Luminous Landscape: Color and Composition By Philip Frey

This workshop will be held in the Gallery, not on the Stage.  This is your opportunity for an in-depth exploration of composition and color usage in landscape painting. Philip will present the fundamentals of composition, color theory, as well as best photo and sketching practices. Students will be working from their own landscape reference material. Each day will include a short demo, a lecture on color or composition, a lesson, and a critique of student’s work. Philip will be demonstrate in oil color. Pre-class instructions and materials list will be supplied at registration. Artist statement: My teaching goal is to help you improve your work, and develop your own approach to painting, while focusing on the fundamentals of drawing and painting. My classes emphasize composition and color and the history and language of art, rather than painting in a particular style. The aim is to have you come away from my classes and workshops excited about painting and your work! Medium: oil, watercolor, gouache, or acrylic Level: All levels (but students should be familiar with their medium) Fee: $400 per student Students: Minimum 8, Maximum 12 To register, click here.     About the Instructor: In the past twenty years, Philip Frey has developed into one of Maine’s finest landscape painters. Known as a brilliant colorist, Frey paints Maine’s harbors and islands with a bold palette that captures the light and moods of his home state, from the streets of Ellsworth and Portland to Monhegan and Acadia National Park. Frey is a nationally exhibiting artist best known for his bold paintings of Maine and beyond whose primary focus is color and light, and the inherent forms found in nature, interiors, and figures. He paints from direct perception, preferring the dynamic quality, richness, and challenges of working from life.In 2016, the Zillman Art Museum mounted a solo exhibition of Frey’s work.His work has been highlighted in several books, including Art of Acadia, 2016, and Paintings of Portland, 2018, both by brothers Carl Little and David Little, and in numerouspublications, including: Art New England, Gettysburg Review, Maine Policy Review, and Maine Sunday Telegram. In 2018 Marshall Wilkes published Philip Frey: Here and Now, a beautiful monograph on Frey’s career by art historians and critics Carl Little and Daniel Kany. Frey’s work is held in private and corporate collections both nationally and internationally, including those of writer Harlan Coben, The Jackson Laboratory, Dick Wolf Films, Representative Chellie Pingree, Donald Sussman, and the Zillman Art Museum. Student Testimonials: “Everyone has a different approach to a painting project — its composition, shapes and forms, the colors, and, of course, the process of applying paint. I think of it as a puzzle to solve, and Frey taught me how to break down the process into solvable pieces. The discussion after painting was invaluable. I’ve been in reviews where a...