LIVE ONLINE COURSE

CreaTE COMPELLING LIGHT

with Gaye Adams, Master Artist & Mentor

Learn how to create the illusion of light. It’s a skill anyone can learn and it’s simpler than you think!

Learn How To:

How to SEE the correct values & colors for all types of light

How to MIX the correct values & colors

How to TURN ON THE LIGHT, creating the illusion of sunlight & atmosphere

SESSION 1 – teaching and a demo. You will be given homework to do the same painting on your own time.

SESSION 2 – homework critiques then a demo. Your homework will be to paint one of your own references and apply the principles learned in the first session.

SESSION 3 – homework critiques then a demo.

Audience: Fine Art Painters
Mediums: Acrylic, Oil
Stage: Aspiring, Emerging

Starts: Saturday, April 12, 2025
Time:
11am – 2pm MT
Meets: Weekly for 3 weeks on
Apr 12, Apr 19, Apr 26

$95.70

Price in USD

Course Description

Creating the illusion of light from mere paint is not rocket science, although it seems like there is a certain “magic” around this process that feels elusive to many painters. In this three-session course, you’ll learn how to train your eyes to see precise color and value mixtures, so that you can paint light perfectly every time!

Creating compelling light involves merely seeing the color and value relationships accurately, and then knowing how to arrive at those mixtures successfully.

Through demonstration, practice, in and out of class, and critiques, you’ll learn color mixing, and how to achieve the correct values, saturations, and hues.

Supply List

I will be working in oils, but both oil painters and acrylicists will benefit.

For the exercises in class, students should have a good small size metal palette knife, small canvases (6″ x 8″ or 8″ x 10″)

Pigments for oil painters:

  • Titanium white
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Pthalo Blue
  • Alizarin Crimson
  • Transparent Earth Red (or transparent iron oxide)
  • Indian Yellow
  • Ivory Black
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Cad Yellow Light

Acrylic painters will want to include:

  • Pyrolle Red
  • Prussian Blue
Instructor Bio

I have been drawing and painting for as long as I can remember. And it has always brought me a sense of satisfaction and joy.

My paintings are not difficult to understand; they are merely an exploration of that which brings me joy, and makes my heart skip a beat. That is the experience I wish to share with those that view my paintings – to stir the imagination and quicken the spirit and transport to a wild and interesting place.

The single most compelling aspect of art making for me is creating the illusion of light with mere paint. It is always a challenge, and is always engaging. That alchemy for me is pretty heady stuff.

In addition to painting I enjoy a lovely connection with those looking to shorten their learning curve by studying with me. Turns out I really enjoy sharing my passion, and love to take students on my plein-air adventures in particular. Check out my workshops page if that is something that sounds appealing to you.

Whether you are here to look at paintings or to find out some more about workshops, welcome. Thank you so much for your interest!

🎥 COURSE RECORDINGS available for 1-MONTH after the course ends!

High School, University, and College students get 20% OFF.  See FAQs at the bottom of page.

“Gaye is a fabulous teacher and mentor! I feel extremely fortunate to have found her when I first started oils as she was instrumental in guiding me through each step of the way from beginner to recently attaining my Signature Status with the FCA. She is one of the best: knowledgeable, respectful, encouraging, and supportive.”

– Leslie Lendvoy, Vancouver, BC

“Dedicated and talented with a wealth of experience, Gaye is truly master artist and teacher. Through her workshops, she was able to demystify plein air for me, breaking it down into very do-able steps, that I still follow. I’m no longer intimidated by getting out and painting outdoors. It was through my very fortunate opportunity to work in a mentorship with Gaye that I credit my most significant leap of improvement. “

Kate Tooke, Vernon BC

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