many public and private collections. She is represented by several galleries in Canada.
““When I look at a landscape, an emotion arises, just waiting to be immortalized. Light becomes the trigger for the composition. I am looking primarily to produce an atmosphere to create an intense emotional dialogue with the viewer”.”
Course Description
In this plein air workshop, I want to show you how to simplify and interpret the subject and not paint all the details you see. We will let ourselves getting inspired by the subject and remember to paint what attracted us in the first place and by doing so, making it our focal area. We will also talk about harmonizing the colors.
Course Details
Chantal will begin the day by a demonstration, weather permitting in plein air, otherwise inside or sheltered (place TBD). After the demo, everyone will be painting with their own material and have individual instructions from Chantal. Bring your reference photos (please no copies of other paintings) for studio work in case of inclement weather.
Daily schedule: 9am to 4pm, Lunch break 12h to 1pm
Supplies required
Suggested colors:
Titanium white
Yellow ochre or Indian yellow
Cadmium yellow light (Hue) or Lemon
Cadmium Orange or Imidazolone orange
Quinacridone Magenta or Alizarin Crimson
Transparent red oxyde or Burnt sienna
Cadmium red hue or Naphtol red
Ultramarine blue or Colalt blue
Phthalo blue
Sap green
Odorless solvent if you use oil
Spray bottle for water
Acrylic retarder additive gel
Mixing tray or palette
Suggested brushes, knives:
Large to small brushes. From 1,5 inches width to 0,25 inches
A watercolor rigger
Soft brush for smoothing edges
Painting knife
Catalyst Silicone Wedge (an old credit card will do)
HB pencil and a large and small black sharpie
Suggestion for support:
I use canvas mounted (glued) on masonite. I then prime it with white gesso. You can also use birch panels or regular canvas.
If you use regular canvas, have ready a cardboard or a folding paper road map to block the sun in the back of the canvas. All the supports will have to be prime with white gesso.
Quantity and sizes 3 to 4 gesso primed canvas, Birch panels or masonite, from 8x10in to 16x24in.
I like those sizes: 9x12in, 8x16in, 12x18in
Sketchbook!!
Plein air equipment:
An easel, easy to transport
Cup or bowl for solvent
Tissue paper
Plastic bag for trash
Hat
Sunscreen
Bug repellent
Chair
Umbrella
Lunch
Drinking water
Painting water
Contact
Website - https://www.chantaljulien.com/
Email - chantal@chantaljulien.com
COVID- 19 Notice
We will be following the latest guidelines for social distancing and gathering restrictions as recommended by the province of Nova Scotia. Should this workshop be cancelled due to sudden changes in guidelines, we will refund participants the full amount of the workshop - guaranteed! Thanks for supporting local, cultural events at Parrsboro Creative!
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Cancellation PolicyIf for any reason the participant wishes to cancel within two weeks prior to the commencement of the course, the full fee (minus the materials fee and a 10% service fee) will be refunded. Please note that there will be no refunds if the participant cancels within two weeks of the commencement of the course.