August 2018 Painting and Digital Art Classes:
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GClasses meet at 28 Quanaduck
erica@lindbergdesigns.com to find out more about how to participate. GROUP CLASSES for August 1. Tuesdays: 5:00 - 7:00 2. Fridays: 3:00 - 5:00
Oil and Acrylic painting on Canvas, Beginners through Experienced Painters welcome. |
To sign up for a specific class:
Click your curser on a Bold date on the calendar above. A dialog box will open. Click on Continue. Enter your information to sign up for the class. I will be notified that you have signed up, and, you will be sent an email confirmation, and an email reminder. Thank you!
Click your curser on a Bold date on the calendar above. A dialog box will open. Click on Continue. Enter your information to sign up for the class. I will be notified that you have signed up, and, you will be sent an email confirmation, and an email reminder. Thank you!
The first few classes, all of your materials are provided so that you can determine what medium and styles of paintings interest you. Then you are expect to build your own art supplies and canvases collection. Click on the link below to download a supplies list.
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From Painting to Fabric: Oil Painting to Digital Art
The 11" x 14" oil on canvas painting called "First Swim" (below center) started with a feeling of summer and the wonderful freshness and alive feeling you get from that first cold swim. Summer means family meals and experiencing the joy of shared times and memories. Therefore, I wanted to create products from the painting to keep the happy vibes flowing beyond the painting.
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Look at what interests and excites you. Express that in painted and digital art forms. Once the basic shapes are laid down then details can be refined. Always ask yourself: "Where is the light coming from? Are my shadows consistent?" Is there enough tone contrast?
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Group Classes $35/per class
Private in home tutoring for digital painting, photo editing. $125/hour. I have a business background in branding and marketing and a masters in Digital Imaging and Design from NYU. |
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Paintings and sketches that capture happy moments make wonderful gifts! On the left is a lucite tray created from an oil painting I made of flowers my Mother gave me. On the right are sketches of Mah Jongg tiles turned into a print on mugs. Happy memories put to every day use is the basis of Lindberg Designs.
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Barbara Ginsberg, student, developing a still life. Underpainting first.
Barbara builds her color layers up after the composition is established on the canvas.
Barbara arranges the flowers and photographs the still life in soft light from the left. Barbara, a wonderful gardener and cook, expresses living things with a joyful light touch..
Barbara arranges the flowers and photographs the still life in soft light from the left. Barbara, a wonderful gardener and cook, expresses living things with a joyful light touch..
R. Douglass Rice visited a Tuesday Class to show us his style of painting.
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Doug Rice and Ruth Saunders discuss adjustments to Doug's painting -- and Doug shares his process with all of us.
Doug is very accomplished in 2D and 3D - to see more of his work check out his website. click here. |
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Classes are Free Form. Paint what interests you.
Before class begins, email me a photo for reference that you would like to work on, and I will help you set it up for your canvas. Each student works on their own subject at their own pace. All levels are welcome. Send your photo HERE
Spike Lobdell, Student, Likes Marine Art
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Spike started out painting in acrylics, and after two years is very proficient in oil paintings. You will most often find him in the Tuesday evening class.
Try new things: Abstract Contemporary Paintings - why not?
BIRDS and the BEES - Abstract Oil on Canvas in the
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CABBAGES AND KING - Oil on Canvas 24" x 24"
These are two paintings I created in oil on canvas, without an initial plan or subject to look at. I encourage my students to also just create from their hearts. Both of these paintings were also used to create fabric designs. Some of the repeat patterns, pulling colors from the paintings are below: |
Your paintings can become patterns, enjoy the process.
The abstract paintings above are a fun launch pad to make other products. BIRDS and the BEES patterns now available as fabric, gift wrap and wallpaper at Spoonflower.com:
CABBAGES AND KING patterns:
Recent Student Paintings:
Olga Goff - Painting to Products:
Olga Goff painted a portrait of her dog, Louie, in class. We photographed the painting, turned it into a repeat pattern in Adobe Photoshop.
Happiness connects from painting to soft scarf.
Happiness connects from painting to soft scarf.
Exploring different techniques to make visual images that please you
Below are some of the paintings I created. Oil on canvas free-hand, oil on canvas traced from digital photographs manipulated in Adobe Photoshop, free-hand water color, free hand pastel and acrylic paintings. I sell my work and love to teach others how to make their own.
Photoshop requires practice, skill, patience and time to achieve the results you are looking for, it is not simply a matter of pushing a button, and I therefore view it as a tool to be learned rather than "art cheating". Consider it: "Assembling your composition".
To view an example of a Photoshop painted portrait in the making, Simon Stratford has created a fast paced video demonstrating turning a photo into an oil painted portrait. You can watch a video of how he does it by clicking HERE.
To view an example of a Photoshop painted portrait in the making, Simon Stratford has created a fast paced video demonstrating turning a photo into an oil painted portrait. You can watch a video of how he does it by clicking HERE.
Try Painting the same image twice with slight variations
Two oil paintings 9 x 12 inches
An exercise to paint quickly from the same still life.
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Experiment with painting layers of oil paint - and then painting over and scraping with a palette knife to reveal colors below.
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Quick Painting with Patterns in mind
GOOD NEWS! Your painting does not need to be perfect. It just needs shapes and colors that you enjoy. Above is a repeat pattern created with the two paintings together with a photograph of paint brushes.
This was printed on chiffon to make a scarf. You can purchase the fabric here: Erica Lindberg Designs at Spoonflower.com
Below is a quick lemons sketch I did thinking about pink, yellow, and green...I laughed to myself as I did it and thought about: "Preppie with a Twist!"
Happy Lemons - 9" x 12" Acrylics and Oils on canvas.
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Fabric printed at Spoonflower.com and dress created through Sprout Patterns.
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You can make patterns with paints or with magic markers and paper as below:
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Student Example:
Heather Bessette loves to paint marine life
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I love to make patterns from her paintings. To see fabric based on Heather's paintings, CLICK HERE
Painting by Heather, design by Erica, Fabric by Spoonflower and, Bedding by Roostery. Interested in the Bedding? Click here:
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