Ongoing Online Weekly Class-Every Wednesday

Description - The Workshop goes from 10 am to 1pm PDT. We cover a lot of the principles of painting, drawing, perspective, values, color and design, but really emphasize Design and Composition.Knowing and applying the principles and elements of Design. If we apply them are paintings will be better! No matter what your style or technique they are important to know and the more we use them, the more automatic they become! After teaching for over 60 years, I am convinced that most paintings are ruined at the start, because we just don't take the time to work out our concepts and design ideas ahead of time..get our ideas and design down in small value or/and color studies…see how they are or are not working..saves so much trouble later! You will be glad that we cover all of that, as that is where most of our creative thought is going..and so they become a joy to work on! I usually do a demo every other session and critiques are ongoing. I encourage to use the process that I often use…that is doing value and/or color studies to develop their designs I encourage everyone to develop their own voice . I try and bring humor into the process as much as we can and so we have a comfortable and support group of Artists giving each other support and encouragement. Class is limited to 12 students. Hope you can join us ! www.nedmueller.com Supply List: Don't let the length of this dissuade you..most of it is an explanation of setting things up. Do the best you can as supplies have really gone up lately. Most of you will probably already have much of what is listed. Supply List for Value studies and Color studies Workshop: For doing Value studies one may find a medium and surface that works best for you. I suggest trying different things to see what is most comfortable..you may find that a number of things will work or just one. I have used both black and white and sienna tone mixtures in oil. The range going from 0 being white and 10 being black, I mix four or five tones, a 1 or 2 for my lightest and an 8 or 9 for my darkest and then two or three values in between the lightest and darkest..saving the pure white and black if needed at the end. You may find the Sienna tones are better for you as they get away from some of the harshness that the black and white tones have. Have a sharp knife or mat knife to taper the conte or compressed charcoal and sand paper to smooth it over. I will demonstrate all of that on the first day. The Conte sticks usually come in a container of two..but check the sticks to make sure they are not broken..the same with the compressed charcoal. I compressed charcoal I usually use is called the General. Also get a kneaded eraser. With the Sienna tones I use the same range, but am using Titanium White and Ivory Black, Cad orange, Cad red and Transparent Brown Oxide to get the five tones…trying to mix them so they are all somewhat harmonious with each other. I will demonstrate that the first day. That can all get a bit messy in oils and one could also use gouache or acrylics. I often will just use Bistre Conte or Compressed Charcoal…both much easier to control the tones and lightening or erasing areas with a kneaded eraser. Again I will demonstrate or show examples of those mediums and their advantages and disadvantages. You might want to wait until after the first days lecture and demos on their use to see what you think will work best for you. The Color studies will all be done in Oil…there again, gouache or Acrylic may be an option. I use canvas or linen panels for my oil studies..usually 6"x8" or 8"x10". One could use a 12"x16" panel and mark it up into four 6"x8" or cut the four out of it. I do my Bistre Conte and Compressed Charcoal on SMOOTH newsprint or a smooth bond paper. I would not recommend the vine charcoal as it really gets messy and is hard to control in doing small studies. With the color studies, I use my regular palette of Titanium White, Cad Lemon, Cad Yellow Light, Cad Orange, Cad Red Light, Alizarin Crimson, Transparent Brown Oxide, Chromium Oxide Green, Viridian, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Ivory Black..sometimes I add a Permanent Rose and a Thalo Green or Blue. I mostly use Bristle Brushes…Brights #2,#4,#6,#8,#10. I clean my brushes with mineral spirits and also use mineral spirits for my medium. I would advise against paper palettes if possible and use paper towels to wipe my brushes and a scrapper and paper towel to clean my palette. I have a drawing board and two clips that I use to hold my paper and hopefully you have some sort of easel to hold your panels to paint on. Art supplies get expensive ,but try not to get the cheapest panels and cheapest paints as they often can be more frustrating an discouraging to use. Do the best you can. Like I said earlier..you may want to get your supplies after the first weeks session as it could save you some money in buying some things you won't like. We will be working from photos and you may use your own..but I will need to OK them, or I have some great photos from all over the world and various subjects and landscapes that you may use starting with the second session. Looking forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday. Ned www.nedmueller.com Testimonials : Ned Mueller- “The Art of Seeing” “Move your mountains, raise your trees, have busy areas and open spaces, move rocks to lead the eye, compare colours…” These are some of Ned‘s helpful instructions. In his course,”The Art of Seeing”, Ned teaches us to interpret or “see” a subject with an artist’s eye based on solid principles of art and design in order to create our own interesting and unique paintings. Ned teaches with humour and wisdom gained from many years of art experience. He welcomes all questions. His critiques are always insightful. Ned has an empathy for all artists who want to express their own way of seeing the world. I am so grateful for this course which has provided a great foundation for my future studies. Thanks Ned. Dianne Stewart, Calgary Subject: Recommendation for Master Artist and Teacher Ned Mueller – by Valerie Collymore I am writing in support of Master Artist and Teacher Ned Mueller. During my nearly two years of weekly classes at the Ned Mueller Studios, I not only learned the fundamentals of painting and good design, but most importantly, was encouraged and nurtured and given the confidence to enter the professional arena of the full time artist. It is the rare instructor that can share such a significant amount of knowledge while allowing all in the class to have a great time, in an equitable and highly entertaining environment. It is the rare artist who, despite a long and decorated career and a masterful style recognized internationally, can allow the novice the latitude to experiment and attempt to develop her own voice. I heartily endorse and recommend Mr. Ned Mueller as an instructor. I can't imagine a more qualified, kind and entertaining master teacher. Respectfully, Valerie L. Collymore MD "After studying 1 1/2 years with another professional artist, I luckily, somehow? came to your studio and could not believe how different the atmosphere was and how enjoyed and encouraged I was personally and artistically. You did more for me than you know. A student doesn't even realize at the time what they are learning because you are so funny and your class is always entertaining. And yet, when all is said and done, students leave changed and inspired to really delve into the fundamentals of art and like Valerie said, "given the confidence to enter the professional arena". Richard Smith You told us to look at the world abstractly, and I have been doing that ever since. You also stressed value studies with examples. No one ever said that to me before. It all made such sense. You are my all-time favorite instructor. I am grateful for your knowledge that you share so graciously, and your kind patience with your students. You impart a fertile ground for creativity to flourish in the art world. If this year has taught me anything, I have learned to say thank you to those that have enriched my life in ways they never could have imagined. Now visualize your hundreds of students over the past years, what a contribution to so many. You are one in a million. Your work, and your talent is priceless. Thank you. Debbie Short, Whidbey Island 2/20/21