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Secrets of color harmony

1/9/2013

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Lately I've been busy planning and preparing for my next art workshop, Secrets of Color Harmony, on Saturday, January 26th – which is coming up soon!
We'll be learning about and practicing how to make colors work (and play) well together in paintings. I'm enjoying finding new artists to share whose work exemplifies that. And I have to get back to work on my examples of different color palettes. As part of the afternoon, everyone will be trying out different combinations of color, and discovering what works best for them. We'll be creating books to take home, too – so that you'll go home with a resource you can refer to, all about color.
The idea is to make it as useful and practical as possible – so you can immediately apply what you've learned in your own paintings, and see right away what color harmonies you can create.
You can find out more about the workshop on my website, here - at www.napavalleyartworkshops.com/secrets-of-color-harmony.html.
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School Demonstration - Painting with the colors you love

1/7/2013

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Painting demonstration by Karen Lynn Ingalls, at St. Apollinaris School. Here - painting upside down.
In December, I gave a demonstration and talked to the students at St. Apollinaris School in Napa, invited by their art teacher, Napa Valley Open Studios artist Sandra Cassayre Moore. Most of the students at the K-8 school came, and, wow, did they have great questions!
Below you'll see one of my favorite paintings by Sandra, Red Bug. You can sure tell she loves color, too.
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Red Bug • 30" x 30" • © 2013 Sandra Cassayre Moore
I talked to them about painting landscapes with the colors you love - not necessarily just the ones you see. First, Sandra gave a slide show, which I talked about, starting with three of my favorite artists, Beverly Wilson (also a Napa Valley Open Studios artist), Richard Mayhew (who lives in Santa Cruz), and Wolf Kahn (a New York/Vermont artist whose niece Sally Manfredi is also a Napa Valley Open Studios artist).
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Then, we had a nice question-and-answer session, with questions about all kinds of things about painting and subject matter and art. Great questions!
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Landscape painting by sixth grade student at St. Apollinaris School - art teacher, Sandra Cassayre Moore
Then came the demonstration! And afterward the students spent the next three weeks in their art classes painting landscape paintings in acrylic on canvas, in colors they loved. Here are photos of three from the sixth grade class that Sandra just sent me.
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Landscape painting by sixth grade student at St. Apollinaris School - art teacher, Sandra Cassayre Moore
You can tell we live in the Napa Valley, can't you?
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Landscape painting by sixth grade student at St. Apollinaris School - art teacher, Sandra Cassayre Moore
This one reminds me of my painting Hillside Vineyard, Tilted Heart! When we looked at this painting in the slide show, I asked the students to see if they could find the heart (actually, there are more than one) - I guess that made an impression! And this painting actually makes my colors look subtle!
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Hillside Vineyard (Tilted Heart) • acrylics on canvas • © 2013 Karen Lynn Ingalls
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    Karen Lynn Ingalls

    I am a working artist in Napa and Sonoma Counties, in northern California. I paint colorist landscapes of rural California, teach art classes, workshops, and private lessons, live in Calistoga, and have my art studio in Santa Rosa, California.

    ​I also teach private, group, and corporate art workshops online and in Napa Valley, Sonoma County, and other parts of Northern California. You can find more information about my art workshops at www.NapaValleyArtWorkshops.com, or contact me to find out more!

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