Details:
Open to complete beginners and experienced painters alike, this four-week workshop will immerse you in the monochromatic techniques once used by the Old Masters. Working from a high-quality reference image of your chosen master painting (provided by the instructor or brought from home), you will learn core methods of value building, underpainting, glazing, and scumbling, tailored to your experience level and artistic goals.
This class meets from 6 PM to 8:15 PM every Friday from September 26 to October 17.
Students are required to purchase their own materials for this class. Full materials list can be found below.
About the Instructor: Michael Morgan is a painter and mixed-media artist currently pursuing his Master of Fine Arts at Cornell University, where he is a teaching assistant for oil painting classes. His paintings have been featured in Bear Season, a solo exhibition at Cornell, as well as recent shows at the Roberson Museum’s Regional Art Exhibition, the Long Beach Island Foundation’s 40 Under 40, the Cooperstown Art Association’s 90th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition, and Muscle at the Ely Center for Contemporary Art.
Morgan is the recipient of a Cornell Council for the Arts Individual Grant, and his work has appeared in museums, galleries, and art centers across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Before beginning his MFA, he earned degrees from Northwestern University and Columbia University.
Known for his vibrant use of color and layered surfaces, Morgan works across painting, sculpture, collage, and installation, but always returns to the immediacy and expressiveness of oil paint. He lives and works in Ithaca, New York.
Roberson Member Price: $80Not-Yet-Member Price: $100
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Class Schedule
Week 1: Underpainting & Initial Sketch in Oil
○ Sketch your composition directly on canvas using ultramarine blue or burnt sienna (or a combination), thinned with Gamsol.
○ Focus on capturing major shapes, proportions, and value placement with transparent, luminous strokes.
Week 2: Glazing & Value Development
○ Deepen your understanding of form and shadow by layering glazes with a medium like Galkyd.
○ Practice mixing tints and shades using warm and/or cool whites to refine transitions and temperature variations.
