Day in Provence

with Guest Artist & Teacher

Kristy Kensinger

Immediate Access

Regular Price $62.00

(This class has been pre-recorded. You will have lifetime access, and all videos are downloadable)

Course Details

If you could jump on an airplane tomorrow and fly to Provence what would your ideal day look like? Through this course, we will virtually travel through the region of Provence exploring the scents and sights by way of art. We will discover our ideal day and embrace the beauty of our surroundings and studies in our art. Let's journey through the overflowing marche stands, wander the fragrant champs de lavande or lavender fields, visit hillside villages, and relax for a picnic all by way of art lessons.

Take a look inside Day In Provence in the preview video below.

Techniques Taught In This Course

• Develop a color palette and vision board reflecting Provence -Connect to the region with Floral Sketches

• Journal spread to reflect a moment from your travels

• Learn portrait tips and techniques to help you warm up -Learn tips on portrait composition

• Portrait painting with acrylics and mixed media

• Combine photo transfers, drawing, marks, and collage to create a landscape -Discover the importance of trusting your intuition in abstract painting

• Use marks and various materials to create depth to your abstract painting -Layer vintage ephemera to create interest to your viewer

• Use dramatic compositions to create unique landscapes

The Lessons

You can find a list of suggested art supplies at the bottom of this page.

Lesson 1 | Explore And Connect With Provence

Through this lesson, we will connect to Provence by creating a vision board. We will gather materials that inspire our own day in Provence. What would your day look like, what would you be doing, what scents are in the air, what season would you be visiting?

When we have answers to these questions, we can begin drawing inspiration from resources to inspire our work and color palette for the course. I want you to select a color palette that both connects to the area as well as resonates with you.

Lesson 2 | Lavender Studies

You can not think of Provence without thinking about lavender. The fields and fields of purple engulf the region and the glorious scent fills the air. Through this study, we will connect to a natural element that will be used throughout this course.

Lesson 3 | Saunter The French Markets | Art Journal

We will saunter through the stands of the amazing Provencal markets. Exploring the local offerings and allowing our five senses to transport us to the various markets. We will create mixed media techniques to help you create an art journal spread that reflects your experience and feeling when studying Provence.

Lesson 4 | Fields Of Lavender | Portrait Painting

We will take our inspiration from our lavender studies and explore the various lavender fields by way of a portrait painting. We will build paint and collage layers to create a mixed media portrait on a wood panel. Exploring color theory, portrait techniques and lighting.

Lesson 5 | Immerse Yourself | Mini Landscape

Where exactly is Provence?

Provence makes up a region in southern France. Through acrylic landscape mini studies, I wanted to focus on the Luberon Valley and the lavender fields. We will create acrylic landscape scenes with two different compositions. These dramatic compositions will draw the viewer's eye into your work.

Lesson 6 | Hilltop Village Of Gordes | Collage Landscape

We will immerse ourselves in Provence by visiting the hilltop village of Gordes. We will create a photo transfer collage piece using photographs, drawing techniques, mark-making, and collage elements.

Mixed media and collage techniques combined with painterly marks will make these photographs unique to our own style with meaning connected to our wild soul.

Lesson 7 | Intuitive Abstract Lavender Floral

Through this lesson, we will follow our instincts and the feeling we got from exploring. Think of how your sur- roundings impact your artwork. Use your five senses to explore the beauty of Provence even when studying from home

Supply List

It is not our intention that you purchase all the supplies on the list. Please feel free to substitute brands, and colors with your favorites. We always suggest watching the lesson first before purchasing a specific art supply.

• Clear Gesso

• Gesso (white)

• Acrylic Soft Gel Matte Medium

• Art Journal (Ranger Dylusions Creative Journal)

• Peg & Awl Bookbinding Kit (OPTIONAL)

• Mixed Media OR Watercolor Paper (Arches Hot Press or Cold Press Watercolor Block or Canson Mixed Media Paper)

• Artist Wood Panel (8”x10” or 9”x12”, 11”x14”, 5”x5”) Amazon has case packs, Dick Blick sold separately.

• Artist Tape

• Variety of Paint Brushes

• Acrylic Paints (Charvin Extra Fine Acrylic Paints or Goldens Heavy Body paints - Provence Blue, Linen Flower, Ash Violet, Naples Yellow, Raw Sienna, Medium Violet, Tanned and Van Dyke Brown)

• Acrylic Paint - Brands & Colors to substitute for Chavin:

• Watercolors ( I will be using Ocean Paper and Arteza) But feel free to use what you have on hand. Arteza small set. Arteza Tubes - large set (optional)

• Ink (Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quartz Ink, Homemade Inks)

• Natural Pigments (Natural Earth Paints, Scribes Ink Store) (OPTIONAL)

• Soft Pastels (Sennalier Soft Pastels)

• Stabilo Pencils

• Winsor & Newton Vine & Willow Charcoal

• Sakura Pigma Micron Graphic Pen

• Uni-ball Signo UM-153 White Gel Pen

• Venetian Plaster (Optional)

• Various vintage ephemera, French lace, French letters, and handmade papers
  

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