WORKSHOPS 2011-2012

  Welcome to my world of painting landscapes on location! I paint in all mediums but currently I am excited about rediscovering oils. I teach watercolors oils and acrylics depending on the venue requested of me, I also paint some watercolors on the new watercolor canvas.   My workshop procedures vary from location to location and with different levels of students or cruises locations versus land locations. I begin each day with a complete demonstration in what ever medium the workshop is stressing. I explain how to plan a painting stressing composition and values first. I set up the painting with emphasis on these fundamentals but once I am into the painting process I stress how important it is to see the beautiful colors in nature that exist before our eyes. Beautiful paintings come from beautiful seeing. Most of my students many of whom are professional painters in their own right tell me that I teach them to see colors in nature that they never saw before and they needed someone to point them out. My demonstrations are not quick starts but normally involve a lot of teaching and explanations emphasizing the creative options available to us as artists. Students then have the rest of the day to paint under my guidance and advice for corrections . We have several group critiques during the workshop along with daily individual critiques and normally a thorough value and color lesson separate from the actual demonstration lessons.

PORTRAIT COMMISSIONS

I am currently accepting commissions to paint portraits in oil or acrylic or pastel please contact me for information. peterspataroart@aol.com or 305 515 8612