Albala, Mitch (#6332) Color Harmony in the Landscape: The “Complete” Color Strategy, October 13-15

The most effective color solutions in landscape painting do far more than replicate the colors found in the natural world — or in our photos. To capture the qualities of color and light, painters also rely on a color strategy. We typically think of the strategy as only being about the relationships founds on the color wheel, such as analogous, complementary, etc. In fact, a “complete” color strategy involves two other essential aspects of color — relative values and saturation levels. Working from photographs, and through a series of practical exercises, ongoing critiques, and analysis of contemporary colorists, you will learn how all three aspects of the color strategy work together to suggest mood, atmospheric effects, or a particular color of light. This class will also cover:

• color grouping, a practice that helps maintain harmony by organizing colors into a limited number of groups

• how to mix neutral colors and how they can be used to create color harmony

• how to work with saturated colors

• color temperature

• how value affects color identity

• the proper way to work with reference photos

Level: Advanced beginner to intermediate
Required: Masks to be worn throughout workshop (proof of vaccination not required).