Lalita Hamill Workshop
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Dates: Sat/Sun March 15-16, 2025
Time: 9:30 am - 4 pm (1/2 hour lunch)
Location: to be determined
Description:
How to Create Interesting Backgrounds
If we were to remove the main subjects from your paintings, what would remain? Would it be interesting? Many artists focus on rendering the main subjects, yet do not use the space around those subjects as well as they could. Every square inch of the canvas needs to be created with intention and purpose, especially large spaces such as backgrounds and foregrounds. For example, landscape painters often have difficulty rendering large spaces such as fields or bodies of water in an expressive, creative way. This workshop is appropriate for all painting styles, all subject matter, and will be tailored to those in the group. Main topics will include composition, viscosity, brushwork, and color.
Media: oil or acrylic
Bio: Lalita is a sought-after instructor and juror who attended the Vancouver Academy of Art for four years, where she studied traditional painting methods, from classically trained instructors. Lalita is a Signature member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, and an Associate Member of the Oil Painters of America. She has been teaching for over 35 years, facilitated public monthly critiques for 10 years, and has been running a weekly contemporary atelier program out of her studio for eight years. Lalita designed the Foundation Program for the Federation of Canadian Artists. She is accomplished in oils, acrylics and watercolour, and specializes in art critiques and mentorship of artists.
Lalita has a degree in Philosophy and English, is currently completing a Masters in Clinical Psychology; she is a writer, musician, and facilitator. "I paint to gently awaken in myself and others that which has been lost, hidden, or buried." - L.C. Hamill Visit www.lalitahamill.com
Supplies:
Regular oil or acrylic supplies (water soluble oils and open acrylics can also be used). If you do not yet have supplies, please contact Lalita directly at lalitahamill@gmail.com
Colours: At least 3 yellows, 3 reds, 3 blues, 1 white, 1 black, and burnt sienna or burnt umber
Brushes: please bring all that you have!
Table easel
Solvents for oil painters - odorless mineral spirits (such as Gamsol) and oil (such as linseed).
Solvent for acrylic painters - Golden glazing liquid (gloss, satin, or matte)
3 canvases in a variety of sizes (min 11"x14", max 14"x18"). Some will be used for exercises, others for studies. Feel free to use loose gessoed canvas if you prefer.
1 large palette or two small ones
Other
Small Cotton cloths or paper towels
Small palette knife for mixing paint
Photo references
Lalita will provide photo reference images in advance, and encourages you to use these because they have been selected as appropriate for the exercises and time frame.
However, you do have the option of using your own images instead or as well.
Special offers for the Nanaimo FCA Chapter:
If you would like Lalita to check the suitability of your images, please email them to her by the end of February and she will respond to you directly.
For those who would like to work on an incomplete or unsuccessful painting, please bring several along for us to assess and rework!
Recommended:
Acrylic painters are recommended to have a small bottle of Golden Acrylic Glazing Liquid because it has retarder in it and enhances viscosity and the creation of soft edges and long gestures.
Some kind of a 'blender' brush is recommended, especially for oil painters. Lalita prefers the series 444 1" blender brush from Rosemary & Co in the UK. https://www.rosemaryandco.com/oil-brushes/blender-brushes
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