CCAE Studio School offers a group of coordinated classes that focuses on perceptual drawing and oil painting. We are interested in helping students develop skills that enable them to record and interpret, analyze and express. We are geared towards painting and drawing from life, stressing the importance of spatial relationships and careful observation. For more information, visit ccae.org/studio-school.
INTENSIVE DRAWING BOOT CAMP
PAINTING THE INTERIOR: INTERIOR LIGHT
Brett Gamache | Artist & Art Instructor, brettgamache.com
Jeremy Durling | Artist, jeremydurling.com
Participants experience six hours of intensive drawing. The instructor will deliberately guide you on drawing fundamentals and thorough observation. Beginning with rudimentary exercises of “seeing” and “recording,” you will move through carefully prescribed steps to the point where you can produce sound and satisfying drawings with newly acquired skills. We will work with live models most of the time. C O U R S E C O D E : B O OT Sec. 01: Saturday, 10am-4pm. Jun. 26 | $165
PAINTING FOUNDATIONS: STILL LIFE AND LANDSCAPE Jeremy Durling | Artist, jeremydurling.com
You will be guided through a series of foundational color experiments involving personal still life setups. These ideas will then be applied to simplifying landscape while working from a photograph. Learn the fundamentals of oil painting in this intensive, structured developmental painting program. We'll stress visual language elements such as composition, observational measurement, values, space, and mark-making. In addition, we'll utilize a series of limited palettes to build strength and understanding of color theory and color mixing. Oil paint is the preferred medium, but students who are comfortable using acrylic or gouache are welcome to do so. COURSE CODE: PFPH Sec. 01: 9 Tuesdays, 9am-12:30pm. Begins Jun. 22 | $390 No class Aug. 17
PAINTING OUTDOORS ON THE NORTH SHORE Brett Gamache | Artist & Art Instructor, brettgamache.com
Join us for a plein air landscape painting class along the North Shore’s seacoast with locations including Gloucester, Rockport, and Ipswich. Topics covered include: setting up, beginning a painting, composition, mixing color, creating space, and capturing light. Students are asked to bring materials (paints, brushes, portable easel, canvas) as well as a mask. Oil painting is the preferred medium, some painting experience is required. This class will meet in-person outdoors. Students are asked to wear a mask throughout the class and follow Massachusetts state guidelines regarding physical distancing. COURSE CODE: PONS Sec. 01: 6 Fridays, 9am-1pm. Begins Jun. 18 | $360 Sec. 02: 6 Fridays, 9am-1pm. Begins Jul. 30 | $360
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This class will explore the complex subject of painting an interior space. We will work one step at a time from a combination of direct observation, photo reference, and invention. We will begin with drawing and color studies and use these to inform a larger final painting. Our goal is to better understand how to capture light and perspective in this complicated environment. Can be paired with Painting through the Window for a 2-part course. Experience in drawing and painting in oil or acrylic is required. Oil paint is the preferred medium, but students who are comfortable using acrylic are welcome to do so. COURSE CODE: PINT Sec. 01: 5 Thursdays, 9am-12:30pm. Begins Jun. 24 | $270
PAINTING THROUGH THE WINDOW: THE LIGHT OUTSIDE Jeremy Durling | Artist, jeremydurling.com
This class will study the beautiful and expansive space we see while gazing through a window. Students will work from home to find a subject anywhere from a familiar landscape to the light streaming into a beloved room. We will use drawing and color studies to experiment with ways of seeing this space, and these studies will inform a larger final painting. Can be taken independently or as a second part to Painting the Interior. Experience with drawing and painting in oil or acrylic is required. Oil paint is the preferred medium, but students who are comfortable using acrylic are welcome to do so. COURSE CODE: PWLO Sec. 01: 5 Thursdays, 9am-12:30pm. Begins Jul. 29 | $270 No class Aug. 19
PAINTING ON THE CHARLES Jeremy Durling | Artist, jeremydurling.com
Join us for a (safe physically distanced) plein air landscape painting class along the Charles River in Cambridge, MA. This class is for the beginner as well as the more advanced painter. Topics covered include: setting up, beginning a painting, composition, mixing color, creating space, and capturing light. Students are asked to bring materials (paints, brushes, portable easel, canvas) as well as a mask. COURSE CODE: LPCH Sec. 01: 5 Wednesdays, 9am-1pm. Begins Jun. 23 | $300
