Saturday, May 8, 2010

Outdoor landscape painting with Stephen Mann - Curl Curl 8 May 2010


















Stephen Mann's art class at Curl Curl on the Northern beaches focused on the subject matter of water, rocks, waves, swimming pool, headland and people. The medium was in oils (or acrylic for those who preferred) using brush and pallet knife. It was a glorious day rendering the colours of the sky and water vivid shades of blue.

The attendees learnt many tips and tricks that Stephen has learnt over many years of outdoor landscape painting.

Visit the Stephen Mann Art Website: www.stephenmannart.com.au.






4 comments:

  1. I CERTAINLY LEARNED QUITE A FEW TIPS AND TRICKS FROM STEPHEN BUT THE CLASS REALLY WORKS BETTER WITH JUST OILS. FOLLOWING THE SEQUENCE OF THE PAINTING AS STEPHEN DID WAS IMPOSSIBLE WITH ACRYLICS BECAUSE THEY DRIED BEFORE THEY WERE TO BE "BLENDED IN".
    ALTHOUGH SUGGESTING A LIMITED NUMBER OF COLOURS FOR THE WORKSHOP TO SOMEONE WHO IS INEXPERIENCED IS VALID, FOR THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY ARTISTS, BRINGING EXTRA COLOURS WOULD BE A DEFINITE ADVANTAGE. I WASTED A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO MIX COLOURS TO GET THE COLOUR STEPHEN WAS USING.
    I THINK A 15 MINUTE BREAK SHOULD BE FACTORED IN - I WAS ABSOLUTELY KNACKERED BY THE TIME I LEFT.
    IT WAS A VERY AMBITIOUS PROJECT TO GET A PAINTING OF THE SIZE NOMINATED IN THE WORKSHOP NOTES FINISHED IN ONE DAY.
    BUT STILL A VERY PRODUCTIVE DAY AND I LEARNED A LOT.
    JUDITH ROSTRON

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  2. This was my first experience at outdoor painting and with the help of Stephen (and his DVD watched previously) I am very happy with my result. I learnt a lot about colour mixing and pallet knife technique and look forward to taking another class soon.
    Next time I would use a smaller canvas board rather than a large canvas as I had problems with light transparency and having a larger area to paint. Also a solid palette in place of the disposable variety and a small table/box to place equipment on.
    I realise the urgency of capturing the moment in our painting but a short break to catch your breath and in my case reorganise would have been of benefit.
    All in all it was a fun, productive day and I would recommend Stephen's art classes to everyone.

    Kerry Brennan

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  3. Very creative idea i really liked it and you can also enjoy this at your own Garden after giving it new and natural look with garden landscaping and pool Landscaping with Landscaper Northern Beaches .

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    1. Yes you are right i have tried it and trust me i enjoyed it a lot to paint in my own landscaped garden.popinfortea.blogspot.in/2013/09/moving-to-northern-beaches.html

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