Knives Out: Exploring Texture and Light
With Shan Wang
July 30 - August 4, 2023
Knives Out: Exploring Texture and Light, is an acrylic painting class focused on painting with palette knives. This class will cover acrylic painting mediums used to change the texture of paint along with different ways to use palette knives. We will explore how palette knives can shape paint through application, smoothing, pushing, lifting, and scraping. We will observe how changing the texture of paint affects how light interacts with the surface. This interaction influences our perceptions of colors and shades.
Participants will begin by looking at some examples of texture in well-known paintings and then have the chance to observe texture in nature and landscapes. Once participants have played with different techniques there will be time to paint subjects of their choice.
About the Faculty
Shan Wang
Shan (b. 2000, United States) received a B.F.A in painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, GA) in 2022. She works with acrylic media as well as sculptural and functional ceramics. Glastellar exhibits her work in group exhibitions nationally. She has worked as an Education and Curatorial Intern at the Smithsonian Asian […]
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